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#1 Post by GrumpyOldFart » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:49 pm

Alison - I thought this would be a suitable place to keep absent friends' memories alive - somewhere we could visit to just, well, remember. You may want to consider my alternative title 'The Departures Lounge' - either way, can you make it a sticky so that you can monitor its usage?

Please note - any omissions are due entirely to my lousy memory, and mean no disrespect whatsoever.

Coming to mind immediately, in no particular order, are:

Con-Pilot

Keef

Westie

Davaar

Foss

Snappybits

Duke Elegant

Binos

411A


Who have I missed?
The older I get, the grumpier I get.
I may soon have to start biting people. X(

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#2 Post by Stoneboat » Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:38 pm

Lu Zuckerman.
I knew Lu, whose real name was actually Sam Zuckerman, visited with him at his house a few times. I don't mind saying I bawled like a baby when his wife called with the sad news.

I had also met Davaar a few times. Once spent a wonderful afternoon climbing over the exhibits at the National Air Museum in Ottawa with him.

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#3 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:02 am

ExceIient idea GOF.
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#4 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:57 am

ExceIient idea GOF.


Seconded, and it will be the first thread I look at each time - just to make sure I'm not there !

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#5 Post by Pinky the pilot » Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:59 am

Thirded! And for the same reason as the previous poster.
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#6 Post by zarniwoop » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:34 am

Not forgetting Gainesy of course.

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#7 Post by rgbrock1 » Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:01 pm

Excellent idea. Gone but not forgotten.
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#8 Post by Slasher » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:16 am

Thirded! And for the same reason as the previous poster.


Fourthded!

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#9 Post by handsfree » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:53 pm

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#10 Post by Flame Lily FX » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:31 pm

RegDep (Heikki - his real name who came from Finland) from Where on Earth & Silhouette Challenge. So sudden and unfair. Five years on and I think of him and cry.

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#11 Post by Stoneboat » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:03 pm

handsfree wrote:SpineyNorman


What the hell happened to Spiney Norman?

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#12 Post by admin » Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:08 am

It is with deep regret that I post the following:

Hi,I am Mikes wife and he asked me to let you know he sadly passed away
this morning,after his battle with Prostate cancer, it has been an arduous
time but he never changed his attitude to life or his warped sense of
humour, he loved this forum with you people and I wish to thank you for
helping him keep his fighting spirit up . We were married last Friday after
being together for 13 years,God bless you .

Sue,

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BigHammer RIP

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#13 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:24 am

Very sad. RIP BH.

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#14 Post by handsfree » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:43 am

That's very sad to hear.
I shall miss Mike (BH).
Sue if you read this, my sincere condolences to you.

Stoneboat, Norman was seriously ill with emphysema last time I heard from him.
I assume it eventually got the better of him.

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#15 Post by Capetonian » Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:07 am

So sorry to see another good one head west.

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#16 Post by 4mastacker » Fri Apr 15, 2016 9:12 am

Buggah!
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#17 Post by limeygal » Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:43 am

Very sorry to hear about this latest loss to our merry band. I was happy to know you BH. Condolences and thanks to Sue for letting us know :YMHUG:

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#18 Post by rgbrock1 » Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:55 pm

Geez. So many going on to the other side. Saddening. :(
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#19 Post by BenThere » Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:05 pm

Life is fatal, and we're all on the escalator. Makes sense to me to enjoy our times together with those we love, share as we do on the internet, lament the passing of our friends, and move on.

New souls are born every day, and they inherit the world we leave them.

I like to think the old timers that pass live on within our memories of them. Many are treasured for the personalities and wisdom they shared with us.

The thing that bugs me most, is that some great minds and people were rejected and dispatched, including me, by TOP for spurious reasons, by lesser mortals, which is mostly why I think we are all here, trying to replicate the great global exchange of thought, experience, and outlook.

I want this site to succeed and grow because the dialogue is good now, and potentially great. The trail blazers and valued people we knew from our long association are best served by continuing to remember them.

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#20 Post by limeygal » Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:33 pm

Well said BenThere :YMHUG:

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