our dear Oneighty has passed away

[JitterbugPerfume]

I can not say any mopre My heart is broken I loved him so dearly

[plcdude]

1. Is that for real?

Truly?

[wain]

26. 72 - Navy vet - storyteller - a unique individual - our friend

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/oneighty

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=109851

:patriot:

[buddhamama]

38. Jitterbug would not jest

Ed was a dear friend of hers.

[Haole Girl]

119. ...

Thought I should give this a kick.

[Random_Australian]

2. Oh my goodness gracious! What happened? My condolences to

you and family.

[mwdem]

3. Oh no!

This has been a very unhappy day for DU. :grouphug: I'm so sad to hear this news.

[Elidor]

4. .

:cry:

Ed was a sweetheart. I loved his little stories. I always hoped he'd be published someday.

I recall that he was trained as a UDT (Underwater Demolition) - the forerunner of the SEAL teams, back in WWII, iirc. I was always touched that someone so physically and mentally tough could be such a kind and gentle person, with the open heart of a child. Damn. I'm just gobsmacked.

[blm]

34. A LONG while back some of us talked him into having his work published.

So, he did it himself. I will cherish the copy he sent me. This is so hard - he had a way of touching your soul with his little stories.

Y'know - thinking about that book just cheered me up.

[Shakespeare]

48. blm, do you know if there's any way to still get a copy?

I, too, would love to have that.

[Bossy Monkey]

64. In the meantime, his story The Striker is in The Necessary Language

here: http://www.thenecessarylanguage.com/2006/08/the_striker_by_ed_gard.html#more

[Elidor]

52. I missed that

I would love to know how to get a copy.

[blm]

58. Maybe someone in his family will post about it.

I would bet anything they would be thrilled you all feel like that.

[JitterbugPerfume]

63. I will tell his daughter

about the interest here in his books .I don't think he had more copies printed , but it was his intention to do so.

He told me recently that he had enough material for another book similar to The Voyages of the Vicky Mary

now it will never be

now he is with his Kazuko

[blm]

66. Maybe his family will do it. Maybe someone here can if they have access.

Tell them how much we all cared for him and appreciated the tenderness and humor in his stories.

[lildreamer316]

82. It would be a good project to..

eventually get permission from the family and get money together to have it more widely published.
Profits could go to his family and/or chairities they select.

[blm]

86. That's a great idea.

.

[Haole Girl]

123. I ditto that

:kick:

[Floogeldy]

97. What happened to him?

?

[ScreamingMeemie]

77. He sent me a copy a couple of months ago...and sent a stamped

envelope to get it sent back because he didn't have anymore. :cry: I just finished reading it yesterday, sadly. I will be sending it back to his family. maybe they can make some copies off of that.

[WCGreen]

104. I'm really glad he published....

His stories are really good....

I will miss him...

[HEyHEY]

5. AH jeez, man. oneeighty will be missed.

[miss_american_pie]

6. Oh he'll be missed

I'm so sorry. :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Oh no!

:cry:

[Left Is Write]

8. Oh, no. I am so sorry to hear that.

I loved his stories.

What a sad day this has been on DU.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

9. ....

I didn't know him well, but this is terrible... I'm so sorry... :hug:

[Shakespeare]

10. Oh, no. We have lost a great friend.

And a wonderful writer. We will miss you very much, Oneighty. :cry:

[flvegan]

11. Oh, my...oh

no.

My heart goes out to you and all who cared for him. It's a loss for us all.

[BrotherBuzz]

12. Oh dear!

Oh! Oh.....................................

[plcdude]

13. I am so sorry

you are in my heart and prayers.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. Oh no!

:cry:

[Flaxbee]

15. NOnonononononononoNONONONO!

Oh Jitterbug, please say it isn't true!

I'm heartsick.

[zanne]

16. My thoughts and condolences...

I hate it when good people leave us. Please know that we're thinking of you.

[NC_Nurse]

I'm so sorry...

He will be missed.
RIP, Oneighty! :cry:

[LeftyMom]

17. How awful.

He told wonderful stories.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. I am so sorry to hear this......

180 will be sorely missed.......

My deepest condolences to his family........

:cry:


:grouphug:

[SOteric]

19. Oh man. This is heartbreaking.

My sympathies to all who loved him.

[Shine]

20. Ohhhhh noooooo!!!

:cry: Sad news today. Wow.

Rest in Peace, 180.

[bicentennial_baby]

21. This is so sad....two DUers in a day or two...

:cry: My heart is heavy...I hate losing DUers...I'm thinking of Khephra, Nostamj...man, this sucks... :cry:

My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.... :hug:

[UTUSN]

29. ...

[Lavender Brown]

22. I am so sorry

I didn't have the honor of knowing him, but I do remember him here. :hug:

[LaurenG]

23. Oh no

He said he thought it was bad. Oh I am just so devastated. oh no. :cry:

[ikojo]

24. My condolences to you, JitterbugPerfume and all

who mourn.

Peaceful journey Oneighty.

O8) :hug:

[graywarrior]

25. .

:cry:

[masshole]

27. .

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

[DemExpat]

28. So very sad to hear this...

:cry:

DemEx

[blm]

30. Oh Geez....... no...................

nooooooo................


DUs own Garrison Keillor.



Goodbye, my friend.......I......oh hell....I can't write like this.

[Tikki]

31. Oneighty... one really fine person...

RIP dear fine person.


Tikki

[ornotna]

32. Oh no! no no no.

This is too much. He was such a great guy. He had a heart of gold. I will truly miss him. Rest in peace Oneighty. Vicky Mary is waiting for you.

[Coventina]

33. Oh no! What horrible news. What a unique soul he was.

I'm in tears.

I'll miss him so very, very much.

Condolences to his family.

I'm bereft of any more words.

This really hurts.

[Blue-Jay]

35. Oh no.

Safe passage, friend. You are remembered fondly.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

36. That is so sad.

:cry: I hate this.
Duckie

[nini]

37. NOOOOOO....

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:


I am so sorry for all who loved him.

[brook]

39. God No!

I have no words right now. Just this -:grouphug:

[ZombieNixon]

40. Oh, god...

:cry:

I'm so sorry. :hug:

Two great DUers in one day...:cry: :cry:

[Lex]

41. oh no - he was a real good guy

loved his posts

a big loss

:cry:

[buddhamama]

42. ...

a sweet soul has departed from us. :cry: my sincerest condolences to Oneighty's family and closest friends. :hug:

May You Be at Peace, my dear Oneighty.

[Kajsa]

43. Oh, no!

He was a wonderful man.

I'm so sorry-I will miss him very much.
There's been so much loss, today.

:grouphug:

[BikeWriter]

44. That is a great loss for all of us! He was a super guy!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. Oh no!!!

:cry:

[greatauntoftriplets]

46. Oh my God, what terrible news.

Ed and I exchanged a few PMs after his release from the hospital the last time. As always, he was trying to be as upbeat as he could be, though I knew he was seriously ill.

:hug: to you and a :hug: to Tricia and her family.

[dolo amber]

47. This is heartbreaking

That man could always...ALWAYS raise my spirits with his stories. Even if they weren't necessarily happy. His style was so simple, so devoid of bullshit... I am so sad. :cry:

My heart goes out to his family and friends and all here who loved him as I did. :hug:

[JitterbugPerfume]

49. he once told me

he wanted to die listening to Mozart

I hope he had his music

[leftofthedial]

50. great storyteller

he'll be missed

:-(

:hug:

[rbnyc]

51. What!!!!

I loved oneighty.

:cry:

This is devestating.

[matcom]

53. FUCK!

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

FUCK!

[matcom]

54. FUCK!

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

FUCK!

[RetroLounge]

55. Oh... Damn.

He will be missed. I loved his writing...

RIP

:cry:

RL

[TK421]

56. Jeez....I don't think I can take another one!

:(

[SOteric]

57. Here are links to some of my favourite of his stories.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4347946


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5605030


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1619903


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=324913


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=31282



He will be missed, that's certain.

[Zomby Woof]

59. I am so sorry

Oneighty was a good soul who made DU more enjoyable for all of us.

My condolences to his family... Rest well, friend.

:cry:

[AirmensMom]

60. Oh, no!

:cry: I'm so sorry, JitterbugPerfume. :grouphug:

[Elidor]

61. Here's a great one he wrote

A veteran and a sucker.
Posted by oneighty in The DU Lounge
Thu Aug 24th 2006, 11:37 AM
The suckers made of hard candy mounted on a white cardboard sucker stick and wrapped for sanitary reasons sell for ninety-nine cents a bag at the local drug store.

The veteran made of flesh and blood and and dreams and tears and fears sometimes wonders into and out of the various rooms at the VA hospital where I am a guest much as he is.

I am a little bit afraid of him as I watch him in his nightly search for midnight goodies. He has found my bag of suckers.

He sits in a nearby chair his teeth pulling hard at the wrapping covering the goodness of his sweet find. At first I watch fascinated by his ravenous greed. Then I become slightly disgusted.

I watch as with his teeth he tears the wrapping off the sucker. He is slobbering now; his saliva dripping from his mouth. He has the sucker pushed as far into his mouth so as to choke or otherwise cause himself damage. He is enjoying this treat. I no longer care that he more or less stole it.

Later the ward person fusses at me because the diabetic Vet got into my suckers. "Please hide them from now on." Alas there is no place to hide.

Suddenly I am sent home from the VA, uncured and uninformed. I do not know what my health status is. Not a clue but I do think it strange to be sent home with what was said to be pneumonia.

So at home I stare at my bag of remaining suckers. I do not want them. In my four days in the hosp I never received a bath. I did not observe other vets getting a bath. I did ask for a wet wash rag several times and wiped myself down as well as I could under the conditions.

I take a final look at the bag of suckers. In my mind they are dirty now contaminated with germs and meanness. All the sweetness has been stolen and all the hopes and dreams of the old veteran are gone. I have my daughter throw the suckers out onto the scrap heap of life.

And all the old veteran wanted was a little sugar, a little love. Nothing more.

180
----------
I missed this when he posted it. It seems I missed a lot of what he posted. :(

:loveya:

[Midlodemocrat]

62. Oh, no. What horrible news.

Sincerest and most heartfelt condolences to his family.

Safe passage oneighty. God Bless. :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

65. Oh no!

:cry:

He wrote like no one else on this board.

Goodbye, Oneighty. You will be missed terribly.

[Bossy Monkey]

67. If there's a heaven, they just got a terrific shrimper, & an even better

storyteller and person. Go well, Ed.

[Suich]

68. I'm so sorry.

Godspeed, Oneighty!

:cry:

[Bunny]

69. Oh my. So sad. He was delightful and we'll miss him.

:cry:

[July]

70. Oh, damn.

I'm so sorry.

[dolo amber]

71. Skinner has pinned this, and alarcojon's threads in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=364

[NewWaveChick1981]

72. I posted in the GD thread...

:cry: I'm so sorry.

[Skittles]

73. I adored him

I am inconsolable.

[speedoo]

74. I did not know him. That's my loss.

But I am getting to know him now, through his wonderful stories.

RIP, oneighty. It would have been an honor for me to have you for a shipmate.O8) :patriot:

[Guy Fawkes]

75. .

:cry:

[Aristus]

76. Not Oneighty!

We were buds! Damn!


DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!



Goodbye, my friend. We love you.



He and I used to talk about classical music together...

[Fenris]

78. How awful.

His wit and wisdom will truly be missed. He was one of DU's really genuine people. :(

[lizziegrace]

79. Oh no...

He was a treasure. I'm so sorry.

[Magrittes Pipe]

80. silence breaking

180 was one of the first DUers I ever noticed. His wit and his... humanity... hung from him like a pauper's rags, a king's cloak, a priest's vestments. He wrote eloquently, but without the slightest trace of pretention.

I didn't join DU for the politics. Sounds strange, but I had Buzzflash for news. I didn't need an echo chamber. I needed a group of like-minded individuals with whom to discuss politics, sure, but also literature, art, frivolity, LIFE. 180 was one of the people who made me realize that the Lounge was the place for me.

He was clearly a great Democrat, a great community member, a great person. He had many friends here, but I've no doubt that didn't even scratch the surface. He was kind, he was intelligent, he was always spot on with the perfect observation. Someone like that does not die without friends. DU was not his only connection to the rest of the world, not for a moment. Not to knock DU, but this man had others in his life.

Others who must have loved him very deeply.

I miss 180 already. I will miss his insight into everyday life for a long time -- probably until DU ceases to exist, or I get banned for good finally. But it's these "others" I truly mourn for.

As much as we love him, there are those who love him more. As much as we miss him, there are those who miss him more. Please keep them in your thoughts.

Godspeed, fellow traveler. May you know peace. :loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. ...

:hug: Well said.

[bicentennial_baby]

90. what a beautiful post...

thank you, from the bottom of my heart...always :loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

83. Today, I hate myself for my procrastination...

:cry:

Ed had sent me the last copy he had of his book. I was going to return it when I was through. I just finished it, strangely enough, yesterday. It's one of those nights when you wish you had acted differently. I wish I had finished it and been able to tell him how wonderful it was.


Rest in Peace Ed. The world has lost a great human.

[lildreamer316]

84. Everything happens for a reason ...

you are meant to have that part of him right now. Please don't worry...I don't think there is anything wrong....:hug:

[flamingyouth]

85. RIP, dear oneighty

You will be missed so very much. :cry:

[ulysses]

87. fair winds and following seas, friend

[Whoa_Nelly]

88. This is so sad

Lighting a candle for Oneighty.



Rest in Peace
You are missed.

[merh]

89. .

:cry:

[Blue Diadem]

91. I'm so sorry Jitterbug

He was a wonderful man and I will miss him. His legacy lives on with all the beautiful stories he wrote and all the lives he touched.

My condolences to all who loved him.

[Hawkeye-X]

92. Oh hell.

Sorry to hear that. I liked oneighty. He will be missed.

A suggestion: how about a RIP logo in his journal?

Hawkeye-X

[mitchum]

93. Rest In Peace My Brother

[Floogeldy]

94. OneEighty is awesome . . .

. . . and will be missed.

[Writer]

95. I am very sorry to read this.

I never spoke to oneighty, but I'm sure he's now resting peacefullly.

[bridgit]

96. more & more sadness has befallen...

safe passage, Oneighty :cry: :hug:

[5thGenDemocrat]

98. My God

One of my favorite fellow veterans -- and a wonderful storyteller. If o-e's family is reading this, my sincerest condolences.
John
Truth is, I feel my time is all too short, too. I've been working like all hell getting stuff done around here (not just the usual projects -- but healing damaged friendships and paying off old debts and so on) and I'm sure I'm not going to make it. I'm not even sweating the '08 elections, because there's no guarantee I'm even going to see them. It scares the shit out of me.



Don't tell Polly I said that.

[Maddy McCall]

99. Oh man. I am so sad about this.

:(

[RFKHumphreyObama]

100. Oh no

My deepest, most sincere and profound sympathies, condolences, thoughts, prayers and best wishes go out to Oneighty's friends and family both online and offline. This is very, very sad

I know that Oneighty was a DU'er who touched many lives around the globe and made this forum and this world a better place for his having been in it. May Oneighty's legacy endure forever in the hearts and minds of those who knew and loved him and in the lives that he touched

RIP Oneighty. May you find peace, light and happiness in the next world and may we never forget you in this one

Once again my deepest and most heartfelt thoughts, prayers, sympathies and condolences are extended to Oneighty's friends and family both online and offline. We have lost a good man

We are losing too many good people

[SnohoDem]

101. I'm sorry.

I read his posts whenever I saw them.

[johnnie]

102. .

:(

[Drum]

103. ...

[auntAgonist]

105. I have no words ....

I'm truly saddened by his death.


RIP ONEIGHTY, you were always a friend to me.

:cry:

kesha.

[Sugar Smack]

106. WHAT??? WHAT?

[enigmatic]

107. I'm so sorry

What a horrible day it's been; safe passage, my friend.

[wickerwoman]

108. I'm so sad to hear this.

I was just thinking today that I hadn't seen nearly enough of him in the past year or so.

180 was one of my all time favorite posters. It was great just knowing guys like him were around.

[Call Me Wesley]

109. Safe passage, Oneighty.

Might your suffering has come to and end. A fine man and a fine writer I'll miss your presence. Peace and comfort to your family.

[livetohike]

110. My sympathy to you JitterbugPerfume and Oneighty's family

and friends. :hug: and :cry: for such a loss. RIP Oneighty.

[tigereye]

111. that is very sad

he wrote wonderful stories!

[supernova]

112. I'm so sorry. RIP Oneighty

:cry: I really enjoyed him immensely. My condolences to his family. :-(

[Phillycat]

113. Oh, I am so sad to hear this.

I am really sad about this.

[Lost4words]

114. Too sad for words, I am so sorry.

[catmandu57]

115. A truly good man

gone now, RIP 180. Is there some where we can send flowers or does someone have a pot going we can kick into?

[LaraMN]

116. Oh my goodness.

:-( :-( :-(
Much love and good thoughts his friends and family. How awful!

[FarLeftRage]

117. I am so sad to hear this...

I am so heartbroken about my dear friend Ed. :cry:
We struck up a friendship after I first signed in at DU.

I have been away for awhile and to come back and get this sad news...
The last thing I did before leaving on a trip was to tell Ed all about my trip and now I can't... I just feel so terrible about this.

I know Ed is in a better place now, being rewarded for his good works.

Peace to you Ed, I know I will see you again.

[Haole Girl]

118. How awful

:cry:

[frogmarch]

120. Ohhhhh no!

I am so sorry that our dear friend is gone! No, no no, it can't be true!

[Blue_Tires]

121. very sad

he will be missed dearly

[bigwillq]

122. RIP oneighty.

You will be missed. :cry: :hug:

[mvd]

124. My condolences go out

oneighty will defininitely be missed. :hug:

[jus_the_facts]

125. I'm heartbroken to hear this....

....he was so very kind to me...may he rest in peace...watch over us friend...I'll miss you and you'll live in my memory always. :loveya:

[haele]

126. Fair winds and following seas, friend...

You will not be forgotten.

Haele

[tjdee]

127. Something told me to come to DU today....

:cry:

This is sad news. Oneighty was a wonderful DUer and I imagine, person.

So sorry for those of you who knew him in "real" life.