Sad news. DUer Blue-Jay has died.

[greatauntoftriplets]

Jason hasn't been around DU lately because he had health problems after suffering a stroke. He had been a member of DU for many years and was noted for his sigline photo of Dubya with a giant squirrel.

He had recently had another stroke, went from the hospital to rehab and then home. We were Facebook friends and he had stopped posting there several weeks ago. Apparently, he had yet another stroke.

I don't have many details, but will post more when I get more information.

[blue cat]

1. So sad.

Thank you for the info.

[brucefan]

2. ...

[skylucy]

3. ...

[nolabear]

4. Im so sorry.

[Drahthaardogs]

5. Sorry.

God Bless

[AJT]

6. Oh, no.....so sad.

[PeaceNikki]

7. Jason was a good guy and he will be missed.

Thanks for posting this, GAOT.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. You're welcome, PeaceNikki.

I'm still in shock.

[aikoaiko]

9. My condolences GAOT.

Peace to you and everyone who knew and loved him.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Thanks very much.

He was a good guy.

[Glorfindel]

11. Very sorry.

[Kaleva]

12. So sorry to hear this. RIP

Here he is in a thread waaay back in 2005:


IN PRAISE OF BLUE-JAY
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4198070

[PeaceNikki]

28. Oh, wow

So many amazing friends in there.

Thanks.

[defacto7]

13. ...

[shenmue]

14. Requiescat in pace

[Skittles]

15. ow

that hurts

[grantcart]

16. Sad to hear.

[mountain grammy]

17. Sad news. So sorry

[a kennedy]

18. So sorry to hear about his passing......

So happy that he did enjoy us here at DU. Hope his family and friends remember his being one of the best humans they've known.

[pat_k]

19. So sorry to hear this.

[sheshe2]

20. Life is fragile.

I am so sorry to hear that Blue-Jay has passed.

[irisblue]

21. .

[malaise]

22. Deepest sympathy to family and friends

Thanks for letting us know

[Permanut]

23. ..

[mcar]

24. So sorry

Best to his friends and family.

[Demsrule86]

25. So sad...thanks for this.

[oasis]

26. Rest in peace, friend.

[BoneyardDem]

27. So very sorry for Blue-Jay and family

My sad but sincere condolences to all.

[marble falls]

29. Sad stuff.

[terrya]

30. This is such terribly sad news.

I'm so, so sorry to hear about this.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Jason on here. He was smart, funny as hell and just a great guy.

I then met up in person at several DU meet-ups (he had to coax me to get to one of them, and I'm glad he did) and I liked him even more.

He was always friendly and encouraging to me when I would post on Facebook about my being down because of my depression.

The world is a sadder place now. One of the good ones has left us.

Take care, my friend.

And thanks for posting this lovely tribute, GAOT.

Terry

[The empressof all]

31. Another old timer gone

Thanks for letting us know. May he go into the light in peace

[Solly Mack]

32. I hate losing DU members.

RIP Blue-Jay.

[hlthe2b]

33. I am so very sorry to hear this. Thanks greatauntoftriplets for letting us know.

May peace be with him and all his friends and family.

[icymist]

34. .

[democratisphere]

35. Sad and sorry for his loss.

[ornotna]

36. RIP Jason

[shraby]

37. ........

My condolences to the family.

[DesertRat]

38. RIP Blue-Jay

[brer cat]

39. Sorry to hear this.

Thanks for the post, greataunt.

[arthritisR_US]

40. Im sorry to hear this...

[sarge43]

41. Peaceful passage

Condolences for his family.

[IcyPeas]

42. squirrel (BlueJay's famous giant squirrel)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018254384


I think of this meme often. So sad he has passed.

[Ilsa]

43. Oh yeah. That's the one. NT

[greatauntoftriplets]

47. Thanks for finding that!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

44. I am so sorry to hear this,

but thank you so very much for letting us know.

[Snackshack]

45. ...

[Ilsa]

46. My condolences to his family and his close friends.

I hope he was free of pain these last weeks and passed peacefully.

Thank you so much for keeping us informed.

[PeaceNikki]

48. Commie Pinko Dirtbag and his wife send condolences.

[calimary]

49. Aw damn.

So sorry to hear this. Another good DUer gone. Much love and solace to his family.

Thanks for letting us know, greataunt.

[jrthin]

50. Condolence.

[RGinNJ]

51. ...

[VOX]

52. All love and peace to his family and friends.

[FSogol]

53. Condolences to his family and friends. n/t

[Hekate]

54. I'm so very sorry, greataunt

[PeaceNikki]

55. I hope he and Dookus are laughing and hugging tonight

[greatauntoftriplets]

66. Me too.

[MrScorpio]

56. May Blue-Jay rest in power

[burrowowl]

57. RIP!

Thanks for the news. Hope you are ok, my condolences.

[montana_hazeleyes]

58. ...

[StarryNite]

59. So sorry

[smirkymonkey]

60. Very sad. RIP Blue Jay.

My condolences to his family.

[Laffy Kat]

61. ....

[spanone]

62. ...

[lunamagica]

63. ...

[FailureToCommunicate]

64. Thank you for letting us know. R.I.P. Blue-Jay

[steve2470]

65. my condolences to his family and friends

very sorry to hear this.

RIP Jason

[JI7]

67. rip

[diva77]

68. So very, very sorry

[Lunabell]

69. RIP

So sorry for the loss of a DU member.

[Stinky The Clown]

70. ...

[flvegan]

71. Oh, man. Wow. That's tough.

Rest in peace, friend.

[susanna]

72. I'm so sorry to hear this.

RIP, Blue-Jay.

[raven mad]

73. Condolences and best wishes.

[AwakeAtLast]

74. .

[seta1950]

75. Sad

😢

[jdadd]

76. ......

[Ken Burch]

77. Sorry to hear it when a DUer passes.

n/t.

[lpbk2713]

78. Sympathies to Blue-Jay's friends and family.

I like that sig line pic. I'm glad I got the chance to tell him so.

[lunatica]

79. .

[Granny M]

80. Rest in peace, Jason.

Deepest sympathy to family and friends. Sad to lose a long time DUer.

[SergeStorms]

81. Rest in peace, Jason.

A point of Democratic light extinguished.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

82. Going to miss him.

☁😞☁☁☁☁😞☁
☁💧☁☁☁☁💧☁
🌂🌂😞😞😞😞🌂🌂
🌂😞🌂🌂🌂🌂😞🌂
I feel so sad

[Raster]

83. safe passage...

...

[ProfessorGAC]

84. Damn!

He was younger than me!
Had him over the house once and had him bring his saxes to a charity gig!
Very nice guy, funny and a wonderful sax player!
This is a bummer!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

85. .

[Docreed2003]

86. ....

Damn, that’s awful news.... he will be missed!

[Mike Nelson]

87. RIP

[Honeycombe8]

88. So sorry. Hope he had a good life.

[Still Blue in PDX]

89. So, so sorry.

[pandr32]

90. He will be missed

[Bettie]

91. Sorry for his passing

peace to all of his family and friends.

[TheBlackAdder]

92. Sorry to hear this, GAOT.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

[sinkingfeeling]

93. I'm so sorry.

[CaptainTruth]

94. So sad, I'm sorry ...

[demmiblue]

95. ...

Condolences to his loved ones.

[kcr]

96. Oh, no.

I'm so sad to hear this news. He will be missed.

[denbot]

97. His Squirrel! photo was a classic DU meme.

R.I.P. Jason.

[anneboleyn]

98. So sorry to hear this -- read many of his posts over the years!! Sigh. Sad news.

[salin]

99. RIP. Peace to his family.

[greatauntoftriplets]

100. Here is Jason's obituary.

http://www.richardsraffanddunbar.com/notices/Jason-Hurst

[samnsara]

101. hes got a lot of folks wishing him Godspeed on his next journey..

[GreenPartyVoter]

102. So sorry to hear this!

[CountAllVotes]

103. Sad news indeed

So sad. He was only abt. 50 years old!

So many are passing at early ages.

RIP Blue-Jay!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

104. ...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

105. So bummed to hear this... RIP Blue-Jay.

[2naSalit]

106. RIP...

...and thank you for letting us know.

[EllieBC]

107. I'm sorry for your loss. :(

May he Rest In Peace and may his family and friends find comfort in each other.

[PeaceNikki]

108. Kick... And a link to a fund established in his memory.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181019355