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bajaguy
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Bernie Swaim
It is my sad duty to report that Bernie passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 7:10PM.
A memorial will be announced at a later date. He wants his memorial at Crystal Pier and he wrote his own eulogy.
This information is from the San Diego Police Department news group.
If I receive any other additional information, I will post.
RIP Bernie
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Paulina
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Oh no. Rest in peace, Bernie. I will miss you. Please give Jimmy and Fred a big hug from me. Oh the stories...I can hear all of you now!
My heart goes out to Jaime. I am so sorry for your loss.
You are loved.
P>*)))>{
[Edited on 8-7-2013 by Paulina]
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Hook
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Very sad. Baja has lost its poet laureate.
My sincere condolences to the family of Bernie.........that's all of us here, I believe.
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DENNIS
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This hurts. I am so sorry.
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boe4fun
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DEP mi amigo.
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tripledigitken
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Sad day.
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tiotomasbcs
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I never knew the man but have read with great interest about his adventures South of the Border. A Baja Classic. Could someone post again with his
writing achievements? The Old Guard has left us with great stories! Condolences. Tio
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Ken Cooke
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Descanse en paz 
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BajaBlanca
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Very sad news indeed since he had been thinking of visiting us for the first time and then got sick. We would have loved to hear his history and
stories first hand!
RIP
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CaboMagic
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Just finished speaking w/Jaime - naturally she is sad but wants everyone on Nomad board to know Bernie's love is widespread and it was peaceful for
him.
There will be a memorial service where they were married 4 years ago - 'in a couple of weeks'. as soon as an exact date is determined, someone will
post it for her here.
She also asked me to write that Bernie was the right kind of standup kind of guy.
She also said if she has not called anyone please forgive her as she has not slept in 3 days.
Rest in peace Bernie - thank you for sharing your love with all of us .. in person and in your writing. You will be spoken of and thought about
often.
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Bob H
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Oh My, this is sad news. RIP Bernie.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboMagic
She also asked me to write that Bernie was the right kind of standup kind of guy.
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This belongs on his head-stone.
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Mexitron
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So sorry to hear, rest in peace Bernie.
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Graham
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So sad... RIP Bernie. We will miss you.
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vgabndo
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DEP Amigo. You made sure that it made a difference that you were born. Good job!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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DENNIS
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Let's give Bernie a little bump...............
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David K
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This is so sad... we miss you Bernie! A very thoughtful and considerate man who had a gentle touch with the words he chose, that was Bernie.
I will post his book covers once my PC is connected at the new home.
Jaime, call or message me if there is anything Elizabeth and I can do to help you.
David
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Gypsy Jan
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Such Sad News
He had a great sense of humor and a deep appreciation and love for Baja and its people.
Good bye Bernie, you wil be very missed.
GJ
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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BajaNomad
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Just seeing this now. Very sad news for us.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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DENNIS
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I posted this on TalkBaja and I think there's room for it here as well:
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Now I can take Bernie's books out of the bathroom and put them in an honored place on my bookshelves. [Bernie would appreciate this. In our
conversations, I often referred to his creations as "Bathroom Books"....so often that he started to call them that as well.]
The ol' man was/is one of a kind.
I'll miss him.
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