What a shock! He was one of the first hubbers I met when I started. He has such a passion for life and didn't mind saying what was on his mind. I always had the impression that he loved a good intelligent debate. I will sorely miss seeing him around. If anyone does talk to his family, please pass on my condolences.
I appreciated his humour and saying what he thought. He left a kind comment on one of my hubs: "This hub bought me to tears. You have so much courage and love....I feel honored to follow such a strong and caring person. We are all battling with ourselves in life, but you fight like a tiger lady!"
A true loss for the Hubpages community. RIP Earnesthub, you will be missed.
It matters little where he has gone. What matters most is what he shared while he was here. His thoughts, his experiences, his family, he shared them all with us and we are the better for it.
Just glad the bananas didn't get him!
My friendship with Earnest grew on the Limericks thread Paraglider started a long time ago. We had so much fun with that thread, I'm telling you. I laughed so damn hard I cried. In his honor, I am reviving it. If anyone would like to contribute to it, I'd love that and I KNOW he would, too. We tried to bring it back a few months ago, but no takers.
If you are new here and you didn't know him very well, he was one hilarious guy. His humor and zest for life really shines through in this thread. Check it out:
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/17512
He was one of my favorite hubbers on hubpages... Feeling emptiness after hearing this.
Very Sad News :{
Like others here, I'm shocked and so, so, sorry to learn of this. I didn't know Earnest well at all, but he's been such a regular on here for so long (and I've shared some laughs with him on some funny threads). I noticed him not showing up on here awhile ago, but that happens on here. Later, I did start to wonder if he was OK (so I'd hope his family would know that people he barely knew, but had laughed with, were thinking about him and concerned about him over the last few weeks). I'm not usually a "nosy" person, but within the last week or so I did go looking to see if he'd written anything on his profile that might indicate that he was going to devote his time somewhere else. I saw that it had been about six weeks since he had any activity. Even though I didn't know him well, I had a feeling it wasn't a matter of his just doing something else somewhere else. I suppose that's because he has said he's battled serious illness in the past.
In spite of my having had that feeling that things may not at all be well with him, I'm pretty numbed to actually learn that things "weren't well" to this extent. Ernest always made it so clear that his grandchildren were the joys of his life, so I'll remind myself that not everyone is as fortunate to have the kind of joy he mentioned more than a few times.
It sure seems to me that a whole lot of people on here liked Ernest. I imagine his family must know that by now. I'm asking myself why it is I seem to have the need to say so much about someone I only knew from HubPages and the forums here; but I guess, since I just read this news, I'm just trying to digest it. Or else, it's just that some of us have been seeing Ernest show up on here for at least three years (and sharing the occasional laugh), and that he's been that presence on here that others have mentioned.
Sincerest condolences to Ernest's family.
What terribly sad news Eric was an astounding individual who'll be sorely missed.
I learned much from earnest in my time here at HP. I hope his family realizes how much respect he had here, I am sure they know that he was a good man.
Carpe Diem!
He was a fighter, a cancer survivor. He posted a picture of a place where he lived at facebook and it is a beautiful place.
We will miss him for sure!!!!!
Earnest was an old-school, tough Aussie gentleman, hewn from granite. His gentle humour and warm heart will be missed.
My condolences to his family, especially his beloved grandkids.
Αναπαυσου εν ειρηνη - Rest in Peace, Ern.
Earnest You were certainly a presence here online and for the people that knew you in person were lucky to have met you and had you in their life! Rest in Peace and have a good few many beers where ever you are!
I know...he was one of those you thought might live forever, right? Great man.
Earnest you were my closest ally on here, you always inspired me and kept me going. You will be sorely missed and always remembered for your great sense of humour and your kindness to others. We all loved you and drew strength from you, even those who disagreed with you on many things, will have to agree that you were a great man, I will think of you always as my friend.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
All my love
Callum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"I live in a sane place full of love, and know how lucky I am and why. "
"These days I live with most of my beautiful grandchildren "
posts by Earnestshub (EJL)....for his family......
I don't know what to say, but must say something to express my gratitude for having known him. He was everything you guys already said, a rational thinker, a class act, a caring, steady family man, a real gentleman, and a true, sincere friend to so many.
His family should know -and I reckon they probably do- that Earnest wasn't just a friend, just a fellow writer or internet friend, he was a wonderfully caring person who enriched our lives with his humor and his wisdom, with his words and his heart. He was one of a kind, and I know he helped to make me a better person.
I'm glad to hear that he went peacefully, in his sleep and surrounded by his beloved family. He's out of any and all pain, and his residual energy must enrich the universe, still making it a better place even in death, just as he always did in life.
We should make him the HP god. Who could ever take his place? I hope someone is working on that hub of quotes.
I just wanted to add my condolences too. We didn't cross paths that often, but I do remember him making a lovely comment on one of my hubs, and of course seeing him on the forums, this is a shock, Rest in Peace Earnest.
R.I.P>
I can always remember reading a posting he made whilst waiting for the emergency ambulance to arrive; and wondering to myself- what is the man made of?
Condolences to his family and a great loss to the HP community
I remember that post! And had similar thoughts at the time. A better cloth than most, I think.
This is the thread. To me, there is a special poignancy in his comments about the ambulance driver. That makes me tear up when I read it.
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/78985
This is very sad news. May I add my best wishes for his family. The number of people who have posted here and the expressions made are a measure of the respect we all have for Earnest.
With deepest sympathy...............Peter
This hit me like a punch in the gut - I haven't been here for very long, but I looked forward to his forum posts and comments. My heart is with his family - he will be sorely missed.
He made the world a better place.
He challenged our thinking so that we might consider more than just the same old thoughts we've always had.
He was one of those that allowed all of us to become a better person, if we so chose to take that challenge.
You are loved and missed, Earnest, my friend.
Love and kindest wishes to all your family and friends.
Earnest was a true Gentleman in every respect including having cut his hair after his 70s 'rebellious' period and before his HubPages 'rebellious' period.
Absolute Waste of a Very Positive, Loyal, Wise and Supportive Man.
Many of us had hoped to meet him in person and experience first hand the positive energy and humor that he shared with us.
And perhaps now ponder why the good ones like Earnest feel a need to show us all the fragility of life.. Best Wishes to his family.. He was very highly respected by his peers!
Ramen Sir Earnest.
I didn't have extensive interaction with Ernest here, but he was extremely encouraging when I was starting out as a hubber. I also remember our mutual delight, when we discovered each other to be a fellow Jung enthusiast
Ernest's love for his grandchildren and family came through so very loud and clear in everything he said and did, and I considered him to be a friend and a role model.
You will never be forgotten, Ernest.
Just a note: we'd like to make a blog post with your tributes to earnestshub. More details here:
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/88842
I hope that you will filter out the religious stuff he would have disliked?
I know, you probably think I'm being overly sensitive about this and maybe I am. Maybe he would have said "Who cares? I'm gone".
The matter of respect is for family and friends, though. I know how angry I was when a religious friend of my father polluted our memorial service with his religious remarks.
I don't know his family. They may not care or they might even welcome religious sentiment. I do know that there are a few of us here who find it very disrespectful to the man we knew.
He didn't mind that I believed, so filtering would not be what Earnest would have wished for. Although he may have disagreed with many, he still embraced those who did believe and would embrace them as a friend. I know I was one of those people.
J... You just Care anyway you wish... without any need to justify your heart!
That's what meant the most to him... That we cared for his heart and his uniqueness, each in our own unique ways!
I don't MIND that you believe either. I don't MIND that my father's friend was religious and obviously neither did my father.
But I DID mind when that person polluted our memorial gathering with his religious blabberings.
Do you see the difference? I wouldn't go to a religious person's funeral and start spouting off about atheism. If there was a forum thread here for a deceased religious person that I knew, I wouldn't say anything about it there, either.
It's just disrespectful.
Am I crazy? Why can't you people see that?
No, I will publish all respectful tributes.
Well, let me say this:
When I die, I do not want any religious sentiment whatsoever to be attached to my name.
I hope that my friends will both respect and defend my request and remember it.
Jason is right to continue publishing all respectful tributes. I always found Earnesthub to be a thoroughly decent and engaging hubber. PCunix should resist hijacking this thread.
Fortunately - you can express yourselves here without Jason deciding what is "respectful".
http://www.facebook.com/earnestster
maybe can publish some stuff from these threads too?
- Just a few days ago I gazed upward in awe of another strikingly beautiful morning sky in Southern California, accompanied by fleeting incarnations of floating clouds accentuated by soft, subtle, soothing, pastel earth tones - It reminded me of the simple, natural, goodness in life -
- In Peace & Memory -
- In Honor of a Fellow Publisher -
- A. Prime -
Please see the thread above that Jason posted for Earnest. Please place your tribute there. He has supplied the link.
http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/88842#post1897883
If anyone is interested, Uninvited Writer wrote a hub poem for Earnest.
http://uninvitedwriter.hubpages.com/hub … ine-Friend
Ernest emboddied the very best of HubPages.
I think its harder to accept somone's passing in cyberspace. I think of all you guys as immortal so its sobering to know Earnest is no longer Earthbound. Just as his words live forever, I hope and pray Earnest is still around and in a good place!
Keyword: "respectful tributes"
I guess that's enough for me to feel better.
Very sad to hear this news. Earnest was one of my favorites and very active here. I always enjoyed reading what he had to say.
I never the pleasure of knowing this man, but from the resposes this has gotten, he must have been pretty special. It's SO nice that HubPages has such a large loving family. My condolances to his family.
It makes me feel sad to read this, my sympathy to his family, such a sad loss for them.
Oh, just saw this. I always enjoyed reading his contributions to the forum. I'm so sorry to hear the sad news.
This is awful news, RIP Earnest. Condolences to your family and hugs to your grandkids, they will miss their "granpa". We will miss your humour and lovely stories, from a fellow Aussie hubber, Marie.
Oh, earnest shub must have been a very nice hubber, although I haven't really talked to him, my condolences to his family. May God be with him.
I sit here with tears streaming down my face.....omg.....Earnest was such a fantastic friend to so many of us here. You'll be sorely missed, my friend.
It's sad too see you go Earnest. I hope you found peace.
The pen ink runs dry-
An Empty cursor flashing
I will miss your thoughts
I never communicated with Earnest, but I enjoyed reading his forum posts. It’s very sad to lose a member of the HubPages community in this way. My condolences to his family.
Damn! He will be missed. Condolences to his loved ones.
I am in shock--We found out about this when Tom(my husband) received an email just a little while ago, because neither of us had been on the forums for quite awhile. We are both saddened by this news, as we both considered him "friend".
I remember, not too long ago, that he posted about being recognized by someone while he was out shopping. The gentleman mentioned to him that he'd read his car hubs, I believe it was.
Remember how good that made him feel? Earnest touched a whole lot more lives than even he realized.
You didn't have to agree with his views on religion to be his friend, and I appreciated that. He was nothing but kind to me, and I will always remember him as being one of the first to welcome me here...
I raise a glass to Earnest in tribute...
He may be gone, but he will never be forgotten...
earnest, just hope somehow you can read this, you are so loved and sadly missed
Sadness.
I've been away awhile and just caught this post.
Ernest was always kind to me when our paths crossed. I cannot say I knew him, but our chance encounters here often brought a smile to my face.
Thoughts to his friends and family...
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