[HN Gopher] Rest In Peace, John. I was lucky to know you so deeply ___________________________________________________________________ Rest In Peace, John. I was lucky to know you so deeply Author : MilnerRoute Score : 175 points Date : 2021-06-18 23:46 UTC (23 hours ago) (HTM) web link (peewee.com) (TXT) w3m dump (peewee.com) | Gelob wrote: | Who knew pee wee had a blog | ed25519FUUU wrote: | > _Paragon died on April 3, 2021 at his home in Palm Springs, | California, at the age of 66. His cause of death was heart | disease and chronic alcohol abuse. News of his death was not made | public until June._ | | From wikipedia for the curious. | Aeolun wrote: | Well, that puts a damper on something that was already sad. | wjossey wrote: | As someone who lost two parents by 60, to alcohol, I hope John's | passing can serve as a reminder to those struggling that today is | a great day to get sober. There is no shame in the fact that | you're an alcoholic or any other dependency you're facing. What | you're feeling is real, difficult to overcome, but not | insurmountable. | | There's an AA meeting near you that's probably happening in a few | hours. And, if AA isn't your thing, there are other alternatives | as well. I hope you can find a way to make it there, and begin | the journey you deserve to live a long, healthy, fulfilling life. | lr4444lr wrote: | The Peewee Herman show was a fond memory of my childhood, and I | tip my hat to everyone involved. | thathndude wrote: | I wonder if he'd be seen as a Mr Rogers Lite if not for the | unfortunate movie theater incident. He did help raise a | generation of us in a more 80s/90s style compared to the | reserved styling of Rogers. | itstomkent wrote: | It's a shame deep multi-decade relationships are so rare =/ | TravHatesMe wrote: | Probably because people change over time. Change is inevitable, | love can be conditional. | StavrosK wrote: | Also most people don't want to put in the work to maintain | relationships for this long. | delgaudm wrote: | Shine on forever, Shine on benevolent sun | markchristian wrote: | "The wish is granted. Long live Jambi." | slopirate wrote: | Long live Jambi | xbar wrote: | The word of the day is....door! | zzzbra wrote: | greatly appreciate that this could make it to the top of hacker | news. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-06-19 23:00 UTC)