From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 30583 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2022 22:16:21 -0000 Received: from 9front.inri.net (168.235.81.73) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 20 Jul 2022 22:16:21 -0000 Received: from mx.sdf.org ([205.166.94.24]) by 9front; Wed Jul 20 18:14:32 -0400 2022 Received: from mx.sdf.org (mx.sdf.org [205.166.94.24]) by mx.sdf.org (8.15.2/8.14.5) with ESMTP id 26KMETpa000219 for <9front@9front.org>; Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:14:29 GMT Received: from 172-220-009-010.res.spectrum.com ([172.220.9.10]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user northernlights) by mx.sdf.org with HTTP; Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:14:29 -0000 Message-ID: <14995fc6ae685bf0e6de911e902b2643.squirrel@mx.sdf.org> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 22:14:29 -0000 From: northernlights@sdf.org To: 9front@9front.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.22 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: patented metadata configuration interface Subject: Re: [9front] Death of user "mycroftiv" Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk 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 > > northernlights@sdf.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org >