I miss The Magistrate.

[madaboutharry]

Imagine the things he would have to say now.

I want to add this: His memory is indeed a blessing.

[hlthe2b]

1. I was thinking about him just the other day...

Yes. He is missed.

[pazzyanne]

36. Same! nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. I think he lost his son last year. Maybe that broke his heart.

I miss him a lot. He had a style of writing that made him unique and and worthy of his nom deplume.

[leftieNanner]

3. The Magistrate passed away last year. Nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Right, 2024. His son died earlier that year.

[Permanut]

4. Same here, madaboutharry..

He was one of the pillars of this community.

[TomSlick]

5. His memory is a blessing.

[Silent Type]

6. Me too, sir.

[BunkieBandit]

7. Yessir. Me too, Sir

NT

[Cha]

8. I was thinking about that

The other day.

Mahalo 🕯️🕊️💜😢

[speak easy]

10. Is/Was it a blessing

that he never got to see the 2024 election results?

[Cha]

13. I think he would have handled

And added encouragement to DU. Just one reason why I Miss The Magistrate.

🕯️🕊️💜

[WinstonSmith4740]

16. I was thinking the same thing.

He is missed.

[Boomerproud]

11. He was very special. A real intellect.

[Blue_Tires]

12. Co-signed

Had some great conversations with him in the old days 🫡

[CaptainTruth]

14. So Do I, Sir.

[mcar]

15. Loved The Magistrate

Thank you for reminding to us of him.

[Clouds Passing]

17. Magistrate

[Hekate]

18. So much this, Sir. 💔

[proud patriot]

19. Yes I miss him

such a calming presence

[LNM]

20. So do I, Sir

[mvd]

21. Miss him too

Had known him for a long time at DU and it was always a good and interesting conversation with him. I too think he would try to encourage DU right now, while giving Trump a lot of deserved vitriol.

[2naSalit]

22. Had a couple memorable...

Interactions with him and I admired his writing style. But he always called me "Sir" even after I politely told him that I'm not a guy.

I miss him too.

[calimary]

23. I miss him, too.

Always enjoyed his input, and his wisdom.

[Nixie]

24. I miss him, too.

He knew the BS when he saw it. I really appreciated his knowledge and style. Very much missed.

[MustLoveBeagles]

25. He's very missed

[LetMyPeopleVote]

26. May he rest in peace

I also miss the Magistrate

[arthritisR_US]

27. What a wonderful thread, I too so miss him. His intellect, his

decency, kindness and wisdom and could on but my chocking up is screwing my eyes😪❤️

[summer_in_TX]

28. Somehow Jimmy Carter's funeral made me think about the Magistrate.

Both of them brilliant, principled, kind, wise.

Maybe that was it.

[rasputin1952]

29. He was indeed a force for the better angels of our nature. n/t

[kentuck]

30. The most polite DUer of all time.

Yes, Sir! You are missed.

[defacto7]

31. Sir.

[KPN]

32. Yeah, I would almost always read a post if it had his name

on it.

[Polybius]

33. I do too

Here's one of his last posts, dated August 23, 2024. His final post was on the 28th.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219376509#post1

[MontanaMama]

34. Miss him a lot.

He had a way about him in the way he wrote. It was rare.

[mahina]

35. This post bears dreadful news.

In it I learned that he passed. I now see EarlG's excellent OP.

Thank you for letting those of us know who didn't. That was a very wild week for me and I took my eyes off everything for a bit.

Aloha Magistrate, love lights your path home. Thank you for all your excellence and wisdom.