RIP, Paul, my dear friend

[mschilepepper]

Today I found out my sweet, kind, incredibly smart and funny friend Paul, aka roup42, has died. We don't know how or why or even exactly when. And the more I think about it, the harder it is to believe I will never see him again

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[emberleo]

WHAT?

--Ember--

[mschilepepper]

Oh, no, sweetie! I thought you knew! Go check the board for more info; there's a pinned thread. A couple of them, actually.

*hug*

[sdragon]

*hugs*

[mschilepepper]

Thanks. I wish you could have known him. You two would have had some excellent debates, because he loved arguing politics and all sorts of interesting things.

[bittermonkey]

I am so sorry Jeanine. Losing a loved one is probably the worst thing to ever have to deal with. :(

[mschilepepper]

Thanks, Mon. He was a true gentleman, in a pervy, totally goofy sort of way.

[rubywitch]

{{{HUGS}}}I'm sorry for your loss. It's always terrible to lose someone unexpectedly.

[mschilepepper]

Thanks, Dawn. The world just won't be the same without him.

[phonemonkey]

I'm so sorry. So very sorry. Paul was a mensch. Only word for it. He was so smart, so funny, so fair. He was one of those good guys.

I am heartbroken enough myself, but I know just how close all of you West Coast Brunchers were to him. He was so young to die. I thought we'd all have years.

We're going to go out of town this weekend, but if you want to talk next week, we can Skype.

[mschilepepper]

Thanks, darling. I'm going to go hold on to Babs and Janric and Urs and DL and everyone else and try not to feel so bloody awful for just a few minutes, even though I know it won't work.