Please send your comforting thoughts to Lucky, whose mother passed away early this morning.

I'm very sorry to hear it, Lucky. You know we're here for you.

I regret this has happened, Lucky.

I'm sure the presence of her son was a comfort to your mom. It was for mine.

Lucky sadly my Mother passed away a few years back. I can understand your deep sadness. I only wish that you remember the good times and smile proudly as I'm sure your Mother is doing the same. God bless her.

Deepest regrets. Love and best wishes

I have lost both of my parents so I appreciate the loss. You have my deepest sympathy.

Sorry for you loss Lucky.

I'm so sorry, Lucky. I hope you're with friends and family now.

It's always difficult when a parent passes. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks to Oliver for letting us know.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My mother passed away two years ago. She made it to 89. My thoughts are with you.

Sorry about your loss. It's always difficult to lose a Mother no matter how old you are. I lost my Mother when I was 28 and it was a total shock to me. But I have very fond memories of her and think of her often.

My thoughts are with you and your family.

So sorry to read of this sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with you Lucky.

Many, many thanks for the kind thoughts. I arrived here shortly after my mother passed away, so as of yet have not seen her. The first viewing is this afternoon, with another in the evening. The funeral is tomorrow.

Many of you have already gone through this and know what it is like. For the others, I hope it is a long time before you lose your mother.

My mother was my friend. She accepted my partner of 38 years as a member of the family. He's listed right there in the obituary next to my name.

Many of my friends who met my mother liked her, and it was frequently said that "gosh, I wish my mother was like that." We know of so many homes where the gay son loses touch with his parents because they cannot accept their homosexuality. It may not have happened immediately with me, but my mom and dad did come around early enough and accepted me as a gay man without reservation.

Mom was the kind of person who would talk to anyone, and she made a lot of friends this way. Yes, sometimes it embarrassed me when she would approach a total stranger and ask why they were buying so much olive oil at Costco, but the other parties never seemed to mind.

So, today and tomorrow is good-bye, and I know it will be hard. I think it is a great thing that one can receive so much support from the guys who post together with me on the internet. If one of you guys who posts at Daddy's could do me a favor, since I am banned from posting there, could you post a thank-you to all of the guys there who have similarly expressed their condolences? I would appreciate it.

And, by the way, I received a nice email from the guy who I think is the Real Rock Hard!

Deepest condolences. Been there. Our thoughts are with you.

Thanks, Adam.

I am aging myself (and my partner) with my typo above. We have been partners for 28 years, not 38.

I've been making lots of mistakes these few days- dropping things, losing things. My mind isn't itself!

Lucky, I'm very sorry to learn of your loss. Your comments on your mom were inspiring.

Thanks for sharing a little bit about your Mother with us. I hope all is going as well as expected and that you are receiving and giving support with your family and friends... that you all are remembering the good times and the triumphs in these sad days.

Lucky: that was a beautiful tribute to your mother. It sounds like she made the most out of life, and that's all any of us can hope to do by the time we leave.

Thanks, again, guys. It was quite nice to see the MER and Daddy's community share their best wishes during this difficult time for me. I am now back home after a very long and tiring series of flights.

So, I had my family and my internet family supporting me and now we can move on, hopefully to a long period of peace and goodwill.