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My first and only actual (and brief) chat with him was hardly more than one year ago, but his name had been popping up all over the place on my watchlist. The only reason to ever check his edits (upon seeing them on my watchlist :-) was to perhaps learn something. Peace to his family and friends. He
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To the family: I'm sorry for your loss. BeenAroundAWhile was a valued contributor here for many years. He did a lot of maintenance work, as well as improving articles on a wide range of topics (especially topics relevant to the LA area). If you're curious to see a list of some of them,
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