This is unconscionable.
I don't have any idea how old you are or what kind of company you keep,
but in *my* world, *genuine* tragic news of that kind is too common to be
remotely funny.
I found the joke in very bad taste. Some of us are involved with
hobbies that, because of the general old age of the constituency, have
more than a few notices of people that have passed. In the world of
old radio collecting, not a month goes buy without an email notice of
a death, some of which are friends.
Evan, you may want to consider an onlist apology.
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Will