Posted on 10/24/2016 5:21:41 PM PDT by couch1971
I just received word from Steven's brother, graciously thanking me for making the welfare call to the police and confirming that what many of us feared had indeed come to pass. I did not inquire as to specifics, but Steven had been in very poor health of late, having had a stroke just under four years ago.
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His brilliance will be sorely missed.
R.I.P.
Sad to hear it.
I was a fan, a reliable reader.
One of the smartest men on the Internet.
Thanks to the wayback internet machine archive you can go back and read USS Clueless once again!
https://web.archive.org/web/20160118152349/http://denbeste.nu/archives.shtml
I exchanged a few friendly emails with him. I wish I had known him personally.
He deserved better than to die while living alone in an apartment.
Rest in peace, Steven Den Beste.
May your afterlife be free of commenters with "helpful" suggestions.
Props
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