RIP Curmudgeon: A CC legend

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How tragic! My thoughts to his family, friends, and all those affected by this terrible loss.

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Iā€™m so sorry. Depression is a terrible disease.

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Thank you for the update on Northstarmom. I have been thinking about herā€¦ so glad she has found happiness.

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He was truly generous with his time and wisdom, on and off CC. RIP Curmudgeon

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Northstar posts great Facebook pics! Fun that many of us from the olden days are connected on several levels.

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This is very sad - I remember curmy.

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Heartbreaking. And I never found him to be a curmudgeon at all- just a blunt realist with a good heart.

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Thanks for sharing this information. I remember him as a valued member of the CC community from way back. Sad news, but glad to see that he is being appreciated for his valuable contributions to CC. I also remember his wit. Iā€™m glad to hear things have gone well for his daughter.

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I am so sorry to hear this. Curmudgeon was such a wonderful contributor to this forum. I always respected the care and knowledge he put into his posts. Loved his sense of humor.

Iā€™m very glad Northstar has found happiness.

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Thank you for letting us know. He has always been one of the long time posters who pops into my head periodically. His posts were always helpful and respectful to the students seeing his advice, and pretty funny when he was the subject of the joke. His ā€œmoving the daughter to collegeā€ thread was hysterical, and the annual ā€œlike swallows to Capistranoā€ thread gently warned many of to insist on an academic safety that our kids loved.
If any family members read this, thank you for sharing your generous father with so many.

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Sorry to hear about curmudgeon. I remember him from when I joined this forum back in 2005.

I remember his thoughtful wit and charm. RIP

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Iā€™ve run into curmudgeonā€™s posts over the years, though he stopped being active around the time I joined. Iā€™m sorry to hear this news. May he rest peacefully.

I also appreciate the update on northstarmom.

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I am so sorry to hear this. Our daughters applied for college at the same time, and to many of the same colleges. We helped each other meet the various application and aid deadlines. Iā€™ll never forget his hilarious story about moving his daughter into her dorm! His DD went to Rhodes and mine went to Carleton, and sometime in their sophomore year, they happened to be playing at the same ultimate tournament and were scheduled to play against each other. Curmudgeon, being Curmedgeon, turned that into a thread here. Neither DD wanted to go up to the other and ask, ā€œIs your parent on College Confidential?ā€

My deepest condolences to his wife and daughter. Rest well, Curmudgeon.

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Well, darn. Very sad to hear this. I always checked out his postings (back in CC times when you could see who posted on threads with out opening). He had such a funny, charming, aw shucks way with words. Agree with others that his story about moving his DD to college was a classic. I also remember the Thelma and Louise story. His description of the Texas farm country was so vivid. I tried to search for some of theseā€¦alas, I think CC removed. He was one of a kind.

Wishing his family peace and wonderful memoriesā€¦

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Maybe some of his posts can be found through here:

:cry::cry::cry:

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Curmudgeonā€™s name seemed familiar to me, perhaps from reading some old threads, but it wasnā€™t a name I knew well. Thanks to @BunsenBurner I went and read some of his threads, and I had tears streaming down my face I was laughing so hard.

My condolences to his family and those that knew him. May he rest in peace.

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I am so sorry to read about Curmieā€™s passing, rest easy my friend.
He did provide some lol moments here on CC.
His daughter became our daughter and we all took joy in her success.
Happy to hear that Northstarmom has found happiness and is living her best life

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I do want to thank the moderation team for letting us reminisce about our beloved friend curmudgeon.

We think of our old friends and this has been a time to let us remember when for many of us, our children were the ones embarking on their college journey.

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I read this and was like, wait, I was FB friends with her once upon a time. Why donā€™t I know any of this? And so I searched, and I still am (she actually recently liked something I had posted). I donā€™t know why she wasnā€™t showing up (stupid algorithm) but now I am catching up.

So thanks for that!

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I really despise the way Facebook works.

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