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Old 9th March 2009, 10:31 AM
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Default David Gaiman has died

Daivd Gaiman, father of Neil Gaiman, has died.

He was a PR flak for CoS in London. There's posts about him in the various London protest threads.

My condolences to the family for their loss.

I'm sure someone else will step up to the role he held in Scn.
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Old 9th March 2009, 10:51 AM
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Oh wow, I'm sorry for his family's loss. I was just asking about Neil a couple days ago. I knew Claire (Neil's sister) very well. I hope she is allowed back to the UK for her dad's funeral. She works at the HGB.
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Oh wow, I'm sorry for his family's loss. I was just asking about Neil a couple days ago. I knew Claire (Neil's sister) very well. I hope she is allowed back to the UK for her dad's funeral. She works at the HGB.
I pray that they'll let her visit. Heck, I'd still love to visit St. Hill.
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Old 9th March 2009, 11:36 AM
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David was largely responsible for developing Scn PR tech for handling critics and the press, according to LRH's orders and PLs. The same tech that is used against critics and the press today.

May he now find peace and no longer have the need for shore stories and PR lies. Fare well David.
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I was sorry to hear he passed away.

I have known him for many years and despite his involvement in the nefarious activities of the cult, he always stoog aside from the evil squad that perpetrate many of their crimes.

David was,basically, a kind, decent man.

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Wow. That's a shock.

Interesting how people can be considered to be real cunts while alive but as soon as they die one is hesitant to say a harsh word.

I never spoke to him more than a couple of times. I feel for Claire who I've always thought is decent but not for him or Sheila or the other kids that I had no contact with, any more than others I don't personally know when the family is impacted by death.

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Wow. That's a shock.

Interesting how people can be considered to be real cunts while alive but as soon as they die one is hesitant to say a harsh word.

I never spoke to him more than a couple of times. I feel for Claire who I've always thought is decent but not for him or Sheila or the other kids that I had no contact with, any more than others I don't personally know when the family is impacted by death.

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I agree completely. I'm sorry for Neil who I really admire to lose someone he loved. As for his asshat father who spent his life lying and trying to destroy the lives of people who stood up to abuse, he can rot. I don't have a lot of sympathy in me to begin with, I'll save it for someone who actually deserves it.
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Sorry to hear this. He would of been one of the people I'd of wanted to get out. Shame we'll never see the real David now.

Course, hopefully he's left BrumAnon a nice present, namely fucking up the cults chance to buy Pitmaston and surrounding plots.
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It was people like him in the GO that I 'hated' most, altho I'm not a hateful person.
He built up a vitamin empire in East Grinstead, all at the cost of others believing in the shite of Elron.

Its people like him who made the real big bucks from being 'OT' and 'making it go right'.

He must have known the truth behind the scam, so I would say in their lingo he just

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Oh shoot, I knew him and him family. I'm sorry to hear this.
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