To Honor The Memory of William Rivers Pitt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

In honor of the life of William Rivers Pitt, I am posting these photos tonight.
We were on our way to Iceland. We were able to meet with these great DU'ers in our hotel.







Cross gently, dear Will.

[blm]

1. 🕯

[H2O Man]

2. Recommended.

[Hekate]

3. Recommended

[Raine]

4. THANKS so much

for posting these.

R-I-P Will

[burrowowl]

5. Recommended

RIP

[BlueMTexpat]

6. Thanks for posting!

[mia]

7. Thank you.

[Hugin]

8. KnR

[ms liberty]

9. K&R RIP, Will. n/t

[mahina]

10. The saddest day.

I accept that it’s true.

We must do a fundraiser for their little family. Hope Truthout will endure.

Aloha CP.

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Thank you, Peggy. n/t

[Kid Berwyn]

12. Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy.

A most special time — our brief existence allows us to meet so many extraordinary beings.

[HAB911]

13. Wow Peggy!

[kentuck]

14. Excellent memories, Peggy...

Will was such a great and passionate writer. He wore his heart on his sleeve and that created some enemies for him.

[Arazi]

15. Thank you

[Lucinda]

16. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[underpants]

17. I saw very sad to read this last night.

[Raster]

18. Thanks, Peggy.

[duhneece]

19. Thank you for sharing nt

[The Blue Flower]

20. So his passing has been verified?

I've been hoping to find out it isn't true. I met Will, whose writing I so greatly admired, when he came to Seattle to join the Kucinich presidential campaign. We were all so excited to have him on the team. But there was such disarray in the organization, he didn't stay long. My heart is heavy at the loss of his voice. Deepest condolences to his family.

[kcr]

22. I'm wondering the same thing

Hope it isn't true. Edit looks like it is

[Celerity]

48. yes, verified

https://truthout.org/articles/william-rivers-pitt-dared-to-hope-for-our-future-lets-do-right-by-his-memory/

[Aristus]

21. ...

[nolabear]

23. Thank you, Peggy.

💔

[sarge43]

24. Peggy, is someone going to place his name in the DU In Memoriam site? n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. Yes, this has been done! Here's the link:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217201927

[sarge43]

51. Thanks. n/t

[MiHale]

25. Thank you CalPeg...

Another reminder to enjoy life every day.

[Auggie]

26. Thank you California Peggy

[mountain grammy]

27. Thank you so much for these Peggy!

[samsingh]

28. May he rest in peace. He has given us a lot of insight.

[CaptainTruth]

29. What a loss. A great voice, an incredible writer.

An inspiration to many, myself included.

[Wild blueberry]

30. Rest in peace, Will Rivers Pitt

Thank you, California Peggy.

[Disaffected]

31. Who's who

in the photos? Thanks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. OK! From left to right: My husband, Lionel Mandrake, Will, Marian (DU member) and Pied Piper--

I think that's his username! He's also a DU member.

I don't remember Marian's DU name.

[Disaffected]

37. Thank you!

[calimary]

32. Thanks for posting these photos!

“… those were the days…”

[GoneOffShore]

33. Thank you for posting this Peggy.

[Ohio Joe]

34. K & R - nt

[2naSalit]

36. K&R

[malthaussen]

38. I don't think he'll cross gently, Peggy...

... he'll be cussing out Death every step of the way.

-- Mal

[Avalon Sparks]

39. RIP King!

Thank you for sharing the photos on this very sad day.

William Rivers Pitt was an amazing writer and one of the great fighters of the status quo. He will be missed by many. Sincere condolences to his family, friends and admirers.

[DinahMoeHum]

40. An essay of his back in February 2002 brought me here to DU. . .

. . .and I joined up a month later.

He struck me back then as a 21st century Thomas Paine.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/02/02/02_ground.html

[Evolve Dammit]

42. A great comparison. Yes indeed.

[Evolve Dammit]

41. Thank you dear Peggy. I am deeply saddened by the loss of a true treasure.

[Tommymac]

43. Thank You for these.

[summer_in_TX]

44. Loved the passion and clarity of his writing.

I searched for his image to see which person in the photo was Will. I found a link to a heartbreaking and inspiring op-ed he wrote about "The Astonishing Privilege of Fatherhood."

I know his daughter must be broken-hearted with the loss. But also that Will's fatherhood must have created scads of precious memories. Hopefully his memory will be a blessing and comfort to her.
https://truthout.org/articles/william-rivers-pitt-the-astonishing-privilege-of-fatherhood/

I suspect his daughter is around nine years old now. I don't know if they had other children.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. I believe his daughter is 9 years old. And they never had any other children.

I remember Will talking about that choice. He said since he was an older dad, and with the condition his wife has, that they would not be having any more kids.

Turned out to be prescient.

[MontanaMama]

45. Recommended.

What a sad day.

[love_katz]

46. .....

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

50. Somehow, it feels like the end of an era to me.

Can't believe that Will has passed. With my morning coffee I read Truthout every day, mostly to read Will's column.

A nostalgic blast from the past, a thread in which Will posted "THIS IS THE BEST THREAD EVER!"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3354133