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crim son

(27,464 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:21 PM Sep 2022

William Rivers Pitt has died.

Some of you will have known him.

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William Rivers Pitt has died. (Original Post) crim son Sep 2022 OP

Dammit, he was too young. Wicked Blue Sep 2022 #1

RIP William Rivers Pitt. Author, Husband, Father, and Friend ItsjustMe Sep 2022 #2

Long, sad, shocked thread on DU a couple of hours ago. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #3

Oh no! What happened? He was still pretty young. hedda_foil Sep 2022 #4

😢 My heart is with his mom and Lola and blm Sep 2022 #5

... Drum Sep 2022 #6

Has this been verified? dflprincess Sep 2022 #7

On his FB account someone said they got it confirmed vanlassie Sep 2022 #9

Wow. Very sad to read this. underpants Sep 2022 #8

RIP lady lib Sep 2022 #10

RIP. I always enjoyed his posts when he was active on DU. Arkansas Granny Sep 2022 #11

He was a thinker and expressed his thoughts well. cachukis Sep 2022 #12

... Solly Mack Sep 2022 #13

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Sep 2022 #15

... ColinC Sep 2022 #14

RIP mzmolly Sep 2022 #16

OMG, I was wondering about him just two days ago and googled to see what he'd been writing... Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #17

I can't find any reports about this via Google. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #18

Oh no what a shock Tom Kitten Sep 2022 #19

OMG Kali Sep 2022 #20

Where is this coming from that he has died? Pachamama Sep 2022 #21

Big Hug.. FarPoint Sep 2022 #29

His colleague Dahr Jamahl from Truthout confirmed it Generic Other Sep 2022 #33

...and the Wheel turns. WheelWalker Sep 2022 #22

Safe travels, Will Sugarcoated Sep 2022 #23

Oh no, he was here at the start. rwheeler31 Sep 2022 #24

I met him and some other DU'rs at Camp Crawford. Joan Baez sang for us. flying_wahini Sep 2022 #25

What caused his death? He was only around 50 years old. Emile Sep 2022 #26

Very sorry to hear it. He was an asset to DU. (nt) Paladin Sep 2022 #27

I am devastated! FarPoint Sep 2022 #28

Will was a wonderful person. In_The_Wind Sep 2022 #30

so sorry to hear this news. peacebuzzard Sep 2022 #31

He was one of us in the beginning Generic Other Sep 2022 #32

Wicked Blue

(5,834 posts)

1. Dammit, he was too young.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:22 PM

Sep 2022

ItsjustMe

(11,230 posts)

2. RIP William Rivers Pitt. Author, Husband, Father, and Friend

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:23 PM

Sep 2022

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217197580

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

3. Long, sad, shocked thread on DU a couple of hours ago.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:23 PM

Sep 2022

RIP

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

4. Oh no! What happened? He was still pretty young.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:24 PM

Sep 2022

Such a talented guy and one of our first DU stars.

blm

(113,063 posts)

5. 😢 My heart is with his mom and Lola and

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:26 PM

Sep 2022

all who loved him.

He‘s been a big part of the last 21years of my life. For many of us here at DU and Bartcop.

Drum

(9,161 posts)

6. ...

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:33 PM

Sep 2022

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)

7. Has this been verified?

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:37 PM

Sep 2022

This appears to be the only site reporting it.

vanlassie

(5,675 posts)

9. On his FB account someone said they got it confirmed

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:39 PM

Sep 2022

by Dahr Jamail, another journalist who worked with him.

underpants

(182,826 posts)

8. Wow. Very sad to read this.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:39 PM

Sep 2022

I marched with him and other DU’ers October 26, 2002 to protest the Iraq War.
Indirectly he’s how I came to DU.

lady lib

(2,933 posts)

10. RIP

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:40 PM

Sep 2022

Loving father and excellent writer.

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)

11. RIP. I always enjoyed his posts when he was active on DU.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:42 PM

Sep 2022

cachukis

(2,243 posts)

12. He was a thinker and expressed his thoughts well.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 10:50 PM

Sep 2022

Enjoyed comparing mine with his.

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

13. ...

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:01 PM

Sep 2022

The first time I ever saw this particular meme was when Will posted it to a thread I was reading.

Long time ago.

And I'm still in shock.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

15. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:12 PM

Sep 2022

ColinC

(8,300 posts)

14. ...

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:03 PM

Sep 2022

mzmolly

(50,993 posts)

16. RIP

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:14 PM

Sep 2022

Mr. Pitt

Tom Yossarian Joad

(19,230 posts)

17. OMG, I was wondering about him just two days ago and googled to see what he'd been writing...

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:30 PM

Sep 2022

Too damn young and so sorry to read this.

Ocelot II

(115,721 posts)

18. I can't find any reports about this via Google.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:40 PM

Sep 2022

Has it been confirmed anywhere else?

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)

19. Oh no what a shock

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:41 PM

Sep 2022

Only 50 - way too young.
I met him and listened to his eulogy for Andy Stephenson in Seattle all those years ago. Such a good speaker and writer he will be missed.

Kali

(55,011 posts)

20. OMG

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:42 PM

Sep 2022

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)

21. Where is this coming from that he has died?

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:44 PM

Sep 2022

Just curious….I haven’t heard an official announcement from the family.

For full disclosure Will is one of the few DUers (or former DU members) I have met in person. Haven’t been in touch for years but I have not heard yet other than on DU that he died.

If this is true - I can only say that Will is a good person and smart person and I send my love to his family who would be devastated.

Will brought me to DU. He had his differences with DU - but he was a big part of DU’s beginning and I appreciated him.

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

29. Big Hug..

Reply to Pachamama (Reply #21)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:01 AM

Sep 2022

I am with you with sadness...

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

33. His colleague Dahr Jamahl from Truthout confirmed it

Reply to Pachamama (Reply #21)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 11:58 PM

Sep 2022

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

22. ...and the Wheel turns.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2022, 11:45 PM

Sep 2022

Sugarcoated

(7,724 posts)

23. Safe travels, Will

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:03 AM

Sep 2022

rwheeler31

(6,242 posts)

24. Oh no, he was here at the start.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:41 AM

Sep 2022

He was a thoughtful activist, who encouraged so many to stay involved. Condolences to his friends and family.

flying_wahini

(6,600 posts)

25. I met him and some other DU'rs at Camp Crawford. Joan Baez sang for us.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:10 AM

Sep 2022

During W’s years.

Emile

(22,780 posts)

26. What caused his death? He was only around 50 years old.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 06:47 AM

Sep 2022

Paladin

(28,262 posts)

27. Very sorry to hear it. He was an asset to DU. (nt)

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 09:28 AM

Sep 2022

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

28. I am devastated!

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:00 AM

Sep 2022

First Andy...then Kevin and now Will ..all too young!

Peace my Brother....

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

30. Will was a wonderful person.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:03 AM

Sep 2022

I will miss him.

peacebuzzard

(5,174 posts)

31. so sorry to hear this news.

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 11:55 AM

Sep 2022

he always had great insight.
farewell, William Rivers Pitt.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

32. He was one of us in the beginning

Reply to crim son (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 11:57 PM

Sep 2022

OMG, I feel so sad to hear this. I have been on DU since 2001 first joining to follow his writing when he joined up with Skinner and EarlG to express all our angst at GOP fuckery of that era. Followed him through the worst GOP treachery over the years: Bush v. Gore election, 9/11, Iraq, voting activist Andy Stephensen's death when Will came to Seattle to deliver his eulogy. He saw me, heard I was Generic Other, and nearly lifted me off my feet in a bearhug. Camp Casey where he went to meet Cindy Crawford. The hideous Trump years.

So many old memories of hanging in the lounge, fighting in GD, watching him grow as a writer. He was one of us. Even when he hurt. I know he still read DU at times. I sent him links.

Now, I will imagine him, the Queen and Paddington Bear walking out of our vision. A lion of a man. Whether you liked him or not, he was our friend and ally.

Go gently old dear friend.

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