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0 Subject: RIP David Helson, aka Baldwin

Posted by: Bean
- [41052279] Wed, May 25, 2016, 11:12

We learned today that Baldy had a bad stroke around May 10th, last time he was on his team page was May 9th.

Was in the hospital recovering, but not really doing that well.

He died on May 23rd, presumably from complications from the stroke.

He will always be remembered as the primary contributor to the Political Forums. You may not have agreed with his views, but you have to agree he was entertaining, if not frustrating.

RIP Baldy
1Khahan
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      Wed, May 25, 2016, 12:15
RIP to David. He would ardently defend his views at all times. Hopefully he found the afterlife he believed in.
2GO
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      Wed, May 25, 2016, 13:10
Well that sucks. RIP Baldwin
Bad run for Poli after losing PV too.
4Perm Dude
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      Wed, May 25, 2016, 17:27
5KrazyKoalaBears
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      Wed, May 25, 2016, 21:48
:( We'll miss you, Baldwin.
6 Taxman
      SuperDude
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      Thu, May 26, 2016, 00:14
sad news indeed .. David helped move many a draft along by calling other managers when they were "up" in the days that poli leagues refused to use Draftime and even after the move to Draftime. My favorite Poli league was one Co-Commished with Tree, his arch enemy on the Poli Boards, and together they ran the most smooth draft and season in my memory of Poli Leagues.

He never had a problem expressing his views. And Baldwin was most passionate .. almost with childish exuberance .. about his Poli baseball team this season.. and with good reason as all of April and maybe close to the time of his stroke in May he was alone in 1st by a dozen points. Thankfully he missed the demotion of DeShields who he was positive would garner 40+ steals this year.

God speed Baldy .. you are missed .. RIP
7Myboyjack
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      Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:09
Wow man. Monty told me as well. I actually talked to him on the phone a few times years ago when he had some personal things I could help him with, and regardless of how anyone got along with him on here, I'm confident that on a one on one basis even his greatest adversaries would know he was a nice, sincere guy. RIP and love to his family.
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8Myboyjack
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      Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:11
Wow man. Monty told me as well. I actually talked to him on the phone a few times years ago when he had some personal things I could help him with, and regardless of how anyone got along with him on here, I'm confident that on a one on one basis even his greatest adversaries would know he was a nice, sincere guy. RIP and love to his family.
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9beastiemiked
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      Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:58
RIP.
10 Toral
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      Mon, Jun 13, 2016, 18:06

I missed this news, as I now avoid this particular part of the Forum.

Very saddened. I know he had had heart problems for many years, probably health problems for some time..

We were compatriots -- sort of -- on the Political Forum long, long, ago. Both on the Right. It's not so much that we agreed on a lot, or that we had the same beliefs, as that we had the same adversaries. Adversaries, not enemies. At that time, Baldy, from his view at least, had adversaries, not enemies. I left the Poli Forum almost 10 years ago, and I don't know what happened after that. Agree or disagree --and we disagreed often -- he was a reliable friend. He was quick to come to my defence, whether I thot I needed defence or not.

This may not strike you as something someone would think about Baldy -- but I think he was one of the most common-sensical people both on the Political Forum and its leagues that I knew.

I hope, per his faith, that he makes it as one of the 144,000.

Toral
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