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Chicagogrl1

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23. May Ulysses RIP

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:28 PM

May 11

Good reminder to try to live every moment as best as possible, and to let those that you know that are close to you that you love them.

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Ulysses, another long-time DUer gone [View all] Lydia Leftcoast May 11 OP

🕯️ underpants May 11 #1

... SheltieLover May 11 #2

My deepest condolences. greatauntoftriplets May 11 #3

Tears in my eyes and not an onion within miles... chouchou May 11 #4

🫂 mwmisses4289 May 11 #5

Deepest sympathy to all his family and friends malaise May 11 #6

I miss him proud patriot May 11 #7

So sorry to hear about Ulysses. sdfernando May 11 #8

I am so very sorry. StarryNite May 11 #9

I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and friends. LoisB May 11 #10

My condolences to the family and our community... Moostache May 11 #11

Sincerest sympathies to Ulysses' family. Thank You Lydia Leftcoast for posting. George McGovern May 11 #12

So sorry to see this. mountain grammy May 11 #13

My condolences on another DU loss Niagara May 11 #14

... 2naSalit May 11 #15

... stage left May 11 #16

He sure left a wise legacy - of which you remind us: calimary May 11 #17

I am sorry for your loss. H2O Man May 11 #18

That really struck me to the core--both Ulysses' passing and the poignant message of his wife hlthe2b May 11 #19

My heartfelt condolences to all of those who loved him and called him friend. chowder66 May 11 #20

Thank you, Lydia, for sharing Laurelin May 11 #21

The circle is broken orangecrush May 11 #22

May Ulysses RIP Chicagogrl1 May 11 #23

last post ironically in a haven't-seen-these-DUers-in-a-while thread, 2014 Kali May 11 #24

I was thinking about him the other day. Some comment I read, and I knew exactly what Ulysses would have said. Solly Mack May 11 #25

Oh man... Lithos May 11 #26

Thank you for posting. FemDemERA May 11 #27

If you could forward your post to Admin.with a request Ulysses be added to In Memoriam page Dixiegrrrl May 11 #28

That's quite a profound post. patphil May 11 #29

Rest well, John UpInArms May 11 #30

So Sorry IbogaProject May 11 #31

Condolences to the family leftstreet May 11 #32

So very sorry... CaptainTruth May 11 #33

My sympathy bdamomma May 11 #34

... ancianita May 11 #35

Ulysses hosted a DU gathering years ago SCantiGOP May 11 #36

I remember that Lithos May 12 #51

We used an early internet site SCantiGOP May 12 #52

LOL - it is still around ;) Lithos May 12 #53

🙏RIP TommieMommy May 11 #37

I'm truly sad to learn this. RIP, Uly. enki23 May 11 #38

Oh dear. blm May 11 #39

My condolences to his family and friends. brer cat May 11 #40

Aw fuck CatWoman May 11 #41

My heartfelt condolences to John's family and friends. Greybnk48 May 11 #42

Thank you for sharing. tavernier May 11 #43

Another great DU contributor down. OAITW r.2.0 May 11 #44

I read his obituary.....tears! young_at_heart May 11 #45

............................. turbinetree May 12 #46

My deepest sympathy to his family and friends... kentuck May 12 #47

Yes, I remember him - TBF May 12 #48

I'm sorry for our loss. Deepest comfort to John's family. Ulysses Clouds Passing May 12 #49

Condolences to his family. May he rest in peace. Mad_Dem_X May 12 #50