Remembering a well loved DUer today

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134. To those who cannot let go of the offenses they internalized toward the end of WRP's life on this thread

I get it. I had a dear, dear friend for decades who likewise hurt a lot of people toward the end with the changes in his personality--all alcohol-related (as it was with William Rivers Pitt). When my friend passed, those who gathered at his memorial and read the notes in the funeral home memorial book were met with the ugliest comments and abuse. Some of these "former friends" even attended the memorial and did not hold back at the planned wake afterward, causing untold pain to family members and those others who felt the loss of even a truly flawed friend.

I share this very bad memory to those on this thread who have gone out of their way to do the very same. You don't hurt WRP. He's long passed. But some remember the full decades that he contributed on this forum and understand the role that alcohol had in the unfortunate changes that led to some really awful posts in later years and pain inflicted. But, I also know that his dear mother has long been a member and continues to post here and WRP had some friends still that will see this thread and will feel the compounded grief of loss with angry disdain.

I am a Democrat for many reasons, not the least that we are the party that seek to be compassionate when we know others are in pain and eschew causing more for no good reason. I'd hope we could do so here too. And, if you cannot do so, then perhaps pass by this very rare thread of remembrance?