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magical thyme

(14,881 posts) Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:49 PM Mar 2016

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'Bernie Baby' Oliver Lomas, Infant Sanders Lookalike, Reportedly Dies Of SIDS

Source: Huffington Post

A baby known widely on social media as “Bernie Baby” has died, reportedly of sudden infant death syndrome, at the age of 3.5 months.

Oliver Jack Carter Lomas appeared in numerous photos wearing a messy white wig and large glasses reminiscent of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Oliver actually met his style inspiration in February, when his mother, Susan Lomas, brought him to a Sanders rally in Las Vegas.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-baby-dead_us_56d76466e4b0ffe6f8e818a7

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'Bernie Baby' Oliver Lomas, Infant Sanders Lookalike, Reportedly Dies Of SIDS (Original Post) magical thyme Mar 2016 OP

That sucks Tab Mar 2016 #1

That's so awful TheFarseer Mar 2016 #2

Too Sad cantbeserious Mar 2016 #3

RIp Oliver. Very sad. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #4

Oh I did not know it was sudden. I thought maybe his parents applegrove Mar 2016 #5

Sad. I admit I was not aware of this cute baby until his death (nt) question everything Mar 2016 #6

Tab

(11,093 posts)

1. That sucks

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:52 PM

Mar 2016

TheFarseer

(9,323 posts)

2. That's so awful

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:54 PM

Mar 2016

As the dad of a toddler, I can't imagine the sadness the parents are feeling right now.

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

3. Too Sad

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:57 PM

Mar 2016

eom

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

4. RIp Oliver. Very sad.

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:58 PM

Mar 2016

applegrove

(118,659 posts)

5. Oh I did not know it was sudden. I thought maybe his parents

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 01:07 AM

Mar 2016

had dressed him up to meet Bernie as a wish foundation thing. That is even sadder.

question everything

(47,479 posts)

6. Sad. I admit I was not aware of this cute baby until his death (nt)

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:31 PM

Mar 2016

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