This is Cat, Ranj's partner

[Fovea]

I hope that I am not putting this in the wrong place; I'm not active on DU so I don't quite understand how this works.

Ranj Niere, realpolitic/fovea on DU, died on June 21st of a massive heart attack in his sleep.

A memorial will be held at 6pm on Friday July 3rd at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival site. Parking is in the performer's lot. It will be a celebration of Ranj's life, according to his often-expressed wish. If anyone local wants to come and is able to make it, please do--consider it a personal invitation from me, and please come introduce yourself to me.

Dress is casual, and please bring your cameras. In lieu of flowers, we are collecting donations to dedicate a memorial bench to Ranj on his beloved Katy Trail (write to [email protected] for details). If you prefer, you may make a donation in his name to the American Heart Association here: http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=23390&fr_id=1030&pg=fund

DU gave Ranj a lot of enjoyment (and frustration, and cause to tear his hair and rant to me) over the years, and I am so grateful to all of you for being a part of his life.

If you want to reach me, you can email me at [email protected].

[Oceansaway]

1. thanks for the info....sorry for your loss...n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. OMG!

I not only knew him here but in RL as well. He came to several of our KC area DU meetups.

This breaks my heart.

Thank you so much for letting us know. He will be greatly missed.

[grantcart]

3. Cat sorry for your loss

[AllieB]

4. I'm so sorry for your loss.

:hug:

[alsame]

5. Condolances to you.

:hug:

[cali]

6. thank you for posting. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Lancer]

7. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for letting us know.

:hug:

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Inadequate, but heartfelt ......

:hug:

[Ocracoker16]

9. sorry to hear of your loss

Thanks for posting. This is of course a loss for DU as well.

[Haole Girl]

10. Thank you for letting us know

I'm so sorry. :hug:

[southlandshari]

11. My thoughts and prayers are with you

I don't know you and I didn't know Ranj, but I know how much a part of life DU can be and I know that there are some really incredible people here. Sounds like Ranj was one of them. I can tell you are one of them, too.

:hug:

[LaurenG]

12. I am so sorry for your loss Fovea

:hug:

[Solly Mack]

13. I'm so sorry. My condolences.

:hug:

[BlueJazz]

14. Thank you for letting us know and We're all sorry for your Loss.

[rvablue]

15. Sorry for your loss, Cat. n/t

[myrna minx]

16. I am so sorry, Cat.

I can't imagine what a horrible shock this must be for you and your family. :hug:

[madrchsod]

17. sorry for your loss....we`ll miss him too.........

[flvegan]

18. So sorry for your loss, Cat. RIP Ranj a/k/a fovea.

[SeattleGirl]

19. I'm so sorry to hear this.

My condolences to you, Cat.

[madmax]

20. Very sorry for your loss Cat.

May you find peace and comfort in knowing that your DU family cares, and will always be here for you. RIP Ranj.

[blm]

21. Sad to hear. Peace to you and his family.

.

[G_j]

22. he will be missed

thank you Cat,

thank you Ranj!!

[bigwillq]

23. Oh no. I am very sorry for your loss.

:hug:

[Rebellious Republican]

24. RIP

It is always sad to lose a kindred spirit, one of our own from DU. Try not mourn the lose, rather celebrate the memory. I am sure your partner would have wanted it that way.

RR :pals:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

25. My deepest condolences to you & yours.

:hug:

[peekaloo]

26. Condolences.

:hug:

RIP Ranj.

[XemaSab]

27. So sorry for your loss

:(

[billyoc]

28. My condolences to you and your family, Cat.

Ranj certainly could turn a phrase, I'm sure I'll be quoting him for years to come. "I love my socialist postman" and similar phrases are the kind of left wing populism that will rally a generation of activists, so I'm grateful to have read his postings here.

[Norrin Radd]

29. Condolences to you.

[AllyCat]

30. Oh Cat I'm so sorry!

What a great one we will all miss. Much comfort and prayers to you.

[qanda]

31. So sorry for your loss

You are in my thoughts.

[sandnsea]

32. Sorry to hear this

I am really going to miss him. I'm probably one that caused some hair tearing, he certainly did on this end. Smart fellow and always well informed. My condolences to you and your family.

[Dystopian]

33. Heartfelt condolences...

So very sorry for the loss of your beloved Ranj...



Rest in Peace, Ranj

[dipsydoodle]

34. So sorry for your loss.

.

[uppityperson]

35. Condolences to you and yours.

[Uben]

36. My condolences, as well.

We hate to lose anyone here at DU, especially by them dying, and especially one who has been around as long and posted as much as Ranj. He will be missed by all of us, I'm sure. RIP Ranj. You deserve it.

[lumberjack_jeff]

37. I'm very sorry for your loss Cat.

Thank you for taking the time to let us know, we mourn with you.

[malaise]

38. Deepest sympathy Cat

It's always hard to lose your partner but if I could choose my own death it would be a heart attack in my sleep.
:grouphug:

[DarthDem]

39. So Sorry to Hear :(

Cat, all my best. I'm very sorry for your loss and wish you the best. I'm sure the services will be beautiful. Take care.

[PA Democrat]

40. I'm so sorry for your loss, Cat.

[livetohike]

41. I'm so very sorry for your loss

:hug: and our loss at DU. Thank you for letting us know. I hope the memories of the good times with Ranj will help ease the sadness of these past few weeks. Take care of yourself.

[Cleita]

42. My deepest sympathy for your loss and ours.

:hug:

[Soylent Brice]

43. a very eloquent writer:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fovea/92

amazing.

he will be sadly missed. this is definitely the new beginning, for him and for us.

[Dappleganger]

44. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I am so sorry for your loss. :(

[Vidar]

45. My condolences, Cat. RIP Ranj/ fovea.

[joeybee12]

46. I'm very sorry to hear this...thanks for letting us know...

Our thoughts are with you.

[armyowalgreens]

47. I'm so sorry for your loss Cat. RIP Ranj.

[pleah]

48. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[foxfeet]

49. I'm so sorry. I wish peace and strength for you and yours.

[no_hypocrisy]

50. I'm so sorry. Condolences and happy memories to you.

[Taverner]

51. I am so sorry, Cat

[DKRC]

52. So sorry to hear this.

RIP Ranj.

[LWolf]

53. My condolences.

:cry:

[fizzgig]

54. i am so very sorry, cat

my thoughts are with all those who loved him :hug:

rest well, ranj

[stevedeshazer]

55. ...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

56. I'm sorry for our loss as well as yours...

My thoughts are with you and all those whose lives he touched...

[tom_paine]

57. My condolences for your loss.

[EarlG]

58. I'm so sorry to hear this

My condolences. :(

[NewJeffCT]

59. I'm sorry for your loss

May Ranj rest in peace. Your family has my deepest sympathy.

[checks-n-balances]

60. So very sorry for your huge loss, Cat

You are always welcome here:grouphug:

[snappyturtle]

61. My deepest sympathy. There are no words. nt

[yellerpup]

62. Please accept our condolences, Cat.

Ranj will be missed here, but our sadness is nothing compared to your tremendous loss. My deepest sympathy is with you. Peace, sister.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

63. My sympathies Cat

Bless Fovea's memory, and your heart. :hug:

[MuseRider]

64. I am so sorry to hear this.

He was very kind and texted me during the election because I was sitting in Jardines listening to one of my sons play. I was going nuts and he was dear enough to keep me up on the numbers. We "spoke" on DU some but I never had the privilege to meet him. Thank you for letting us know. The world just lost another good guy. Peace to you.

[TahitiNut]

65. My sincere condolences, Cat. He was a valued member of this virtual (if not virtuous) community.

:hug:

[greatauntoftriplets]

66. My deepest condolences on your loss.

:hug:

[cbayer]

67. I am so sorry for your loss.

I am glad he had community here, and he will be missed.

:hug:

[WilliamPitt]

68. Oh dammit

:(

:hug:

[Fovea]

117. He often spoke about you to me,

and how proud he was of your accomplishments, and how pleased he was to know you. I know that that is the case for a lot of the people he knew on DU, but you are one of the ones he told me about by name. If you'd like, if there's something you'd like read at the memorial, I'd be happy to do that. I know it would mean a lot to him.

My email is [email protected].

[renate]

69. I'm so sorry

:hug:

[Berry Cool]

70. My sympathies to you, Fovea.

Thanks for letting everyone know.

[BlooInBloo]

71. :((((( RIP, and best to all he was close to.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

72. My condolences on your loss

And ours here at DU as well.

[Kadie]

73. So sorry for your loss.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

[JerseygirlCT]

74. So sorry for your loss. nt

[Kajsa]

75. I am so sorry,Cat!

My condolences to you, your families and
friends.

:hug: :grouphug:

[shaniqua6392]

76. Thoughts and prayers for you!

I am so sorry for your loss.

[CC]

77. I am so sorry to hear this.

My heart goes out to you and all his loved ones. He and his photos will be missed. He was a very talented photographer. I hope his pictures help bring you peace one day. :hug:

[givemebackmycountry]

78. I hope the Katy Trail extended beyond his wildest dreams...

And he's still on it, and happy hiking it far and wide.

RIP - Ranj


:grouphug:

[Betsy Ross]

79. Condolences on your loss. K&R n/t

[Stargazer09]

80. I'm so sorry for your loss

:hug:

[rasputin1952]

81. My sincerest condolences to your, and DU's loss...

:(

[Catherine Vincent]

82. You have my condolences

[MadMaddie]

83. Cat I am truely sorry for your loss!!

I hope that we provided him amusement and comradre over the years.

My thoughts are with you!

[Odin2005]

84. Oh no! I so sorry!

:cry: :hug:

[crim son]

85. My sincere condolences, Cat.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

[Batgirl]

86. This is a very sad loss, you're in my thoughts. nt

[closeupready]

87. I'm sorry.

:hug:

[Ken Burch]

88. As someone who knows the pain of a sudden loss of a life-partner

Please accept my sympathies. You will find a lot of supportive people here on DU. There is even a Bereavement Group on DU, which you would be welcome to join if you wished to at some point(here's the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=323)

You must be in enormous pain and shock right now, but know that we're here for you. Take care.

[RayOfHope]

89. Cat, I am so so very sorry. My father in law rode with Ranj on the Katy Trail once

My father in law is diabetic and ranj was talking with him about blood sugar. I found ranj's photostream on flickr and shared his Katy Trail and other biking photos with my father in law, who greatly enjoyed them.

I am so very sorry for your loss and will make a donation to the trail.

[RayOfHope]

90. Cat, I am so so very sorry. My father in law rode with Ranj on the Katy Trail once

My father in law is diabetic and ranj was talking with him about blood sugar. I found ranj's photostream on flickr and shared his Katy Trail and other biking photos with my father in law, who greatly enjoyed them.

I am so very sorry for your loss and will make a donation to the trail.

[Duppers]

91. so sorry

Sending you and his loved ones cyber hugs :hug:


He posted these excellent photos only a couple of weeks ago, illustrating a great talent:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x56455

[Beacool]

111. Wow, those photos are magnificent.

And the post was dated June 10, just a few days before his passing. How sad.

:(

[mzmolly]

92. I'm very sorry for your

loss.

[Enthusiast]

93. My condolences

[RFKHumphreyObama]

94. My deepest and sincerest thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies

To you and your family:hug: :hug: I'm so, so sorry to hear this. May Ranj rest in peace:hug:

My thoughts and prayers are with your family

[lightningandsnow]

95. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I didn't really know Ranj, but, as the messages from here show, he meant a lot to a lot of people.

:hug:

[Blaze Diem]

96. My condolences to you & yours, & to say in respect "DU lost a fine member."

Will be thinking of you & Ranj on July 3, 09.

Ranj's Journal postings speak well of his wisdom.

[progressoid]

97. So terrible sorry for your loss

I wish I could be there. :hug:

[Triana]

98. I always hate it when we loose a fellow DUer. I'm sorry for your loss

and ours. If I lived near KC I'd certainly go to the memorial. As is, I can only give you :hug: and hope that Ranj is resting peacefully now.

[graywarrior]

99. Condolences, Cat

[PJPhreak]

100. Thank you for letting us know.

Hey Ranj,I'll see ya on the Trail.


Katy Trail at Sunrise.


Burr Oak at sunset,Katy Trail Mo.


Burr Oak Katy Trail Mo.

[Canuckistanian]

101. Sorry to hear of your loss

As it is a loss to DU as well.

[MrMickeysMom]

102. So very sorry to hear this, Cat...

I certainly loved viewing his pictures, though never exchanged words. My heart goes out to you. May you find some comfort.

Please come back if you want... and make this a little bit of your community, too.

MMM :hug:

[WillyT]

103. I'm So Sorry Cat...

:grouphug:

[Richard D]

104. Oh that is so sad

My deepest condolences on your loss. I always enjoyed looking at his beautiful photos. A very talented and heart-filled person. He will be missed.

[Joanne98]

105. RIP Ranj . So sorry to hear that.

[kentuck]

106. So sorry to hear of your loss.

Thank you for letting us know.

[populistdriven]

107. ....bye Ranj, you were one of the good guys

I am so sorry for your loss Cat

[Tindalos]

108. I'm sorry

He'll be missed.

[applegrove]

109. Sorry for your loss.

[Maru Kitteh]

110. What you've done here is a very loving thing. May you and all who love Ranj find peace.

My deepest condolences.

[Beacool]

112. I'm terribly sorry about your loss.

Thank you for taking the time to inform us of his passing. I can only imagine the pain and emptiness you feel at the moment. Please accept my sincerest condolences.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and Ranj's loved ones.

:hug:

[shireen]

113. Dear Cat,

my deepest condolences on the loss of your partner, realpolitic/fovea. Please take care. :hug:

[tavalon]

114. I'm so sorry for your loss

[krispos42]

115. Oh, that's terrible

:-(

:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

116. I am so very sorry... He will be sorely missed here on DU.

Thank you so much for letting us know. The number of recommendations should tell you something and my deepest sympathy to you. Your post is gracious, kind, and otherwise perfect. Ranj would be very proud... O8)

Rhiannon :hug:

[maddezmom]

118. So sorry for your loss

:(

[SlowDownFast]

119. Deepest sympathies to you.

[pruple]

120. so sorry for your loss

best wishes to you and yours

[orleans]

121. this is so sad. take good care, Cat. n/t

[annabanana]

122. Ranj's thoughts on "The Afterlife and the Soul":

from his Jounal;
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/realpolitik/85

I would have a difficult time believing in the laws of thermodynamics
--their existence in a non-numinous universe.

Matter is neither created or destroyed. Energy is neither created or destroyed.
Quantum Physics demonstrates that information is shared between photons at a spooky distance.
In highly complex software systems, complexity and increasing loss of atomicity sometimes generate unanticipated
results. Object Orientation and scoping reduce this to a great degree, but fortunately for all those who live maintaining code
do not completely eliminate them. In the non platonic world of bump and grind, atomicity is meaningless. You have inhaled the dust of Adolph Hitler
and the victims of Hiroshima. Some of your molecules were created in a supernova.

In such a universe, how *could* the information that comprises a soul completely disappear?
The question always is, will I know myself among the universe?

The answer seems to be that I will know that I am a part of the universe.
And hopefully, I will know the part of the universe I am.
Without that, who'd want to live *forever*?

Your loved ones will know that part of the Universe too. - RIP

[shadowknows69]

130. That was beautiful and echoes my own beliefs so well

Good journey Ranj. My sincere prayers to you Cat.

[OneGrassRoot]

134. Thank you for posting this, annabanna....

Hugs of comfort to Ranj's family, and wishes for a graceful, easy passage for Ranj.

:grouphug:

[Jeanette in FL]

123. My condolences to you and yours

Sad news indeed

[Eurobabe]

124. So sorry for your loss, condolences

:grouphug: RIP Ranj.

[Olney Blue]

125. I'm so sorry to hear this, Cat.

[RandomThoughts]

126. Condolences and comfort to you Cat, may you find comfort to get through your sorrow

And Rest in Peace to Ranj Niere, may he find peace and love in his new place.
:hug:

[Mad_Dem_X]

127. Please accept my deepest condolences. nt

[sazemisery]

128. Condolences to you and Ranj's family. n/t

[berni_mccoy]

129. NO! Oh, this is too sad. I am so sorry. :.(

:cry:

[Tikki]

131. So sorry for your loss....

Tikki

[enviralment]

132. Cat memorial

Sorry to hear about your cat.

[kas125]

133. I'm very sorry for your loss, Cat. Ranj was one of the people

who made this place worthwhile. He'll be missed around here!

[tosh]

135. Condolences, Cat.

[Piewhacket]

136. Thank you Cat,

for your courage in posting here with this sad news.
My heartfelt sympathy on your loss and my best wishes
are with you in a difficult time.

I did not know Ranj personally but our DUers are precious,
and we weep to lose a single one, especially one who rants and
tears his hair over the stupidity of the world and humankind.
For that is who we are, and why we are here, and it is important
for it marks the person who truly cares about others.

We are grateful for the mark of caring Ranj left on DU.
Peace to Ranj. Peace to you.

-Piewhacket

[sonias]

137. May Ranj Niere rest in peace

I am so sorry for you loss Cat.

:cry: :hug:

Sonia

[BobTheSubgenius]

138. I'm very sorry to read the news, but all I can do is offer my sincere condolences, and.

...and to thank you for thinking of *us* at such a time.

If I was in the area, I would definitely accept your invitation, but I'm afraid I'm not even in the same country.

Again, heartfelt condolences on your loss.

[DoBotherMe]

139. Peace to you both

and lots of love. Dana ; )

[Hekate]

140. Deepest condolences on your terrible loss. We appreciate your letting us know...

... that one of our own has passed on. Please take care of yourself in the days and months to come. :grouphug: And if you want to come back and post some more, welcome in.

Hekate

[alphafemale]

141. Safe Passage, Ranj.

So sorry for your loss.

:hug:

[Mz Pip]

142. So very very sorry to hear this.

My condolences to you and his family and friends.

Mz Pip