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Today MovieChat again remembers our dear friend, godewey, who left us much too soon five years ago.

godewey (or "Dewey") was a wonderful human being who had quite an impact here from the earliest days of the site, and the many friends he made here brought him a measure of comfort and joy as he battled illness.

For those who never got to know him, just think of the best guy you know. That's Dewey. Intelligent, funny, gracious, irreverent, and extraordinarily generous*. He had a warm and easy rapport with nearly everyone. That's why so many remember him so fondly, and it's why we light the candles every September 16th.

I will be pinning Dewey-related threads to the first page of the General Discussion board throughout the day as our members create them or as they bump up old favorites.

Thanks to StoneKeeper for graciously honoring Dewey in his weekend movie club thread. I will be watching Witness for the Prosecution tonight and raising a glass in Dewey's honor.

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*From a post I found recently as I was researching Dewey's favorite movies:

I went to Haiti a few years ago on a volunteer mission and it changed my life.
A few times a month I volunteer at the children's hospital, retirement homes and the animal shelters.
It made me really appreciate what I have. It has brought me so much joy I can't even describe it.


https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/5974aa8fe41eaa0011db7e0c/What-did-you-watch-this-week-1607-2207?reply=597a99192d964700119e2232

And this is not the only example, though he was generally very reserved about getting into these things.

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Raising a glass in memory of Dewey.

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Early drinker!! Allow me to join you: to Dewey!! 🍹

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Cheers!

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Much missed member. The early days here were a blast.

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πŸ₯‚To Dewey!

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Gone too soon, five years ago. I wonder how his daughter is doing. Must be 3-4 years old now.

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Your initial post about her will probably always be the best Dewey Day post of all time:

https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/6143a9ab4f4d7731c884cc86/Some-news-on-godewey

It's so sad that she never got to meet her dad. I wonder if she might one day visit the site to read his words. It's nice to think that his time here could end up having the purpose of helping his little girl know him better.

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HE SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING GUY...WISH WE HAD MET...I DON'T DRINK...BUT I SHALL DEDICATE TODAYS FAT BOWLS TO DEWEY.

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Sounds like a goodhearted and humble fellow. Glad that his good words live on here. MC is one of the most interesting places on the web.

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He was a wonderful man, a rescuer of homeless dogs, a kind poster with an hilarious wit and he didn't ever look for sympathy, as far as I know only one former poster was aware of his grave illness, she seems to have been the only one. A very brave man was our fellow Dewey, he fought to the end cracking jokes and making funny smart assed remarks the whole time. He was one of a kind.

I do hope his romantic partner has gotten on well, she seemed a very sweet person.

RIP brother.

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RIP. From reading all the things about him, I think we'd have hit it off as well. I love that little excerpt of his post...I really admire people who are/were so willing to volunteer their time to help others. It sounded like he was a very nice man and very comfortable in his own skin. The older I get, the more I think that may be the "secret of life"...accepting what you are and are not, while working to improve on your faults to become a better person.

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I think you're right - you two would have gotten along great.

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