Redpossum has gone

[nikad]

I had very mixed feelings about posting this on the forum. I have not personally met @Redpossum, but he has been posting on Baexpats for a long time since his arrival to Buenos Aires. He did not have relatives here or back in the US, just one or two very good friends that became worried as he had not been active online in the last few days and tried to get a hold of him. These friends are all abroad in very distant places.

I found out yesterday that Chris passed last Thursday alone at home in the City. I have notified the US Embassy. It strikes me that somebody can be so alone. I guess that the expat community as heterogeneous as it is is not very close. I don't think Chris' passing should go unnoticed. I think the least I can do is this tiny tribute to his life. Hope he is now in a better place, did not suffer and is now resting in peace.

Greetings And Salutations!

Hello! My handle is Redpossum. The "Possum" bit goes back some 25 years or so. I was working as a bench-tech in the repair lab of a local laser printer company called Talaris Systems in San Diego. We got a new manager, an ex-Navy officer, who was clearly looking for an excuse to get rid of me...

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[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Sorry to hear that.
Rest in Peace Chris.

 

[antipodean]

Very sad news.
Thanks for posting this memorial.
He was an active and unwavering part of this forum for many years whose way with words surely brought a smile to many peoples face.

 

[Johnny]

Thanks Nikad. What a horrible shame.

 

[carride]

Thanks for posting that tribute Nikad. A nice reminder of RedPossum's own words through his introduction.

 

[admin]

I’m sorry to hear this. Hope his memory stays with us.

Argentina is a wonderful place, Argentina is a terrible place, you will love it, you will hate it, you will laugh, you will cry, sometimes you will laugh until you cry, and sometimes you will laugh to keep yourself from crying. But Argentina, for all its faults, has captured my wicked old heart, cynic that I am, and I never want to leave. I get all choked up just trying to put it in words.

 

[Utopos]

Thank-you Nikad. He will be fondly remembered...

 

[cortazar]

I'm glad we have people like @nikad and RedPossum's friend in this world, checking in on isolated people who may be at risk. It reminds me to do the same.

Rest in peace, Chris. Thanks for the strong opinions and laughs.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I had very mixed feelings about posting this on the forum. I have not personally met @Redpossum, but he has been posting on Baexpats for a long time since his arrival to Buenos Aires. He did not have relatives here or back in the US, just one or two very good friends that became worried as he had not been active online in the last few days and tried to get a hold of him. These friends are all abroad in very distant places.

I found out yesterday that Chris passed last Thursday alone at home in the City. I have notified the US Embassy. It strikes me that somebody can be so alone. I guess that the expat community as heterogeneous as it is is not very close. I don't think Chris' passing should go unnoticed. I think the least I can do is this tiny tribute to his life. Hope he is now in a better place, did not suffer and is now resting in peace.

Greetings And Salutations!

Hello! My handle is Redpossum. The "Possum" bit goes back some 25 years or so. I was working as a bench-tech in the repair lab of a local laser printer company called Talaris Systems in San Diego. We got a new manager, an ex-Navy officer, who was clearly looking for an excuse to get rid of me...

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Thank you Nikad,….anybody know cause of death ….? I always suspected that he was a paid shill for the Kukas…weird.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Thank you Nikad,….anybody know cause of death ….? I always suspected that he was a paid shill for the Kukas…weird.

(Grin)(Smiley face)


He was a nice man. An honest man. I liked him. Goodbye, Chris. Vaya con dios.