Re: [9front] Death of user "mycroftiv"

[northernlights@sdf.org]

Oh, also, in the course of things, if he was maintaining anything in the
way of servers or what have you, I imagine all of that will go down some
time soon.

> Hello all,
>
> I'm writing to inform you of the death of a Plan 9 community figure who
> went by the username "mycroftiv." I believe Stephen Jones (smj) already
> passed the news along to some of you.
>
> He mentioned that some of you wanted some information. As far as what he
> died of, all I know is that it was pneuomnia. He was the former partner of
> 9 years of a housemate here in a large co-op I live in. They split in
> January due to events that I won't go into detail about out of respect for
> the privacy of those involved, including a minor. He was no longer welcome
> on the property - he had been a member who lived here part time - due to
> the events which led to the split. This would not have been a factor in
> his death, as he co-owned a house with his mother.
>
> If anybody has known mycroftiv for some time, you probably know that he
> had Bipolar Disorder I. He was in a long and what seemed to be constantly
> escalating manic episode (he generally refused treatment) and had been
> since, I don't know, last fall. He also had some physical health problems
> and was not too young, and I suppose mania can take a physical toll after
> a while, not to mention whatever behaviors might go along with it. (I
> myself got a lung x-ray for some reason when I was admitted to a psych
> ward during a manic episode once.)
>
> He had made our lives very difficult over the past months (although I
> can't imagine how much more difficult for the people most directly
> involved.) Condolences, exactly, are not in order; the person he was
> thought to be has generally already been grieved. I know the same is
> probably not true for many of you. It is, in fact, very sad for me, but
> again, it "happened" some time ago, and in a different way.
>
> I am sorry to pass along this news.
>
> I'll try to show up in IRC some time soon, and you are welcome to write to
> me at northernlights@sdf.org.
>
> -northernlights
>
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