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About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Many of us have come to know Patrick Malone (Lugnut) as a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and kind individual. He is a frequent and enthusiastic contributor to our analog discussion forum. He has initiated only 17 threads, but responded to 559 threads. I would guess that many, if not most, of us can recall a time when Pat replied with helpful advice to a question we posted or helped us track down a rare recording. I have come to love Pat as a friend, and to respect him as a man, and I suspect many of you share those feelings.

Today I write to share difficult news with you. Pat has been diagnosed with an aggressive stomach cancer. It has yet to be determined whether surgery will even be worth it. If surgery is performed, most or all of the stomach will be removed, and Pat would face a difficult and long post-op period in the hospital. The medical course is still uncertain, but will be determined soon. Whatever is decided, it will not be easy or pleasant.

Something may be planned in the future to assist the family. For now, Pat could use some of the friendship he so often and willingly showed us. You can email Pat at: lugnut50@msn.com. You can also mail cards, letters ... or whatever. You may email me for Pat's mailing address. My email is: pfrumkin1@comcast.net.

I hope to spend a few days with Pat in Idaho or Nebraska (from which he hails) soon. Between this news, my legal work, getting ready for family arriving for the holidays, Audio Intelligent, and trying to make plans to visit Pat, my head is spinning. If you email me and I don't respond, please understand that I am not ignoring you, but rather simply do not have time to reply.

Pat may or may not have time to respond to posts here, to emails, or to cards mailed to him. But he has asked me to convey to each and every one of you that he has cherished your friendship, your comradery, and sharing our common hobby on this great website.

As we prepare for our holiday season celebrations, and look forward to -- as we should -- enjoying this time of year, I ask that you keep Pat and his family in mind ... and softly offer up, in quiet moments in the still of night and early morning, prayers for Pat and his family. God bless.

Warmest regards to all,
Paul Frumkin
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warrenh
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Thanks for those kind words, Kirsten. You made my day, as well. Welcome to the club...peace, warren :)
zaikesman
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Pleased to meet you Kirsten, and thank you! You're nice to talk about what the rest of us wrote, but I bet it's what your Dad had to say on his situation and thoughts that will endure and illuminate for you over time. If you ask me, I think your Pops was one heck of a cool dude in addition to being your father :-)
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Thank you for your kind replies. On a whole, you all probably knew Pat better then I did. But that's a long story. Reading this thread gives me vivid insite to him that is so important to me. Eventually, I'll show it to Aidyn and she'll see how special her Grandpa Pat was, aside from the personal stories I could tell her. I remember visiting Pat and Barb in the fall of 1991 and having a long debate with Pat about the merits of CD's vs. vinyl. I was young and thought I knew it all, but you all know who was really right! Over the years he had many passions, but along side everyone of them was his deep appreciation for music.

Pat and I didn't have enough time. Since I am a cancer survivor (Hodgkins Lymphoma stage 2b ten years ago), he suffered through my darkest fear, a recurrance. And he did it with grace and peace and good humor. His death was sad and unfair and humbling. We should all be able to go with dignity.

Pat may be gone, but Barb is a such a special person and I'm glad we've remained friends. I'm hoping she comes to visit us in Sioux Falls in the spring or summer, after we've thawed out a little. It's cold here today! I know Aidyn will be lucky to get to spend more time with Grandma Barb!

Thanks again for your kind words. Please feel free to share stories about Pat with me. I'd love to hear more about him from people who really treasured him as a person and as a audio resource. Thanks.

Kirsten
zaikesman
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Pat might've moderated his stance on CD somewhat since '91 -- thanks in part, it seems, to that relatively modest mid-90's vintage player I sent him over the summer, a purely unintentional byproduct but one that I did get a kick out of. (My own vinyl collection dwarfs my digital one, but I tend to be agnostic on the sonic advantage issue either way, believing mastering quality trumps format if the hardware is comparable.)

Since you and Pat may not have had what you'd call a close relationship, what I said about gleaning insight from his words in this thread probably goes double. There are always dimensions to people we all may not get to see enough of as children regarding parents. As for myself, I think I had more intaction with Pat and knew him better from this one thread than I did outside of it.

BTW, do you consider yourself an audiophile? If so -- or also if not -- what role in that did Pat play for you?
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Merry Christmas, Barb. I sent you a card but wanted to tell you here too.

Thank you for the photo's, their on our mantle.
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