Fuck!! Looks like alcohol has taken another one of my friends.

[shadowknows69]

Not so much a friend but a very good aquaintance, a fan of my local work in radio who was always just elated that I would come out and bump elbows with the public at a bar I used to frequent. While that was never an issue for me it seemed to be very cool to him to party with a local "celebrity". He died from asphyxiation due to aspiration so I can only assume that he probably threw up in his sleep after a hard night of drinking, which he was known to do.

For those of you that are of a mind to please just send a good vibe for the soul of Tony Maracle, 51, tonight. A guy who treated a simple, quasi-celebrity, like me, like a star. He was good people for many more reasons than this. Thanks. Good journey Tony.
S

[Le Taz Hot]

1. Good vibe sent.

So sorry for your loss. A very good friend of mine is currently going down this path. It breaks my heart to be so helpless.

[Vincardog]

2. Good journey Tony. S.

[ChazII]

I am sorry to read about the loss

of your acquaintance. May he RI. and may the spirits grant you peace.

[democrank]

3. Sorry to hear this, shadow.

Rest in peace, Tony.

[avenger64]

4. That's awful.

Alcohol is great in moderation - I believe in the Dionysian facet of human psychology, and that it allows us to 'step away from the regular'. But you gotta have control.

[BeatleBoot]

5. Signed, Sealed. Delivered.

Among all of the negative ions in the air today, know that we're thinking of him and you.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Peace, Tony

May you awake with joy and Light.

[zagging]

7. If I were a relative of Tony's

I might just consider your statements libelous, unless of course it proves out. Just sayin...

[LostinVA]

8. I agree

His alleged full name already links first to this thread in a google search.

[pitohui]

9. you can't libel or slander the dead under usa law

if you think about this logically, it has to be that way, otherwise no one could ever tell the truth even after someone had passed and we'd lose a lot of learning -- but if you don't believe me, please ask an attorney with experience in litigating civil cases

i am sorry for shadow's loss and i don't believe his intent is to harm anyone, it is to give a gentle word of warning to those of us who may have tippled a bit too heavily than we meant to in the christmas season

a lot of us aren't 21 any more and sometimes we forget when the eggnog gets to flowing

a dead person can't be harmed by gossip

[zagging]

10. True

But if I were Tony's brother or good friend, I might have a word or two to say about it at the local watering hole. Again, just sayin...

[pitohui]

11. i'm sure john wayne's buddies had something to say about his portrayal in repo man

but that's the way america works

at some point we are allowed to comment on people's lives and legacies and what we learned from it

and other people are allowed to comment back that our ideas are effed

freedom of speech, it isn't always easy or comfortable, we don't need to protect agreeable easy speech, we need to protect challenging or difficult speech

[shadowknows69]

12. Too late to edit

I quoted the official cause of his death. I assumed what happened by my personal experience with him. I hope I'm wrong.

[LostinVA]

30. You can ask the Mods/Admins to take acre of it

[shadowknows69]

14. Well you seem to be twitching to let them know

would you like my real name so you can cause undue trouble?

[zagging]

19. Jeez

I was just saying that it might not have been a good idea. I didn't know it was official.

[shadowknows69]

20. I wouldn't have posted it if it wasn't

[Rex]

15. So I guess you really have nothing to say?

Just sayin...

[shadowknows69]

13. Alleged full name?

Do I need to link to his obit?

[pitohui]

18. shadow, you have done nothing wrong or illegal

ignore the h8ers

i'm so sorry for what happened to your friend

[LostinVA]

21. I've seen too many lies on DU

I'm not saying you're lying. Just that I'm cynical of all stories posted here.

[shadowknows69]

22. What would I have to gain from eulogizing an imaginary friend?

[LostinVA]

29. Why would people make believe they died?

[Freddie Stubbs]

31. The dead cannot sue for libel

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. Life is so fragile. Treasure it EVERY DAY. RIP Tony.

[TahitiNut]

17. Obituary

http://www.newzjunky.com/obits/1227maracleobit.htm

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

23. A friend quit drinking and smoking, took up exercise and a healthy diet,...

,...and died from suicide.

From your post I am reckoning, Tony lived a full life. He touched you. That's enough, alcohol EXCLUDED.

What I am saying is, please, don't insert "alcohol" as a definition of his life.

Thank you, kindly.

[shadowknows69]

24. That wasn't my intention

[tuckessee]

25. Wow! You post a sincere memorial about a man you cared about & some people bash you.

Only on the internet.....

[Kingshakabobo]

26. Sometimes, all you can say is WTF?

[tom_paine]

27. I am sorry for your loss, shadow.

n/t

[shadowknows69]

28. My loss is insignificant

He was just a person that struck me. When someone likes you simply because you entertained them by doing your job, well that's just a debt I had to pay back.