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Terry Davis of TempleOS has died

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There was a thread about this last night (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17889547), which made it sound unconfirmed. Is it confirmed now? The linked url is not dispositive.

The current theory is he was hit by a train:

From his last video(Aug 11th 2018): https://youtu.be/oH41gGBVpkE We see he is at the Dalles county library.

Later in the evening (Aug 11th, 2018), The Dalles Chronicle reports an unknown man was hit by a train: https://tinyurl.com/ybakopls

Reports mention Terminal street and either 1st or 2nd street.

A map: https://i.imgur.com/V6G1hZP.png

Also the Terry Davis facebook page is more than likely not Terry. It appears that the twitter handle "TheTemple" created it and fooled his relatives into accepting the friend requests. The family has no reason to make any of this public, I doubt they realize the extent of his internet following. But "TheTemple" could see their private posts and pictures mentioning Terry's death from the friended "Terry A Davis" facebook account (which he then subsequently memorialized). A video here: https://youtu.be/J3aNATL1YAM

Terry Davis was a true artist and TempleOS was a work of art. Condolences to the family for their loss.

Apparently he's just been arrested https://oilcitywyo.com/crime/2018/08/30/recent-arrests-8-30-...

Did he die in the process?

He is not in wy

I think there is a broader point to be made here about mental illness treatment in America, but boy, I'm just sad I couldn't have known Terry at a point when he was well, and now that will never happen.

This is not an issue of mental health in America. American society decided that Terry Davis was not a threat to himself or others, and thus permitted him the freedom to choose whether he would get help for his condition or not. That freedom may be clouded by his condition, but it is a freedom he is afforded none-the-less. Terry Davis is a success story in America being tolerant of the mentally ill.

[never mind then.]

Because some people have feelings and get very offended and don't process some things as logically as others.

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