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Old 01-05-2025, 08:01 PM
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Hi everyone,

It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news, our beloved Peter Oberc, owner, creator of JoviTalk and Dry County has passed away, aged 48. Peter had been suffering with some health issues for a number of years and had fought cancer for a long time.

I had tried to reach out to him a number of times for various reasons in the last 18 months or so and sadly received no response which was highly unusual for Peter. He was someone who was always super friendly and helpful and nothing was ever a problem.

I had my suspicions about his passing for a number of months now and whilst there had been some messages on his Facebook Timeline, they didn’t confirm anything.

Today, I have received a message from Sara, who kindly reached out to me to confirm what I had believed. Peter was an avid photographer and Sara located a message about his passing on a Slovenian Astrophotography forum, where he was very active until the end.

I have no idea what will happen to the forum or Dry County itself, but for now, I’m sure you will all join me in mourning his loss.

Peter, thank you for everything. You will be sadly missed.

Rest in Peace, my friend.

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Thank you so much for posting, Kev. Extremely sad news. RIP Peter.
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Thanks for the update - how sad.
Love and sympathy to his family and friends.
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RIP Peter

You brought us all together and I've made friends for life. I'll be forever grateful and hope you're in a better place now. You'll be missed 💛
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RIP Peter

You brought us all together and I've made friends for life. I'll be forever grateful and hope you're in a better place now. You'll be missed 💛
100 percent!! He really had a great little community.
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RIP Peter

You brought us all together and I've made friends for life. I'll be forever grateful and hope you're in a better place now. You'll be missed

Perfectly written Jana, I honestly hadn’t thought about it that way. Friends for life for so many of us here, especially us old-timers!


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Thanks again for messaging me about this Kev. RIP and thanks to Peter
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I'm very sad to hear this. Peter was kind and fun, he will be missed. My condolences to his family.
He created a very special community and some of us are still friends after meeting up on here about 20 years ago.
Thanks for everything Peter 💔
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Thanks for everything you've created here and how you brought people together in this community, Peter!

Rest in peace!
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Such sad news. I know so many people thanks to this forum. My condolances to Peter's friends and family.
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