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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?

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.

ExceIient idea GOF.

ExceIient idea GOF.

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

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

Not forgetting Gainesy of course.

Excellent idea. Gone but not forgotten.

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

Fourthded!

SpineyNorman

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.

Ave atque vale.

handsfree wrote:SpineyNorman

What the hell happened to Spiney Norman?

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,

Her in doors

BigHammer RIP

Alison

Very sad. RIP BH.

Ex-As

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.

So sorry to see another good one head west.

Buggah!

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

Geez. So many going on to the other side. Saddening.

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.

Well said BenThere