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Rep. Maloney's husband dies on Cho Oyu
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Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:13 amby MTN Trader
Rep Maloney's husband perishes on Cho Oyu... developing/sad
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9AV99D00
"I am told that his last words were, 'I am the happiest man in the world. I just climbed a beautiful mountain,'" said Barry Nolan, a congressional aide who works with Carolyn Maloney.
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Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:14 amby Sam Page
Well, he went out with a bang at 71. My condolences to family and friends.
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Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:18 pmby DudeThatMustHurt
Very sad
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Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:48 pmby Ejnar Fjerdingstad
Not the worst way to go!
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Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:01 pmby apachedino
Wow, amazing to make it up there at 71. Very admirable. While sad, he was obviously living his life to the max. Really there are much worse ways to go.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:44 amby snowflake
My Cho Oyu summit day remains fixed in my memory, so I know that Clifton's last day on Earth must have been a very satisfying one.
I am sad for his wife - they both deserved to have had him be able to return home to share his excitement.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:43 amby Sheets
If I die after summiting an 8000 meter peak in my 70s count me as having a satisfied life.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:57 amby atavist
Article wrote:Carolyn and Clifton Maloney married in 1976. He is survived by his two daughters, his mother, his sister and nine nieces and nephews.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:47 pmby WouterB
Sheets wrote:If I die after summiting an 8000 meter peak in my 70s count me as having a satisfied life.
+1
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:12 pmby Dean
While it may be viewed as the way to go out, to me, 71 isn't that old. I'm 69 and I just don't view things that way since I don't feel old and I'm sure neither did he. The toughest aspect is that his wife is now without a partner and won't have his companionship on all those other things that are important in life.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:57 pmby snowflake
Dean wrote:While it may be viewed as the way to go out, to me, 71 isn't that old. I'm 69 and I just don't view things that way since I don't feel old and I'm sure neither did he. The toughest aspect is that his wife is now without a partner and won't have his companionship on all those other things that are important in life.
Totally agree. At 71, an active person should look forward to many years of happiness. BTW, this is the second time I have heard of someone sleeping at camp 2 and not waking up; Alan Arnette's C-O trip report mentions a similar event.