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Default Blinky's Funeral

Aingon Atelia > wrote in
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> We laid Blinky to rest on Saturday. The service was nice, but short.
> Besides Lee's daughter Sara, his ex-wife Dee and her brother, a couple
> of older online friends were there, as well as a surprise guest of one
> of the AFC-A fellows. Sara read a short poem and then said a few words,
> and then there was some general discussion. Then we went to the grave
> site and watched as the box containing Blinky's ashes was placed in the
> ground.
>
> After the cemetery, the online friends and I went to celebrate Blinky's
> life over beer, pizza and darts. He did love to shoot darts, and was
> pretty good at it most days. I believe he would have approved.
>
> Bye, you big friggin' doof. I miss you a hundred times a day.


Thanks for the news. I trust there were enough good eulogies. I only knew
him (on usenet only) for a short time, but he *did* stand out among the
one I "met". That is without doubt.

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