Is that courage? I think Dom was an honourable human being however we all deal with illness and death.

I fear death. I am not sure how I would cope with such an announcement of a terminal illness. Is it better not to know too much? Not sure.

So listening to music someone liked or reading books they liked or whatever they were interested in* is a way of keeping a memory of them so to speak.

* No, those puzzles he worked on enthusiastically are not for me, Dom was way out of my league in the IQ department: very clever fellow he was but he was good (sometimes a bit grumpy but not often) and not just 'clever' but quite deep and discerning I think....

Just discovered that my old comrade <Domdaniel> from the days of the <Arno Nickel> Chessgames Challenge and onward has passed away. My previous post was meant to be my last here, but upon eventually discovering this sad news on a random visit to this, my old and fondest habitat, that intention momentarily stands respectfully to one side.

Where to start? Perhaps by reminiscing about the magic times of those amazing months of collaboration in the Nickel Challenge (User: World Team Tribute). Then there was the hilarious booze up on <Beer> when he reached a thousand posts. And the unforgettable and numerous moments of merriment, wit, jokes, puns, literacy and philosophy of this incredible guy, as well as some of his more serious moments during his life.

He shared so much of himself here and no doubt outside of this place.

Gerry was a genius at combining two enviable talents: building friendships and wordsmithing.

To his friends: please accept my deepest, if belated, condolences. It's heartening to see you keeping his memory and his legacy alive here in this community.