From Stephen Gordon on Terry Liberty Parker Passes Away:
Libertarian Party old timers and anyone involved in politics or the libertarian movement in the Austin, Texas area will know this name: Terry Liberty Parker. Angela Keaton just passed this e-mail on to me:
To all who loved Terry. Terry passed away at 4:35 Am this morning, December 17, 2007. His passing was very peaceful and quiet. Plans for his memorial will be announced as soon as they are made. Terry would want to tell all of you that he appreciated your presence in his life and the constant flow of love and support during his illness. They were a great source of comfort to him. We will all miss him deeply. Love Rita
I had heard that Terry was in poor health, but apparently his situation was worse than I realized. I last physically saw Parker in 2004 in Austin, where we had a few drinks at a local pub and mostly talked about opposition to the Iraq War. Parker was a colorful character in the movement and will truly be missed by many people who were touched by his life.
Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” To the very end, Terry was young by Thoreau’s standards.
Those who had the privilege of interacting with Terry – whether in person through his many libertarian activities, podcasts, or in cyberspace as the fair, but firm long-time moderator of the Yahoo! Groups Libertarian forum – know just what the liberty movement has lost today.
The world is truly a better place to have had a Terry Liberty Parker in it – even if it was only for 63 short years.
Good bye Terry. I hope you know that you were loved and appreciated.
Relevant Links:
http://profiles.yahoo.com/TxLiberty
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TerryLiberty
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/12/17/terry-liberty-parker-passes-away/