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Magpie
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entropy51 memorial
Many of you remember forum member entropy51. His last post was over a year ago. The last I spoke with him he was dying of cancer.
He was a medical doctor by vocation and a home chemist by avocation. For many years before his death he was planning the lab he would enjoy upon
reaching retirement. He had a fine collection of glassware and instruments. He offered to give it all to me, but I had no place to put it. I miss
him.
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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hissingnoise
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I knew him from his posts and the U2Us we exchanged and I, too, will miss him . . .
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Bot0nist
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He will be missed by me as well. There are to few of us, it is sad when a great mind like entropy goes...
U.T.F.S.E. and learn the joys of autodidacticism!
Don't judge each day only by the harvest you reap, but also by the seeds you sow.
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Lambda-Eyde
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Very sad to hear this.  I always enjoyed reading his posts. RIP, entropy51!
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elementcollector1
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I didn't see much of him, but I do remember him generally being helpful. RIP, indeed.
Elements Collected:52/87
Latest Acquired: Cl
Next in Line: Nd
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S.C. Wack
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He was my number one fan and I didn't even notice he was so gone really...shit...I still have his PM's...shit
He was a bit harsh at times towards the end in some of his posts I thought, well now maybe I don't know everything.
I hope all the other once-familiar names aren't also really gone.
[Edited on 9-4-2013 by S.C. Wack]
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plante1999
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I read much of him, and miss his posts too.
The forum is more then 10 year old and it will start to be frequent that people will go.
I never asked for this.
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BromicAcid
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Lots of people have come and gone during the time of this forum, even some of the most prolific posters. But it's rare to consider that a person has
passed on rather than simply moved on to some other forum.
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12AX7
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He will be missed.
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woelen
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Sad to hear that he died of cancer. I certainly remember his posts. He was a knowledgeable person and was willing to share his ideas with others.
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jamit
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Sad to see him gone but thankful that he shared his knowledge and wisdom and love of chemistry with us ... I've learned a lot from his post. Thank
Entropy51... God bless your soul!
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Polverone
Now celebrating 21 years of madness
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I had some public disagreements with him and some intense but not disagreeable conversations with him in private. He was not afraid of death. It was
not his first encounter with cancer. He had outlived pets and wives. He truly enjoyed exploring his little corner of chemical space, and took comfort
from it in his last months. I miss him.
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watson.fawkes
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entropy51 was one of the people I looked forward to reading.
Is there an obituary available?
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Magpie
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I think that I have his first name in one of my U2U's, maybe even his last name. I believe he lived in the Washington DC area. I'll look back at my
U2U's.
I remember that he had several successful careers: forrester, engineer, and medical doctor. He had a lot of hands-on chemical synthesis experience
when he was an engineer.
Edit: His name was Robert, but that's all I have. He was cheerful right up to the end.
[Edited on 10-4-2013 by Magpie]
The single most important condition for a successful synthesis is good mixing - Nicodem
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Hexavalent
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His passing is indeed tragic, and I will certainly miss reading his knowledgeable posts, but is it fair to give one member a thread when he dies or
moves on, but not another? I can think of others who have not posted for some time, and fear the worst for, too.
Not trying to be rude, just making a suggestion.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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BromicAcid
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I don't see how it's not fair. Anyone could post a thread about any member that has passed along. That seems entirely fair, obviously Magpie cared
enough to actually do something. Like I mentioned above, plenty of people pass through the revolving doors at Sciencemadness, I just usually don't
assume they have died.
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cyanureeves
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adios entropy51 and thanx for sharing.
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mnick12
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That is unfortunate,
While sometimes a bit abrasive, entropy51 had a lot of knowledge to share and contributed much to this forum.
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sonogashira
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I'll miss his contributions. He helped me to make cyanide salts, and cyanate salts, and gave me a storage problem, so i'll always have fond memories
of him for illuminating the mystery, for me, so God bless. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=FaC4MqxUnFw&desktop_uri=%...
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neptunium
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we had a few U2U...thanks for your advices Entropy51!! ... this is a sad news .
[Edited on 11-4-2013 by neptunium]
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DerAlte
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I am one of the many members who U2U'd him. He was an honorable member of the AOOF as well as of SM, admitting to me he was 60 in 2009. Ask not for
who the bell tolls.
RIP, entropy51.
Der Alte
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Sedit
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Ima miss that trolling bustard as well. We spoke last march and he was saying we would have a chance to speak again although his cancer was winning
but I have not really been around to much lately and had not really noticed his absence.
I have his location somewhere in my U2Us but I will look in the morning as I have to wade through the masses. I believed it to be somewhere in the
Virgina area but I could easily be mistaken.
Knowledge is useless to useless people...
"I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes. The fall of Rome, the fall of Germany — the
fall of the ruling country, the people who think they can do whatever they want without anybody else's consent. I've seen this story
before."~Maynard James Keenan
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Endimion17
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I don't really remember his online persona nor his opinions on general matters, but I do remember his nickname and noticed an absence. I remember he
was helpful regarding chemistry issues, but that's all I can say about him.
May he rest in peace.
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DJF90
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I consider Robert a good friend of mine We had exchanged so many U2Us that I had forgotten about half of them (I breifly refreshed my memory and
couldn't help but laugh out loud at some of our conversations). He was always pleasant and knowledgable. I knew of his illness and the comfort that
chemistry provided to him. He bought all the glassware and equipment he thought he could never have otherwise afford, and he was certainly at peace
with life despite his grim prognosis.
Regards an obituary, I do not know his surname. I know that he recently bought a house with a nice finished basement he thought suitable for a fine
lab. Where this was I have no idea. Perhaps a moderator or admin could look back at his IP address to provide some detail as to where he was roughly
located.
I too miss him dearly. Unfortunately we exchanged words little after I heard of his bad news. I was busy with study, and he was busy fighting cancer.
I wish I had the opportunity to engage in conversation with him once again before he passed. I wish I had a chance to say goodbye.
On a related note, I fear Sauron has also passed. He was another dear friend. Last I heard from him he was going blind and suffering health problems
(diabetes is one I recall). It might be that he's been unable to use a computer, but its been a while now and I'm sure I would have heard something by
now if he was still around. I was unable to find an obituary for him either, though I'm not exactly versed in searching for such things.
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Magpie
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I, too, miss Sauron. He could be irascible but surely had a lot of 60's era hands-on chemistry experience. I think some of his arguments with Len1
are among the best on this forum. Following their arguments was like having a ringside seat at "Battle of the Titans."
We know he lived in Bangkok, Thailand. At one time I knew his full name as he had inadvertantly given it out. I'll see if I can find it.
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