Very magisterial! I'll miss him a lot. Thanks for posting.

Jim & shared beers a couple times, around 20 years ago.
I enjoyed those hours shooting the breeze. We covered a hundred topics in those 2 conversations
He LOVED talking economics & WW2, though. We spent quite a big % of our talks on that.
Now that he's gone, I feel bad that I didn't set aside the time to drive an hour and a half to meet with him again.
Actually, I did a bit over 4 years ago, but COVID smoked that idea.
He will be missed.

He seemed to have a hugely rich inner life.

The good old days.

The poster to whom I replied made me remember this.
Several of us were there already, and he arrived. Some of the ladies started saying "That has to be The Magistrate". And they were right.
So, he looked just as folks expected him to look, even back then! It wasn't just that poster I answered!

someone I knew. It's perfect...and I have tears in my.eyes again.

Rest in Peace Sir, condolences to his family including the DU family.

RIP, James.

I pictured him in my mind.

The Magistrate/James Most Certainly is an Esteemed member of our Community.

That is wonderful. I'm saving this post for reading long into the future.

What a Magistrate! I loved his posts.. nice mention of DU there.

RIP Magistrate, you will leave a void at the table.

Again, condolences to his family and friends ... everywhere — what a sad loss for all.

Thank you for posting this, Lithos.

It's good to learn a little more about him. He certainly leaves a gigantic void here, but he will not soon be forgotten.

There is a big hole in DU right now but I know wherever his spirit is, he is still "giving 'em wisdom and hell".

Posters like him are why I made an online home here. He will be missed.

You were loved by so many great people here. You earned every bit of our love!!

He was unfailingly polite and clever. The kind of person I want to be if I ever grow up.

Such a gut-wrenching experience. Hopefully they are spending quality time in the great beyond now.

That he was a few months younger than I am is slightly unnerving—it’s good that I only found this out now.

I mentioned that he reminded me of only one other person I knew—also an extremely erudite friend with whom I could discuss everything from the Vietnam War (in which he played an unintended prominent role) to ancient Egypt. There was even a slight physical resemblance. I would have loved to have listened to a conversation between the two of them. Transcribed, that would have been on the NYT bestseller list for months.

He will be deeply missed.

without you, dear Magistrate

Rest well

older than me. Certainly a wise sage beyond is years, and because I swear I just came across a post of his very recently after a rather long gap in time.
No matter, I always enjoyed reading him and he happens to look a lot like I had imagined, funny how that happens sometimes
Certainly these photos give a look of a relaxed, retired professor, and he exudes a gentle and humorous spirit. May he Rest in Peace along with his Brother .
He will be remembered as he will be missed.

Thank you for sharing.

I will miss his wisdom gently written.

I am a better person having read your posts and thoughts.

You will be missed.

Rigging drove him nuts. I frequently heard his deep 'godDAMNit' coming from his workroom. Over time he gave up scratchbuilding for modeling kits that he bought in multiples.

Me: Why do you have three of the same thing?

Him: It's missing parts that I needed so I got two more. I probably won't build the third kit but I like to have backup.

Me: (eyeroll)

Him: (indignant) They didn't cost much!

No, they didn't.

He was very proud of his foiling techniques. Hope to post some of his best work when things have settled.

I hope he somehow knows how much we all appreciated him and how much he'll be missed here on DU!

May you and all whom you love know how much you mean to us.

You will be sorely missed.

Absolutely one of my all time favorite DUrs. He was a smart, articulate man and this place was richer for his presence. I am truly sad to hear of his passing.

and to his family................

I will greatly miss his knowledgeable insights as well his WW1 aircraft modelling & photos.

Condolences to his family, loved ones & friends.

He has gone ahead but is not forgotten by those of us still here.

he looks exactly as I would imagine.

RIP and thanks for sharing your knowledge, your conversations, and even the disagreements. Always something to learn. Rest easy and again, thank you. Peace to his family.

RIP, The Magistrate!