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Rodney Pentland, Toronto comedian

From Canada comes word that Toronto-based comedian Rodney Pentland has died. We’ll post details as they become available. Our condolences to his friends and relatives.

ADDENDUM: We were not Facebook Friends with Pentland. As such, we do not have access to his profile. Only to what is linked above. It is somewhat disconcerting to see the “Add Rodney as Friend” option at the top of the page. We would, but the administrator of the profile is most likely the deceased himself. It would be nice if someone on the other end, a friend, an associate, a relative could accept friend requests as they come in. Perhaps Facebook should consider making some sort of provision– a sort of Facebook last will and testament that would kick in, post mortem. Unpleasant to think about, to be sure, but comforting in a way.

ADDENDUM II: We have word that a relative of Pentland’s is updating his Facebook account. We added him as a friend this morning and used the Personal Message feature to send along our condolences.