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OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:27 am
by DelaneyRudd
I don''t think people from out of state know who he is but this is a sad loss for the state. I met Kim Peek once and he was able to describe a German friend of ours home town down to the street names. I also saw him at the library doing his rainman thing, reading and repeating things over and over again quite loudly.

For people who don't know who he is here's his Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:34 am
by seejaydeja
He passed? I'm pretty sure he came for an assembly at my elementary school a long time ago.

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:38 am
by DelaneyRudd
seejaydeja wrote:He passed? I'm pretty sure he came for an assembly at my elementary school a long time ago.

Today he did.

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:24 am
by HammerDunk
I remember my teacher telling me about when he met him, he told him his phone number and street address just from his name, having never met him before. He memorized the phone book. Pretty incredible stuff, makes you wonder what is wrong with our brains sometimes. RIP.

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:10 am
by carrottop12
My mom used to cut his hair.

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:27 am
by Soul Patch
He read one page with his left eye and the other with his right. RIP

Re: OT: RIP Kim Peek

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:35 am
by 3960HOOD
Condolences to Kim's family. He came to my elementary school as well, I was chosen from my class to ask him a question, very cool moment for me.