Hermes

[sweet, sweet marrow]

It is with great regret that I must report the sad passing of one of our most beloved members, Hermes.

I'm sure I don't need to tell you the impact that he has had here, for us as a community, and for all of us individually. His continual efforts to contribute to 667 in a variety of different ways meant that he was a prolific snicketologist but also able to let his hair down and have fun. He was our chief Philosopher, and he was also our birthday beaver. He hunted for fanfiction for the 667er. He was an unlikely face in our lockdown zoom calls. And He hosted the Hermies with great gusto last year.

Personally, I have always had a great correspondence with Him. He supported me in a lot of what I have been doing here, always giving feedback on my writing, and quick to support me in various other shenanigans at 667. He enjoyed Only Connect and we would occasioanly share discussions over the latest episodes, and I will think of him tomorrow specifically, as I know he would often spend christmas day with his family, and that was the only time of year he would watch Doctor Who.

He was a very private person, which was why I was surprised but delighted when he accepted the invitation to mine and Anka's wedding this October. It was great to meet him in person, and especially to see how much of his personality had made it through the keyboard and into this place. I'm glad that we got the chance to meet each other.

Please share your thoughts and memories. 667 will be a lesser place for losing him, but is forever better for having known him.

[Charlie]

Very upsetting news : (

I have a lot of love in my heart for Hermes, he was always so good to us when we were growing up. Glad to hear you guys got to see one another just recently, sure that being there at your wedding would have been nice for him given that he watched us all grow up under his wing !!

Hope everyone's going okay with this news, if anyone needs a shoulder, im here for you ♡

[Charlie]

My fondest Hermes memory was when I first joined, in my early teens, and I excitedly posted a million different theories I had. A few people pooh poohed me, but Hermes engaged with my ideas and made me feel heard, understood, appreciated and welcomed.

He will be missed

[R.]

WHAT?!!!

[The famous March Fool's day]

Thanks for making this thread, MisterM. I met Hermes on two occasions, once when I'd just started university in Edinburgh, and again more recently at MisterM and Anka's wedding. I'm sure I don't need to express the massive impact he had on the community here, and everything he contributed. He passed away mid November. 667 will miss him greatly.

[jeanlucio10]

My God! I'm still trying to understand this ... what exactly happened? Hermes was so kind, and so funny ... and it was as if he were staying here for a long time. I can still see it in my memory of the meetings by zoom. I still remember him talking to the R.. And he had a way to be very jovial. He really gave me the impression of being a large community stabilizer.

I really feel orphan now.

[The famous March Fool's day]

Dec 24, 2021 6:02:39 GMT -5 jeanlucio10 said:

My God! I'm still trying to understand this ... what exactly happened? Hermes was so kind, and so funny ... and it was as if he were staying here for a long time. I can still see it in my memory of the meetings by zoom. I still remember him talking to the R.. And he had a way to be very jovial. He really gave me the impression of being a large community stabilizer.

I really feel orphan now.

I'm afraid we don't know why, but I think it was quite sudden and unexpected by the sounds of things.

[wow. you're cheap.]

I'm so heartbroken. This is just too sad.

Hermes was and will always be one of the keystones of 667. When I think of him, I can only think of his kindness, his patience, his sense of humor. I'm so happy to have shared so many moments with him here, and specially during 2020 with our Zoom meetings. I can still hear him laughing and giggling and thats a memory I'll cherish so much.

I've been the last couple hours thinking of him and all the fun memories, like when Linda and I stalked him before my trip to Europe and I was going to send him a letter to scare him because he was too secretive of his identity. I sent him a cryptic message back then and his answer was "So, are you coming to see me? And if so, where do you think I am? As I said before, there is more than one of me, and if you got the wrong one he might be a bit confused."

Now I can only hope this is just one of those other Hermes and not the real one. I can't believe he's gone, but I want to believe he's with Linda in a better place now.

[Yak-foot]

That's truly a tr4agedy, not just for 667 but for every individual member who grew up with Hermes' ceaseless engagement on this forum.

I was honestly already worried about him these past few weeks when I saw he still hadn't changed his Great Pumpkin profile from Halloween. Seems like I'm the last 667er he made a birthday thread for. I'm really glad he got to do the Hermies last year. There couldn't have been a better time.

I will really miss him, and I still haven't processed the news. Sending lots of love to his family.

[urban-letter-opener]

I... oh, my god.
There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said — Hermes was always there, and he was always saying or doing something nice, and when he wasn't doing either of those things he was probably thinking something nice. Just such a kind and genuine person who really and truly cared about this place and all of us.

Love you Hermes. Thanks for the birthday thread. In it were some of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me. I wish I had gotten to know you better.

[sweet, sweet marrow]

There so much I want to say but dont know how to say it.

I agree with the sentiments about him always having something nice to say.

I was looking at the award statistics to see what award we should name after him, but he was such an all rounder than he didn't dominate in any category, he just excelled at most of them. Maybe we need to create a specific Hermes award.

I loved how much he tried to ensure 667's survival, and he really was one of its tent poles. Actually that jogged my memory of a conversation we had a few months ago, about who the tent poles of 667 are. Well, he was definitley one of them. One that can never be replaced.

[wow. you're cheap.]

It makes me so happy to think he found a space of comfort, fun, relax and safety here with us, even after all these years. It's so nice that not only the old generations loved him and respected him and cared about him, but also the new ones too. And that's not a coincidence, it's the product of his dedication and interest in replying and establishing a relationship with everyone here.

I know he was a renowned university teacher, and I can imagine how good he was at that and how lucky his students were of having him as a teacher. His love for knowledge and philosophy were always present here, so I can figure how it was in real life.

Damn, we'll miss him so donuting much.

[Glittery666]

I'm relatively new to the site, but I always remember Hermes being so good to everyone and I'll never forget how he joked about me being him because we had independently
come up with some of the same fan theories. I was a little confused that he hadn't changed his profile from Halloween, but didn't think much of it. He'll be missed.

[Catmet]

This is terrible news. I am sorry for Hermes, and for those left behind who knew him better than I did.

I suppose I'm an old member of 667 by now - to which Hermes would probably have replied that no, he was an old member of 667 - , but I remember seeing his posts here as a teenager (this was back before I was even a registered member myself) and feeling validated that a proper adult was treating one of my own biggest, but perhaps a little childish interests with such earnest and passion. Not only that - in his presence here, Hermes showed a rare-but-beautiful combination of some of the best traits you can get in a person: Fascination, kindness and intelligence. It was obvious that Hermes was extremely knowledgeable, but his patience and kindness made it clear that he never viewed anyone as beneath him for that reason. I think that's why he will be mourned even by those of us who knew only part of one side of him.

That's all without even mentioning his wonderfully subtle sense of humour, or the bravery (at least it seems brave to me) he showed in engaging with strangers, ultimately making so many feel so welcome in this forum. A comforting thought to me is that the final Snicket book Hermes got to experience and share his thoughts on was at once a return to the familiar, the style of the books that brought everyone together in the first place - but also a meditation on the awareness that all life, including your own, is finite. I appreciate the thought that he at least got to experience that, because it would have pained me to know that didn't. But then again, whenever the next thing comes out for 667 to talk about, I know it will pain many of us to miss out on Hermes' incredibly capable insights and comments on it.

Thank you, Hermes, for all the time and energy you put into this community.

[Groge]

I haven't been around a lot but Hermes was a name I never failed to see when I did log in. Very sorry to hear of his passing ❤