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  • Doc Beechler (mod-MD) July 12, 2010 at 10:49am
    Rest in peace, Harvey. You'll be missed.
  • Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) July 12, 2010 at 11:09am
    Sad news. He seemed so resilient, I thought he'd go on forever.
  • ClarkKent_DC July 12, 2010 at 11:41am
    From the Associated Press: "Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression, according to (Cleveland Heights police Capt. Michael) Cannon."

    Yikes!
  • Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) July 12, 2010 at 11:47am
    Oh, man. I'm sorry to hear that.
  • The Baron July 12, 2010 at 7:00pm
    That's a shame - makes me want to go drag out my copy of The Quitter.
  • Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) July 12, 2010 at 7:23pm
    I just remembered -- we share a birthday. He was exactly 30 years older than me.
  • Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man July 12, 2010 at 10:17pm
    Like Mark Sullivan, I thought he would just go on forever. So sad.
  • George July 15, 2010 at 6:25pm
    NPR's "Fresh Air" is devoting its show tomorrow (July 16) to Pekar.
  • Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) July 15, 2010 at 6:28pm
    George said:
    NPR's "Fresh Air" is devoting its show tomorrow (July 16) to Pekar.

    Thanks for the heads-up!
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