One of the victims of today's shootings in College Station, TX was a close friend of mine.

[sadbear]

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http://www.theeagle.com/article/20120813/BC0101/120819835/1004/BC0101

Chris Northcliffe was a kind and gentle man. He and I instantly connected through our love of Democratic politics. We first met when I organized an opposition demonstration to our republican representative's townhall meeting last summer. He was a champion of the progressive cause and a wonderful human being.

I will miss you forever, Chris.

[Swamp Lover]

1. prayers

[budkin]

2. Damn. So sorry for your loss :-(

There really are no words.

[nanabugg]

52. Ditto! nt

[Beaverhausen]

3. I'm very sorry

My sincere condolences.

[AverageJoe90]

4. So very terribly sorry to hear that.

My sincere condolences to you, man. And the rest of his friends & family, too.

R.I.P. Chris, may your afterlife be peaceful & joyous. Say hello to FDR and JFK for us.....

[HangOnKids]

5. {{{{HUG}}}}

Sorry for your loss. Warm light for you and his family.

[ornotna]

6. My condolences

Peace to the victims and their families.

[sabrina 1]

7. I'm so sorry. What a terrible thing to have to deal with.

I just got home a while ago and was not aware that there was another shooting.

My thoughts are with you.

[aquart]

8. I'm so sorry.

I once read a Civil War era letter containing a hope that was really a mother's prayer: that when her newborn came to die, his community would be glad he had lived.

Chris Northcliffe sounds like a man who fulfilled that.

[WillyT]

9. Damn...

Peace...

[TuxedoKat]

10. How awful

I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. What a loss, he sounds like he was a wonderful person. Condolences to his friends and family. (((HUGS)))

[Brigid]

11. I'm so sorry to hear this, sadbear.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I am so very, very sorry. *hugs*

[cbdo2007]

13. sorry for your loss :(

[graywarrior]

14. So, so sorry, sadbear.

[Ilsa]

15. I take it he was the innocent bystander?

I'm very sorry for your loss, and for his family.

[sadbear]

22. Yes.

The wrong place at the wrong time.

[Skittles]

34. I don't like that saying

Chris was in the right place; that GUN NUT was in the WRONG PLACE

[HangOnKids]

35. Damn Straight

Indeed!

[lastlib]

62. With the WRONG TOYS...

... .

Your loss is our loss, sadbear. My deepest condolences to you and his loved ones, and the rest of us.

[99Forever]

16. Damn, that's hard to hear.

Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

[panader0]

17. Damn--so sorry.........

[spanone]

18. ...

[JohnnyLib2]

19. Just awful.

I'm so sorry.

[lucca18]

20. I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend...

[leftylauren]

21. I'm sorry for your loss

[maddezmom]

23. sorry for your loss

[uppityperson]

24. So sorry for your loss. It is just hard.

[dsteve01]

25. I'll keep you in my thoughts

[appal_jack]

26. My deeepest condolences.

Prayers for the dead, and solidarity for the living.

-app

[CherokeeDem]

27. My Condolences....

to you and to your friend's family. It is so difficult to lose anyone that we care about but to lose someone in such a senseless, tragic manner is difficult to comprehend.

May you find peace in your memories of your wonderful friend.

[malaise]

28. Too sad

[Warren Stupidity]

29. Hell. I hate guns and gun culture. This is horrible.

[AtheistCrusader]

30. My condolences.

Sounds like he was a real loss to his community. It's not fair, and it's not right, that's for sure.

[Justice wanted]

31. I am so sorry.

[myrna minx]

32. I am so sorry for your loss. What a horrific tragedy.

[yardwork]

33. I'm very sorry.

[progressivebydesign]

36. Oh, I'm so so sorry to hear that. My condolences to you, and his family. What' a tragic loss. n/t

[nolabear]

37. Oh, I'm so sorry. This is just heartbreaking.

It's too soon to even think of finding peace. I'm just sorry.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

38. I'm so very for all those who knew and loved him.

There's nothing else I know to say to make it any easier. They, and you, have my heartfelt empathy.

[lonestarnot]

39. I am sorry.

[cheriemedium59]

40. So sorry to hear of your loss... terrible tragedy!

[TexasTowelie]

41. Deepest condolences.

I'm about 45 miles away and it certainly is the story of the day in this area.

[Flaxbee]

42. I am so, so sorry, sadbear

How awful. My deepest condolences to you and to Chris's other friends and family. What a tragic death.

[mnhtnbb]

43. I am so very sorry. There are no words...it is all so unbearably tragic and senseless.

[sibelian]

44. This is dreadful sadbear

You must feel awful, I'm so so sorry....

[Deep13]

45. : (

[Ruby the Liberal]

46. I am so sorry for your loss.

How senseless.

[silvershadow]

47. I am sorry for your loss.

[renate]

48. thank you for telling us about him so he's more than just a name in a news story

I am so sorry for your loss and his friends' and family's loss. How horrific it must be to lose somebody so suddenly and completely senselessly.

[proud patriot]

49. I'm sorry of the loss of your friend

[arthritisR_US]

50. Damn, I am so sorry for your loss :(

[struggle4progress]

51. :(

[catbyte]

53. Damn it all to hell, sadbear. I am so very sorry.

You, Chris, his other friends and family are all in my thoughts. Chris sound like he was a wonderful man. When will all this ungodly hatred and violence end?

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI

[mrs_p]

54. I am so sorry for your loss

Peace and thoughts for you and his family.

[Hoyt]

55. True friends - very sorry.

[Firebrand Gary]

56. Sadbear, I am so very sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and Chris's family...

[ellisonz]

57. My condolences to the Northcliffe family. n/t

[Vidar]

58. My condolences.

[barbtries]

59. so sorry sadbear.

what a terrible way to lose a friend.

[sinkingfeeling]

60. I'm so sorry. How horrible to be simply walking down the street and be killed.

Senseless violence.

[rurallib]

61. so sorry

[liberallibral]

63. So Sorry For Your Loss ....

That is very sad, and many prayers for you, and for his family....

[TBF]

64. Really sorry for your loss -

we've had too many of these incidents lately, and too many innocent bystanders losing their lives.

[Odin2005]

65. Goddamn! I'm so sorry!

[freshwest]

66. What a loss to you and everyone. Sorry, sadbear.

[malthaussen]

67. Please accept my condolences

So long as you and others remember, he will always be there.

-- Mal

[Equate]

68. Deepest condolences to you

and his family. It sounds like you and him were the closest friends and those are hard to come by these days.

[LoisB]

69. So sorry to hear.

Sad and stupid. Now can we talk about gun control?

[Dustlawyer]

70. As a Texas Longhorn all I can say is

Gig 'Em Aggies! My heart goes out to all affected!

[sonias]

71. May Chris rest in peace

Such a tragic loss of life.

[hue]

72. So sorry for Your loss and this terrible end to this bright, gentle loving Guy!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

73. So sorry for the loss of your friend. nt

[sadbear]

76. I just read the CNN article

Lucy was the shooter's constant companion, not Chris's. Chris was married with two teenaged children.

[sinkingfeeling]

77. I see that CNN changed it. Sorry.

[sadbear]

79. No worries.

The media have been getting his age wrong, misspelling his name, etc. the whole time. They'll eventually get the details right, I hope.

[Paka]

78. So sorry for your loss.

My condolences to you and all the families affected by this, and all the senseless violence of our American gun culture worship.

[Hayabusa]

80. I'm sorry for your loss

nt

[madinmaryland]

81. I'm sorry that your friend lost his life and that you lost a very close friend.

Rest in Peace, Chris.

[Care Acutely]

82. Thank you for telling us about him. I am so sorry for your loss and

for his family. Bless you all. My heart goes out to you.

[Smilo]

83. sadbear, please accept my

condolences and my hugs

[derby378]

84. I am truly sorry for your loss