A long-time commenter on this blog, Alex the Physicist, died of an aggressive brain cancer. He was only 47 years old.
Alex was so funny, sweet, and brilliant. He despised wokeness and often commented as “Anonymous for This One” when fearing detection by his left-wing colleagues.
I hate cancer. And I also hate having a little cemetery of people I cared about who died.
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I’m sorry.
Cancer does indeed suck, and having a little cemetery of people you cared about seems to be part of aging. Even when you’re just middle aged.
Were you sending/able to send some more personal remarks to his memorial?
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Oh, no. I remember his comments, always so intelligent and subtle.
May his memory be a blessing. R.I.P.
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That sucks. His comments were smart and insightful. RIP indeed 😦
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“Alex the Physicist, died of an aggressive brain cancer”
Such terrible news for the beginning of the year…. RIP and the best possible wishes for those close to him.
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Terrible news indeed at the start of the year. I fondly recall his sharp wit as a commenter here on the blog.
RIP Alex The Physicist.
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Used to follow his blog Physicist at Large. Always thoughtful and polite. 😦
There is no info there, so his readers may not know what happened.
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Until the last moments when he barely could type anymore, he’d make jokes and try to lighten everybody’s mood. This was all on FB. Alex didn’t have much strength for blogging, although he did make an occasional comment here. I’d know it was him because he started making a lot of typos after all the surgeries and procedures.
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I remember his great comments on here. I’m sorry to his friends and family for their loss.
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Loved reading his comments. My condolences to his family.
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Very sorry to lose Alex to cancer. Very sad…..
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Very sad… I liked him…
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He was such a great person. An extraordinary sense of humor and strength of character. This really hurts.
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