Sigh...

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

I'm stuck for a thread topic here, frankly.

Some of you here may remember Doug Duminie, an Algonquin prof who was here (Calamity-Mouse-house) for a party back in the summer, who was a regular at Kelly's in Manotick (he did more than anyone to make me feel at home running the open-mic there), and who was a perennial tour-de-force, older-than-dirt, vanguard-hippie-grown-yet-beyond, irreplaceable institution at the college. I got news just now that he has just passed away, after an alarmingly brief struggle with cancer that started to take him down around mid-summer. I can't dream of being as good a mentor to anyone than he was to me over the past year; the man gave off a palpable glow of good energy, depth of experience, authenticity, and no-bullshit humanity that any teacher worth their salt would envy. He was the real deal. I'm going to miss him deeply; I would give anything to hear him tell just one more story.

I would wish that good vibes be sent to his family, friends, former students, and colleagues.

Edited September 10, 2007 by Guest
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[phishtaper]

so sorry to hear this.

[ollie]

My condolences Dave. For a good person like you to pay such tribute to the man, he must have been special.

These notices are happening with alarming frequency lately.

[Big Wooly Mammoth]

Beams to you Dave, and to Doug's family and friends >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[mark tonin]

Sigh ...

Good vibes and hugs to you and to his family and friends.

Peace, Mark

[timouse]

very sorry to hear this, dave. he sounds like a stellar sort of guy, you're not one for unwarranted praise...

RIP Doug.

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

Thanks, folks. He's someone who affected a staggering number of lives at the college, and elsewhere, and what hurts most is that he'll no longer be doing more of what he did best - along with being a good person and good friend.

You know when you get that feeling, that if you could just find the right groove, the right rhythm, then you could change the world? He'd actually found it, and it was in teaching, and he'd refined it over decades. Funnily, he'd just started to turn back to music (he'd just bought a new guitar, in fact, and had been working away at learning about the best ways to approach setup).

There's a parallel space between teaching and musicianship, and I've been trying to find ways right now to express it, but he lived it.

The son of a bitch. I miss him.

[popo weenie]

boy it is very hard to deal with the death of a friend that was so much in your life

i sure feel the great pain for you

i express my deepests sympathy to you and your family and all his family

god bless all

[SmoothedShredder]

Wow. When it rains... it pours.

Take care DEM.

[h]

oh dear. I'm very sorry for your loss. i'm glad you were able to know him as long as you did.

[hippyrastachild]

My Condolences, Dave. It is sooo sad and seems so unfair to lose important inspiring people in our lives.

[jonyak]

that really sucks dave... I am sorry for your and the worlds loss.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

condolences, Dave

[Patchoulia]

I'm so sorry, Dave.

RIP Doug.

[Baj]

My Condolences, man, sad week...heres to brighter days.

[captainsunshine]

So sad to hear..

My condolences...

[mattm]

Did he by chance have a really old leather bag that had been through a couple fires? I'm trying to figure out if I knew him and the picture seems familiar. Too bad for the loss as he sounds like he was a pretty cool dude

[mousepad]

He sounds like a truly amazing soul. So sad for your loss.

Hugs and Smiles,

Joni

[bouche]

sad to hear, and sorry for losing a mentor.