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Jim passed 1/7/24. This account will be monitored by either his daughter Erin, or his son James. Do not expect messages back regularly. Here is a message from him:For the past few years my health has declined, a deadly combination of MAC lung disease (a noncontagious cousin of TB) on top of COPD. I've done everything I could to stop it, but there is no hope of getting better & I've been slowly drowning. At this point my best bet is to stay out of the hands of the medical community which would prolong my suffering to no good purpose. "Do no harm" doesn't mean disallowing death, but they seem to think so. Stupid & heartless. We treat our pets better.
I don't believe in an afterlife, a bit of egotism I'll leave to those who believe in fairy tales. I had my shot at life & really enjoyed it for the most part. I have plenty of regrets, but I've made my peace with them & haven't added any in decades. It took me a while to grow up, but I managed to empty my bucket list. There's nothing I want to do any more than what I have been for the past 20 years. I've been every where I wanted to go, done what I wanted to do save for honing my knowledge & various skills & enjoying life. It's been a good one, so don't mourn for me. I was lucky enough to live in a great country in great comfort during one of humanity's most fascinating periods. New wonders appeared constantly.
Oh no! I am so sorry. I really enjoyed getting to know Jim on in this group. I knew he wasn't doing well. I am so sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. I did enjoy his comments not only on the REH group but others as well. I liked reading his reviews. It seemed like he either read or listened to everything before I did. We will miss him.
Thank you for sharing Jim's last words. I hope you both were able to share some quality time with your dad before his death.
That is terrible news. Jim is one of the first people I got to meet and know here at GR. He moderated several groups that he was passionate about. He always had something interesting to say about any topic you could think about, and he was fair and even-handed as a moderator. The world has lost a truly kind and genuine person.
7-Well, I am about to go to REH Days this Friday and I am looking forward to it. I was just promoted to a position and was not planning to go but two of my sons, Ari and Andrew and Andrew's GF Princess all want to go so I signed up! Hope to see everyone there! I believe this will be my tenth or eleventh trip to Cross Plains. I look forward to it!
Michael wrote: "7-Well, I am about to go to REH Days this Friday and I am looking forward to it. I was just promoted to a position and was not planning to go but two of my sons, Ari and Andrew and Andrew's GF Prin..."Sounds fun! Let us know how it goes.
RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Michael wrote: "7-Well, I am about to go to REH Days this Friday and I am looking forward to it. I was just promoted to a position and was not planning to go but two of my sons, Ari and Andrew and ..."RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Michael wrote: "7-Well, I am about to go to REH Days this Friday and I am looking forward to it. I was just promoted to a position and was not planning to go but two of my sons, Ari and Andrew and ..."
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