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Post by Jesse on Aug 5, 2014 8:44:49 GMT -5
Anyone know what comic his avatar was from?  |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 5, 2014 8:58:58 GMT -5
Anyone know what comic his avatar was from?  |
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Post by travishedgecoke on Aug 5, 2014 9:16:38 GMT -5
My best to his family and close friends. He was a good guy, and will, genuinely, be missed.
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Post by MDG on Aug 5, 2014 9:45:20 GMT -5
Very sad to hear it. He was a valuable part of this community.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Aug 5, 2014 11:13:00 GMT -5
Rest well. You're race is run, your victory won.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 13:14:10 GMT -5
I remember pming him one time where we shared out faith with each other. You're home now Jim, absent with the body and present with the Lord. Am I remembering correctly that Jim was a minister (or whatever term his faith might use ... I know it can differ from one to the other)? If so, here's hoping his beliefs have been borne out & that he is indeed in an infinitely better place. (If not, & I'm confusing him with someone else, I of course hope the same.) Apologies if this point has really been addressed. Really busy at work right now. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 5, 2014 14:11:13 GMT -5
I remember pming him one time where we shared out faith with each other. You're home now Jim, absent with the body and present with the Lord. Am I remembering correctly that Jim was a minister (or whatever term his faith might use ... I know it can differ from one to the other)? If so, here's hoping his beliefs have been borne out & that he is indeed in an infinitely better place. (If not, & I'm confusing him with someone else, I of course hope the same.) Apologies if this point has really been addressed. Really busy at work right now. No, I think you're right, Dan. I believe he was a Lutheran minister/priest. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 5, 2014 15:35:32 GMT -5
Tremendous loss.  He was one of the elder statesmen when I signed up on the old boards. Always a thoughtful contributor and effective moderator, Jim elevated the discourse considerably. A class act. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Aug 5, 2014 16:02:12 GMT -5
Am I remembering correctly that Jim was a minister (or whatever term his faith might use ... I know it can differ from one to the other)? If so, here's hoping his beliefs have been borne out & that he is indeed in an infinitely better place. (If not, & I'm confusing him with someone else, I of course hope the same.) Apologies if this point has really been addressed. Really busy at work right now. No, I think you're right, Dan. I believe he was a Lutheran minister/priest. FYI for Lutherans they're generally called "Pastors". Regardless of our individual beliefs, he's passed the final barrier and knows the answers that we can only wonder about. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 5, 2014 17:09:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 17:10:12 GMT -5
Good to know, DE. Lutherans seem to be pretty much unheard of down here in the South, though of course "pastor" isn't exactly an exotic term.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 17:12:10 GMT -5
Neat that the obit mentions his fannish interests. If it's like most places these days (alas), the family paid by the word, if not the letter, for that. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 5, 2014 17:42:11 GMT -5
Jim was one of the people I respected the most at CBR; he was always so... mature, I guess is the word. I can't believe he's gone. All the best to his family, for whom this must be devastating.
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 5, 2014 17:43:55 GMT -5
The obit also tells us that he was a pastor at Methodist and Quaker churches rather than Lutheran. Might be easier to find Methodists and Quakers down South than Lutherans. That's an interesting combination; I wouldn't have guessed that there was much overlap between Methodist and Quaker clergy.
RIP, Captain Jim. You'll be missed.
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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 5, 2014 18:09:33 GMT -5
One of his online friends already signed it. Is that anyone we know? |
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He was one of the elder statesmen when I signed up on the old boards. Always a thoughtful contributor and effective moderator, Jim elevated the discourse considerably. A class act. 
