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[Message text copied here from User talk:Brianboulton#Remembering Brian:]
Dear colleagues,
I wanted to create something by which those of us who have had the pleasure of working with him could commemorate our friend Brian Boulton, who died peacefully on 9 December 2019. Although userboxes are often used for frivolous purposes, it occurred to me that it would be meaningful simply to display the following userbox on our user pages:

This Wikipedian remembers Brian Boulton.

To add this userbox to your page, just apply: ((User:Pdebee/UBX/Remembers))
With kind regards;
Patrick. Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)}

[Message text copied here from User talk:SlimVirgin#Remembering Sarah:]
Dear colleagues,
I created a generic userbox to commemorate our absent Wikifriends, and I keep a copy for Sarah at my user page:

This Wikipedian remembers SlimVirgin.

To add this userbox to your user page, just copy/paste:
((User:Pdebee/UBX/RemembersAbsentFriend|SlimVirgin))
With kind regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)}

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Music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Eight years!

I remember Vami_IV.. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:56, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Gerda,
As before, thank you for my yearly reminder and for being so dedicated to this generous task of acknowledging your colleagues, and for your kindness towards us all!
I hope you are keeping well, and wish you a Happy Spring in two weeks' time!
Please keep well, safe, musical and joyful.
With kindest regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)} 15:52, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Again some more daffodils for you, all the way from the West Coast of Wales!

Thank you, beautiful! - I changed the link to the rose of missing that he designed, - it's hard to be joyful with that background, but let's try. Looking at the flowers helps! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:05, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't you see the obituary in the Signpost? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately no, as I don't consult the Signpost. I have looked at his/her user page, and admire the editorial approach and high standards. Another sad loss... Thank you once again, and please keep well and joyful.
With kindest regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)} 15:10, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Gerda, I have now read the obituary and added link to it from "Another sad loss"; how so very sad, at such a young age! Thank you for letting me know, and for mentioning the Signpost obituary.
With kindest regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)} 15:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

(edit conflict:) I also don't clog my talk page with the Signpost, but can't miss it on my watchlist, and then typically read it on some other editor's page. Perhaps watch WP:Deceased Wikipedians. It hit me on his talk, - one who wrote a condolence described sensations of feeling ill when seeing the edit summary only, better than I could. See why: I had no idea that he archived so selectively. Since he left us, there were two featured articles coming in. I shouldn't compare but he was probably the most prolific contributor of WP:QAI, so much precious promise. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:28, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Gerda, I have now also added Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians to my watchlist per your advice, for which my grateful thanks. I wholeheartedly apologise for adding 'joyful' above, which was very clumsy of me, in the circumstances; I am so very sorry. Thank you for your lovely flowers, and hoping for your forgiveness.
With kindest regards;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)} 15:51, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing to forgive. I guess not even Vami would want our joy to end. - Another little piece of advice: blank lines confuse the editor program. - Let's not forget joy, but still rehearse Tristis est anima mea with expression. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, dear Gerda. Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(become old-fashioned!)} 16:01, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:52, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]