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lapucelle

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31. He was the brilliant one.

Reply to Nixie (Reply #30)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 04:21 PM

Sep 2024

He assumed that character and spoke the shimmering truth in that voice.

It was a very disciplined message unfailingly delivered by a truly gifted writer.

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The Magistrate [View all] lapucelle Sep 2024 OP

Wonderful post. Elessar Zappa Sep 2024 #1

His responses to people were golden. Siwsan Sep 2024 #2

...and woven with silk. WheelWalker Sep 2024 #3

I am filled with grief. yardwork Sep 2024 #4

Great Post ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #5

Nicely said. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2024 #6

Beautifully Said... Rubyshoo Sep 2024 #7

Here is the link. lapucelle Sep 2024 #9

Thank You Rubyshoo Sep 2024 #13

Great tribute berniesandersmittens Sep 2024 #8

Thank you for that heart-felt and heart-warming post. I'm sure The Magistrate approves. erronis Sep 2024 #10

Wow AKwannabe Sep 2024 #11

Thank you for this wonderful post. n/t Mr.Bill Sep 2024 #12

Thank you for such a beautiful post. CaptainTruth Sep 2024 #14

What an eloquent tribute... OneGrassRoot Sep 2024 #15

Thank-you. Well said JohnSJ Sep 2024 #16

Beautiful post.. mountain grammy Sep 2024 #17

Thank you for posting this wonderful eulogy to a great person LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #18

We had a number of exchanges Tom Rinaldo Sep 2024 #19

Amen to this. DinahMoeHum Sep 2024 #20

Does anyone remember? In the past year, I think, he took time off because of his son sudden death question everything Sep 2024 #21

His son Brendan died of a sudden heart attack Nov. 5, 2020, and he posted about the loss 11/22/2020. highplainsdem Sep 2024 #25

Thank you for the link. And many of us, myself included did express our condolences question everything Sep 2024 #29

I recall that. Thank you for reminding me. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 #32

Beautiful, so beautifully painted Hekate Sep 2024 #22

... lapucelle Sep 2024 #27

I'll respectfully add mine. Prairie_Seagull Sep 2024 #23

I always enjoyed our interactions... 2naSalit Sep 2024 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Sep 2024 #26

Aww, lapucelle, beautifully spoken. Mahalo Cha Sep 2024 #28

lapucelle, your brilliance is awe-inspiring. This is a beautiful Nixie Sep 2024 #30

He was the brilliant one. lapucelle Sep 2024 #31

Yes, he was very brilliant. Nixie Sep 2024 #37

Yes, it has been an honor. Thank you for this heartfelt tribute. His memory will live on. ancianita Sep 2024 #33

"" AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #34

. Marcuse Sep 2024 #35

Wow! flying rabbit Sep 2024 #36

Thank you. Silver Gaia Sep 2024 #38

Beautiful, I hope this is read at his service. Or printed and made available to his family * Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #39

Agreed. Mossfern Sep 2024 #40

I always enjoyed his posts jfz9580m Sep 2024 #41

Thank you lapucelle for such a lovely post. OnDoutside Sep 2024 #42