RIP: Friends, activists mourn the loss of Tea Party champion Chip Gerdes

Posted at 12:56 pm on May 06, 2013 by Sarah D.

Quincy, Illinois, Tea Party activist Chip Gerdes passed away early this morning after suffering a heart attack. He leaves behind a wife and daughter.

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Tea Partyers across the Twittersphere are mourning his untimely death and paying their respects to their friend and fellow happy warrior:

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https://twitter.com/rsmccain/status/331442722714054657

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Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones. May he rest in peace.

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