When I found Gene L’s Facebook page I contacted a few of his friends to find out about him. I just heard from a family member that sent this obit to Gene’s childhood friend Joel to put in a New York paper. She doesn’t know if he did but she sent it to me to inform our group.

Gene Leff passed away at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, CA on July 11, 2020 at the age of 82. Gene had been experiencing a failing heart condition for several years that left him low on energy, but never short on creative ideas. Gene grew up in New Rochelle, NY and lived in Manhattan in his early life before moving to Southern California where he married and had one son. After divorce, Gene ran his retail consumer electronics business while living in Laguna Beach. There he met his longtime soulmate, who he lived with for over 25 years. Later in life he spent his time staying in touch with his grandchildren and friends via computer. There is no service planned.

Thanks for the update.

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Back In the USSR by Bernie's Red Square Trio

Gene was so much more than that obit.

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Dennis R, thank you for doing the research and posting this.

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

Rest In Peace Gene L.

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....RIP Gene......thank you for following up on this.......

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82 years of life compressed into a paragraph? Doesn’t even begin to tell the story of Gene.

I was very sad when he posted about not knowing what to do or where to go when he had to leave Mavis’s house. It felt like his world was turned upside down. I was kind of frustrated with him because the voice inside me said, “you have to carry on. There are resources out there to help.”

If there are any forum members who met Gene in person...maybe at the El Matador Mexican Restaurant for a forum members get together, I would love to read any stories he told.

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I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)

FWIW.. has anyone thought of a way to set up a 'memorial' site for those we have lost over the years ? I think of them sometimes... The Løpe, Spearmint, alpha dog, macgurl, gregTheDogsitter, Genel, and many more.

Thanks for finding this. He was much more than this short description, but I'm glad he was acknowledged formally.

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Thanks for putting in the time on this, Dennis, we all very much appreciate it. Unfortunately with the challenges Gene faced in the past year or so, it seems there weren't enough people with a close connection to write more. Already the paragraph there was more than I knew as I never made it to the SoCal meetup.

Had me at “soulmate…”

Always seemed like a good idea…

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He was much more than this short description, but I'm glad he was acknowledged formally.


Agreed.

I'd opine that most people are much more than their obituaries, but some don't even get a short description.

Gene's wasn't much, but it was something.

And though all too brief in toto, it was nice to see the acknowledgment of his online friends.

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All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

Thought it might be coming, but still sad to read this.

Margaritas all around (for those who imbibe)

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I have another for ya, Gene!

Rest
In
Peace

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"Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise" - Barry Goldwater

Thank you.

So sad. RIP Gene

R.I.P. GeneL, you ARE missed.

RIP, Gene.

Thanks for posting the info.

See you on the other side GeneL.

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Good Mac-ers never die. They just lose their connection.
RIP, GeneL.

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FWIW.. has anyone thought of a way to set up a 'memorial' site for those we have lost over the years ? I think of them sometimes... The Løpe, Spearmint, alpha dog, macgurl, gregTheDogsitter, Genel, and many more.

And Gutenberg. I've been making a small donation in her memory every year to the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

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My life goes smoothly and in regular intervals

I suppose we are a graying group. RIP, GeneL.

Thanks for following up and posting this obit, Dennis R. RIP, GeneL, free of worry at last.

....Gene....Gene....dancing machine......

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