[vpFREE] A Death in the VP Family

It is with sadness that I must bring you the news of the death of John McKim. Many of you may remember this VP-loving couple, John and Steve, who were on these forums for many many years. Steve had passed away a year or so ago and his funeral was the last time I had seen John.

John died the way he would have wanted. On his last day on earth he played VP at the Rampart and then went home to go to bed. He died in his sleep.

We had known Steve and John ever since they moved from Cleveland to Las Vegas, how many years ago I don't exactly remember. Actually we had corresponded before they moved here. John had written to ask me if I thought a gay couple would be accepted into the VP community of Skip's Forum. I said that this was a very diverse and non-judgmental group of very nice people. And in the numerous get-togethers we had during those early years I never saw any evidence of prejudice.

Writing that last paragraph makes me long for the "good old days." Back then we rarely had rudeness on the VP forum. If someone wrote a book related to gambling in general or VP in particular, this was a subject for congratulations and best wishes for its success. We weren't all interested in every post, so we learned to just politely delete those that we figured didn't pertain to our personal style of play. We had differing opinions about many issues, but we could discuss those issues and give our reasons for disagreeing, without insulting or attacking the persons who had opposing viewpoints.

Sigh.... Am I mistaken in the belief that the world, on and off the Internet, used to be a "kinder and gentler" place!! I guess this makes me look and feel old.
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Jean $¢ott, Frugal Gambler
http://queenofcomps.com/
You can read my blog at
http://jscott.lvablog.com/

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