This is my final update for SCE
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I am broken hearted to inform you that Bob passed away this morning. Thank you all for the prayers. I will add his obituary to this thread when it's published. Thanks 🙏
aA Kesha.
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Light and love to his poor family.
RIP Dear SalmonChantedEvening!
Sunday coffee will never be the same without you! 
He was way too young, and it was way too fast. Rest in peace, Bob, you deserve it. My thanks to Donald, who took such good care of you.
Sending comfort to your friends and family.
You will be sorely missed
You always made my Sunday a bit brighter with the LOLCats.
We lost a good one.
He brought so much happiness to us at DU. I will miss him terribly, even though I never knew him personally. I'm crying right now. Rest in Peace, SCE.
My condolences to his family and friends.
for so many Sundays. You are already missed, SCE.
Thanks for all the wonderful posts.
My heart hurts for all his loved ones since I'm sure an amazing person like he was is going to leave a painful void in all their lives.
RIP, Bob. May his memory be a blessing.
Thanks for keeping us updated, Kesha, even while it’s sad news.
I LOVED his posts, and always enjoyed reading them and all the responses he got. Anytime I saw one I instantly clicked on it.
His work is done, and he passed a BIG baton to the rest of us to carry on, and remain vigilant.
Rest with the angels, SCE.
He brought love and laughter to DU. His Sunday morning posts were a must see for me first thing in the morning.
May his light live on here at DU and with those who loved him.
May he rest in peace. He will be missed. 
you will be missed very much. RIP
I will miss him, but I am so grateful to have known him, if only through his posts. I extend to his family and friends my deepest sympathy and please let them know how beloved he was here.
Rest in peace, Bob, our wonderful SalmonChantedEvening. You brought so much joy and laughter to so many people here. Thank you for that. The world is a much sadder place today.
I liked reading SCE’s posts. He will be sorely missed.
I'll remember him as part of my 'classic Duers list'.
we are heartbroken.
will be sorley missed .
May it be beautiful before me.
May it be beautiful behind me.
May it be beautiful below me.
May it be beautiful above me.
May it be beautiful all around me.
Above and below me hovers the beautiful
I am surrounded by it
I am immersed in it
The mountains, I become part of it
The herbs, the fir tree, I become part of it.
The morning mists, the clouds, the gathering waters,
I become part of it.
The wilderness, the dew drops, the pollen
I become part of it.
From the doorway of rainbow,
The path out of which is the rainbow,
The rainbow passed out with me,
The rainbow rose up with me.
Through the middle of broad fields,
The rainbow returned with me
With the rainbow hanging high over your head, come to us soaring.
With beauty before me
With beauty behind me
With beauty above me
With beauty below me
With beauty all around me
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.
'Sa'ah naaghéi, Bik'eh hózhó
The Night Chant
R.I.P. Bob. You will be dearly missed by so many. This is heartbreaking. 
there was no one else like him on du
who consistently managed to brighten our sunday mornings--for years
sending him love as he moves on to his next journey
he will truly be missed and thought of every sunday morning for a long, long time
He was such a treasured soul on DU and he will really really be missed. But his legacy remains here on DU for people to revisit.
All my condolences to his family and thank you for the updates.
Rest Easy Bob. Thank you for all you blessed this community with for so many years. You will be sorely missed, but ever remembered and loved
Rest in peace, Bob.
Condolences to his family.
He was one of my favorites.
Thank you for posting this.
He and I also had a good relationship on social media outside of DU, and a day rarely went by when we did not communicate. He was such a sweet, goodhearted person. I wish I had had the privilege of meeting him in person. He had a wonderful sense of humor.
My heart is breaking a little.
Well, at least close to where I grew up in Huntingdon Valley. Nancy Spungen grew up there, too. I was just reading about her last night then today see the obit and it was another synchronicity thing that I experience a lot.
I have a feeling he may visit you, if he hasn't already. Be sure to remember your dreams and even write them down. My dad visited me twice, the night he died and 1 year later when my dog died. I hope you get a visit. It's comforting.
First post I always went to on Sundays. Loved all the cats.
Rest In Peace, Bob (SCE)
Sad sad news.
Pass gently SCE. So glad your light touched my life!
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We love you Bob and will hold you in our hearts.
Thank you for all the joy, humor, and beauty you gave.
Thank you.
My deepest condolences to all. I'll be thinking of you all. SCE was truly one of the good ones. May his memory be a light to us all.
Love, hugs and peace to you, auntAgonist. Lord have mercy and God rest SCE's soul.
Will miss you always, especially every Sunday morning.
He was much too young.
I'm so sorry to hear of his passing........
........R.I.P., Bob
he was one of the old guard, who made us look forward to the weekends. A reprieve from all the political talk, squabbling, etc. Bob sure will be missed.
Thank you for the smiles, giggles and laughter that you provided every Sunday morning.
I wonder if you have any idea the light you gave us each week especially during difficult times.
RIP Bob
You were beloved by your DU family and brought us that greatest gift of joy with your weekly offerings. We knew the time and energy you put into faithfully presenting your gift every Sunday.
Blessings and comfort to all who knew and loved him.
Selflessly keeping us up to date Antagonist, I can't imagine how difficult being this messenger must have been for you.
Like most of us, I never met Bob, but rest assured that he touched my life as much as anyone's. I needed his joyous offerings more than most, and it is in no small way that I have been inspired by SalmonChantedEvening to offer a positive greeting to every day for all of our DU readers as a small gesture of appreciation for all that you do for so many.the same way SCE did.
May his example shine the way for all of us going forward, and please, let that gratitude guide you.
Thank you SCE, through all of your many gifts, you shall live on.
Love, John
May his memory be for a blessing.
made us laugh and brought us joy on Sunday mornings for so many years. He will be sorely missed. What a legacy, though. I hope that knowledge will bring some comfort to his family.
RIP, SCE.
who brought my wife and I so much joy. May God hold you in his arms, SCE 
I scrolled past a LOT of condolence messages, to post this. He certainly was well-loved here.
You always made me smile with your Sunday LOL cats postings. Sometimes I only visited this site to see them. Because of your posts, thousands of people got to know you and will remember you fondly.
Gonna miss you Bob, rest in peace.
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Right now, all I have are tears. I'll have to come back here later and add to this. 💔💔💔
Hours later, still tears. This one really hits hard.
There was not another person on this board who brought more joy to me personally, and, I imagine to all of us.
Lolcats was the one place on DU where I knew I would find laughter and happiness. Guaranteed. Every single time. And how we needed it. We will always need it. Bob left quite a legacy. How I wish I could have known him in real life. I am grateful I knew him through his posts.
I know that every Sunday I'm still going to be looking for that early morning post that I knew was going to make me laugh and smile.
Thank you, Bob. You made life better. What more could anyone ask for? Wherever you are now, may you be surrounded by love and peace.
was one of the nicest, most compassionate men I have ever met. Then there was his intelligence and humor which I will miss and have missed so much. I know you just had to know and feel how loved you were. We should all be so lucky to have made such a positive impact.
Peace to my friend, I will never forget you. 
Thank you for all the joy you brought.
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RIP Bob.
You will forever be in our hearts.
You touched many lives, & brought joy to many people. Bless you for it.
You made my life better every Sunday morning. Thank you SCE.
He made us laugh.
May his family, friends, and all DU'ers find peace in his memory.
RIP Bob.
He was a beacon of sunshine every Sunday morning, and will be missed.
And will be missed. May his memory be a blessing
Sundays have not been the same without him.
I can see him on a different plain with lots and lots of wonderful animals. They all say--Welcome, SCE!
His wit and his humor will be sorely missed here.
Oh, my dear SCE! God bless you. Thank you for the strength that your humor gave us all. Thank you for the joy. The saying is true, "Our loss is Heaven's gain."
Rest in Peace SCE, you and I never met, rarely exchanged views and yet I feel your loss deeply because you were the kind of person this world desperately needs now and in the future.
Thanks for letting us know
But, I could not bear not to express my sadness at all of our collective loss--however belated. He was one of a kind on DU and will be remembered.
Be at peace, Bob. 'Much love to you and yours.