# to anyone who is interested.... \[RIP Polycarp\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200 "2013-11-06T01:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/121 "2013-11-06T14:54:05Z")
I’m sorry to hear this. Always enjoyed reading his posts. He will be missed. My condolences. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/122 "2013-11-06T15:04:36Z")
I’m very sad for you; he was always one of my favorite posters. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/123 "2013-11-06T15:10:41Z")
I am so very sorry for your loss. **Polycarp** was indeed a man of wisdom and knowledge. I shared a special bond with him as an Episcopalian. I think the prayer from the BCP quoted by **NorthernPiper** sums it up well. Please know that **Polycarp** , you and the entire family are in my thoughts and prayers. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/124 "2013-11-06T15:14:22Z")
I am so very, very sorry for your loss - my thougths and prayers are with you and your family. He will be greatly missed. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/125 "2013-11-06T15:22:26Z")
Fuck. **Poly** was a friend I never met, and I greatly mourn his passing. Go with God, **Poly**. You were one of the good ones. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/126 "2013-11-06T15:25:31Z")
That is awful news. When just looking at a fake name and words on a computer screen it is usually difficult to get a true feeling of what the poster is as a person. Not so with Poly. A true gentleman that will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/127 "2013-11-06T15:33:01Z")
And another of the Old Guard is lost. My condolences ☹ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/128 "2013-11-06T15:37:51Z")
Said news indeed. Polycarp was an excellent poster and a really good person from everything I have seen on this board. My condolences, Jim ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/129 "2013-11-06T15:55:01Z")
I’ll miss him terribly. He was such a charming and positive presence here. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/130 "2013-11-06T15:57:23Z")
This place is blessed with many intelligent folks, but few, if any, show the kindness and generosity of spirit that your husband did. He will be greatly missed and his example should remind us all that life is fleeting but your works may endure if built with compassion and grace. Be well, Mrs. Carp. I hope it is some consolation that he was genuinely respected by many people here at the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/131 "2013-11-06T16:03:31Z")
I am so sorry. Please accept my condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/132 "2013-11-06T16:05:09Z")
I’m so sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Obnoxious\_Hood\_Ornament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/133 "2013-11-06T16:09:47Z")
Salute. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/134 "2013-11-06T17:06:36Z")
We are diminished by our loss. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/135 "2013-11-06T17:18:20Z")
☹ This is sad news. **Polycarp** was one of my (and I’m sure many others’) favorite and most respected posters. His expertise and wisdom will be missed, especially in threads on grammar or religion. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/136 "2013-11-06T17:32:45Z")
I am truly sorry to hear of **Poly** ’s passing. It’s been many years since I’ve seen him in person, and I haven’t been in many threads with him in recent years either. But he was a genuinely wise and good man, and I’m sorry I won’t see him again in this world. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/137 "2013-11-06T17:46:07Z")
A true gentleman. Kind, well informed and yet always eager to learn new things. He will be missed. RIP **Poly**. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/138 "2013-11-06T18:00:07Z")
a devastating loss for everyone, family, friends, and this community. may his memory be eternal! blessed is the way wherein you walk today, oh soul, for there is prepared for you a place of rest. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/139 "2013-11-06T18:10:37Z")
I’m so very sorry. Polycarp was one of the posters I’d look for every day. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200/140 "2013-11-06T18:13:15Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this. Polycarp was a real asset to this community and I feel for you and his other loved ones for losing such a thoughtful, generous-spirited man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-anyone-who-is-interested-rip-polycarp/673200.md?page=8)