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Grey Matters
Jun 26, 2015, 10:54:47 PM6/26/15
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Posting the same piece as in the Tigers newsgroup:
It appears that Detroit sports Usenet groups stalwart SkippyPB has
passed away.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?pid=175103349
With the arrival of the Pistons draft with no comment from him, I
wondered if something had happened, and I noticed there were no new
posts from him the Tigers group.
I knew him mostly from the Pistons and Lions groups and he was always a
passionate fan, but knowledgable and realistic about the trials and
travails of following Detroit sports.
I knew practically nothing about him offline, but it turns out he was a
serious environmentalist and a hero in Vietnam, earning three bronze
stars in the infantry.
Googling his history a little bit, I turned up this gem:
Oh my! In October of 1968 I was a 20 year old stomping
around the jungles of Vietnam and reading in 1 to 2 week
old Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Tigers. A
fellow soldier was from Lincoln Park and we would read
the sports section together. When the Tigers won,
it was the only good thing I can say happened (at least
to me) in 1968.
He'll be missed.
It appears that Detroit sports Usenet groups stalwart SkippyPB has
passed away.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?pid=175103349
With the arrival of the Pistons draft with no comment from him, I
wondered if something had happened, and I noticed there were no new
posts from him the Tigers group.
I knew him mostly from the Pistons and Lions groups and he was always a
passionate fan, but knowledgable and realistic about the trials and
travails of following Detroit sports.
I knew practically nothing about him offline, but it turns out he was a
serious environmentalist and a hero in Vietnam, earning three bronze
stars in the infantry.
Googling his history a little bit, I turned up this gem:
Oh my! In October of 1968 I was a 20 year old stomping
around the jungles of Vietnam and reading in 1 to 2 week
old Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Tigers. A
fellow soldier was from Lincoln Park and we would read
the sports section together. When the Tigers won,
it was the only good thing I can say happened (at least
to me) in 1968.
He'll be missed.
xpen...@gmail.com
Jun 27, 2015, 2:09:09 PM6/27/15
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 02:54:46 +0000 (UTC), Grey Matters
<greyma...@ya-who.com> wrote:
>Posting the same piece as in the Tigers newsgroup:
>
>
>
>It appears that Detroit sports Usenet groups stalwart SkippyPB has
>passed away.
>
>http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?pid=175103349
>
>With the arrival of the Pistons draft with no comment from him, I
>wondered if something had happened, and I noticed there were no new
>posts from him the Tigers group.
>
>I knew him mostly from the Pistons and Lions groups and he was always a
>passionate fan, but knowledgable and realistic about the trials and
>travails of following Detroit sports.
As did I.
<greyma...@ya-who.com> wrote:
>Posting the same piece as in the Tigers newsgroup:
>
>
>
>It appears that Detroit sports Usenet groups stalwart SkippyPB has
>passed away.
>
>http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?pid=175103349
>
>With the arrival of the Pistons draft with no comment from him, I
>wondered if something had happened, and I noticed there were no new
>posts from him the Tigers group.
>
>I knew him mostly from the Pistons and Lions groups and he was always a
>passionate fan, but knowledgable and realistic about the trials and
>travails of following Detroit sports.
>
>I knew practically nothing about him offline, but it turns out he was a
>serious environmentalist and a hero in Vietnam, earning three bronze
>stars in the infantry.
>
>Googling his history a little bit, I turned up this gem:
>
> Oh my! In October of 1968 I was a 20 year old stomping
> around the jungles of Vietnam and reading in 1 to 2 week
> old Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Tigers. A
> fellow soldier was from Lincoln Park and we would read
> the sports section together. When the Tigers won,
> it was the only good thing I can say happened (at least
> to me) in 1968.
>
>He'll be missed.
This is so sad. I was always under the impression that he was
>I knew practically nothing about him offline, but it turns out he was a
>serious environmentalist and a hero in Vietnam, earning three bronze
>stars in the infantry.
>
>Googling his history a little bit, I turned up this gem:
>
> Oh my! In October of 1968 I was a 20 year old stomping
> around the jungles of Vietnam and reading in 1 to 2 week
> old Stars and Stripes newspaper about the Tigers. A
> fellow soldier was from Lincoln Park and we would read
> the sports section together. When the Tigers won,
> it was the only good thing I can say happened (at least
> to me) in 1968.
>
>He'll be missed.
younger than 67 but I remember that he was a Piston fan before their
move from Fort Wayne to Detroit. RIP, Skippy.
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