Rule Breaking: Khephra, you are so missed.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

LBN was probably the best news source in America with him monitoring and posting.

I apologize for this, mods, but I felt that there's a lot of other LBN people that miss him as well. Thanks for your indulgence.

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Seconded. n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. thirded

:(

[tandot]

4. Fourthed

He was always the first to post LBN. I miss him, too :(

[lonestarnot]

36. fifthed!

:(

[BlueEyedSon]

44. whatever-is-next-ed

[hlthe2b]

3. Oh, me too..... so very much.

Today's been a day of personal loss and loss remembered... Please watch over and guide us, Kheph

[brentspeak]

5. ?

[Fridays Child]

6. Kephra, or kef, was a DUer much beloved by everyone.

He was a news junkie and he posted many, many breaking stories and other articles. Additionally, his own comments showed him to be an extremely insightful and compassionate young man. Sadly, he passed away very suddenly. Virtually, the entire membership went into a state of shock over his untimely death and many of us grieve for him, to this day.

Kef was a gem of a person.

[jaysunb]

7. WHEN THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN ?

What happened ? More info please.....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. info

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=151x3735

[Fridays Child]

10. A little more than a year and a half ago.

We lost kef on January 8, 2005, if memory serves. :(

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Remembered, with great appreciation.

[951-Riverside]

11. Geez, Sitting at the computer is like smoking

Its not the first time I've read about a long time member suddenly dying, something simular happened at another forum, anyway rest in peace Khephra. *bows*

[LiberalVoice]

12. I remember when he passed.

It was a sad time at DU. RIP Kef

[ninkasi]

13. I became a DU member in 2001

Khephra was one of the names I remember always looking for. He is still missed a great deal. Thank you for the tribute to him, it's good to remember old friends. RIP, Khephra, and Andy, and Jeff, and the others who have gone on.

[SeattleGirl]

14. Thank you, Tom. I miss Keph so much.

When I first started visiting DU, the LBN thread was where I always went first, and Kephra was who I looked for, because whether he was posting a news item, or an opinion, everything he had to say was worth reading.

[aquart]

15. Yes.

We depended on him.

[susanna]

16. I loved his Egyptian graphic...

The Eye of Horus, maybe? I can't remember the proper name but I always looked for it...

I am not the most active of posters, but I remember his contributions well. I remember the day I heard of his passing, I just shut down for a while. He was such a vital member of this board, and I remember thinking it would never be the same.

RIP, kheph.

[BrklynLiberal]

32. The Eye of Horus

Designed to resemble the eye of a falcon, this symbol is called the Eye of Ra or Eye of Horus represents the right eye of the Egyptian Falcon God Horus. As the udjat (or utchat), it represented the sun, and was associated with the Sun God Ra (Re).

[Historic NY]

17. He was on top of LBN.............

every time a new Egyptology discovery is made I think of him.

[opihimoimoi]

18. Keph is Sorely Missed.

:toast: to the MAN

[greenbriar]

19. did anyone ever talk about the cause?

he was aweful young.

[Lorien]

22. Aneurysm. I think it was from deep vein thrombosis

A reminder to all of us to move about when we can. At least move your feet and "fidget" when you are at the computer for long stretches of time.

[Lorien]

20. Indeed. I think of him often-even named one of my foster cats after him

Khephra the kitty's new mom kept the name:



RIP Kheph. :cry:

[ConsAreLiars]

21. Others have stepped in to fill the hole he left.

You are right. He made LBN an important resource. (And the DU mods would be justified in re-naming it "LBN-Thanks Khephra"). But even without that re-naming, the fact that others have carried it forward is a tribute to his work.

[Raine]

23. I miss him all the time

LBN hasn't been the same without him. I know others are doing a good job but it just lacks Kef's special touch. :cry:

[glitch]

24. Definitely do. We've got some great contributors though.nt

[JitterbugPerfume]

25. Kef was simply the best

I will always miss him



Kef and Will Pitt were the first ones to welcome me to DU---seems so long ago

[Pithy Cherub]

26. Kef was so versatile. He is much missed!

He was also a huge fantasy lit fan and extremely well read. RIP!:(

[Skittles]

27. truly an anchor at DU

[Octafish]

28. Khephra is very much missed.

We didn't agree about some stuff, but I'll never forget Khephra and his dedication to the Truth and opposition to the Occupant and Occupation.

[chimpymustgo]

29. He gave his all to make DU the best source for LBN on the 'net.

He is missed.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. This is a tribute, not a calling out.

Like you, I miss Khephra a lot. But there are many DUers who are trying to pick up the lack of Khephra. I speak of JudiLynn, sabra, kpete, barrett808, to name a few.

I appreciate their efforts to keep up so well informed.

[Midlodemocrat]

39. And, IMHO, they are doing a stellar job. I appreciate their efforts

tremendously.

[BrklynLiberal]

31. Kicked and rec'd

His Eye of Horus is a permanent part of my sig line.

[GCP]

34. Same here

He was a true gentleman, a very gentle soul.

[sonias]

33. I miss you Khephra!

I hope you know we all still miss you, friend.

Sonia

[WillyT]

35. Kephra Was One Of The Brightest Lights At DU !!! - He Is Sorely Missed !

To Keph... your life mattered my man, and we are all better people for having known you.

:toast::loveya::toast:

Peace...

[Generic Other]

37. In memorium

[LynneSin]

38. Why would this be a break in the rules

Khephra was not banned, he passed away about 2 years ago. He should be fondly remembered here at DU

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

40. I originally posted this in LBN

after posting several stories and remembering how hard it was to get the scoop on Khephra.

He really had his finger on the pulse of the world.

And this is not LBN and I'm thankful to the mods for letting it stay there as long as it did.

[nam78_two]

41. sorry but

what is LBN :shrug:?

I have been a lurker here for years but only joined recently and don't know the community...

[WillyT]

42. Latest Breaking News !!!

Has it's own particular set of rules.

:hi:

[nam78_two]

43. Ah... Thanks

:):hi:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

45. he was a nice guy and a great researcher.

and most importantly he cared deeply about his country, and died doing what he loved. he's sorely missed.