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 28369 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2022 21:58:46 -0000 Received: from 9front.inri.net (168.235.81.73) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 20 Jul 2022 21:58:46 -0000 Received: from mx.sdf.org ([205.166.94.24]) by 9front; Wed Jul 20 17:57:03 -0400 2022 Received: from sdf.org (IDENT:northernlights@faeroes.freeshell.org [205.166.94.9]) by mx.sdf.org (8.15.2/8.14.5) with ESMTPS id 26KLutNo028648 (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256 bits) verified NO) for <9front@9front.org>; Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:56:56 GMT Received: from localhost (northernlights@localhost) by sdf.org (8.15.2/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id 26KLusOS003415 for <9front@9front.org>; Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:56:54 GMT Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 21:56:54 +0000 (UTC) From: northernlights@SDF.ORG X-X-Sender: northernlights@faeroes.freeshell.org To: 9front@9front.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: managed persistence service extension-scale pipelining controller Subject: [9front] Death of user "mycroftiv" Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk 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