Very bad news and sorry to see it; but thank you for telling us.
Sorry to hear this.
He passed away on June 22. Obviously any funeral or memorial service was done quite some time ago.
But there is a tradition here that for long time, active posters who die that we make a financial contribution to either something dear to his/her heart (some musical instruments in memory of TubaDiva) or if the family is in financial difficulty directly to them. Perhaps the OP can find something.
What? Dammit. 
I would like if we did that. Damn, this is sad.
Funeral yes, memorial no. Or at least not necessarily.
A couple weeks ago I attended a memorial service for my late aunt and uncle. Aunt died in summer 2023. Uncle in spring 2025. The joint memorial was now, 6 months after the second death. Not everyone is in a big rush.
My real point (carried by my oh so subtle “, etc.,”) was that if there is a need and a process to help the family, let us all know. As you say in the second part of your post.
So sorry to hear this. A prolific poster and a long timer, his posts definitely stuck out to me in a good way. The board is poorer for his passing.
My condolences to his friends and family and anyone who knew him personally.
This makes me sad for a lot of reasons. I’m sorry he’s gone, and I agree with @Jihi. The board is poorer for it. May he rest in peace.
Thanks for letting us know, @needscoffee.
Sad and disturbing news. Always bad to lose another leaf from a tree that isn’t growing many new ones.
I always like his username, too.
Yet another sucky moment in a sucky year.
He will be missed.
Sorry to hear this. RIP.
…E ngākau aroha ana. My heartfelt condolences
I enjoyed his posts. RIP, TriPolar.
Oh man, so very sorry to hear this. I too enjoyed his posts immensely and it was an honor to get responded to by him. Thanks for letting us know.
I’m linking to Ed’s obit. It really is a joy to read, despite how sad as it is. There is a mention of a scholarship fund that the family suggests for donations in his name.
We should all live in a way that we leave such a marvelous obituary in our wake. What a delightful person – I wish I had met him face to face.
I agree! Mine will be far less interesting, but maybe someone can jazz it up to TriPolar levels.
RIP, the board is a lessor fragment of itself.
Great obituary, he definitely lived a good life, yet too short.
He also loved fishing, Pepsi, crossword puzzles, his Celica and Mustang convertibles, professional wrestling, and arguing with people on internet forums.
Bolding mine. That’s us! Glad to have been a part of his life in some way, and glad he was a part of ours.
I’m sorry to hear that. My condolences to his family – and to the board.
Thank you for posting the obituary, @needscoffee
He’s been a major content contributor. I never met him in person but I’m going to miss his posts.
Thank you for sharing the information, and for linking the obituary. The link didn’t work for me, but I did find it on Legacy as well. My favorite line:
An often curmudgeonly and irascible man, the way he found joy was in feeding people.
