Rest in Peace, DD*

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:46 pm

The Overlords recently learned that DD* passed away early last month.

I didn't know him well and don't believe he was on my list of OOers met in person (though I admit it's possible he could have come to a ChicagOO bOOardgame meetup), but I will remember him as a fellow member of our weird little community, and as someone who made me chuckle more than a few times with his posts.

Rest in peace, friend.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:49 pm

Very sorry to hear this. Had not met him either but every person on here is a valuable part of the community and count among my circle of friends.

Post by **FishPants** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:51 pm

We are all getting old as hell.

And fuck cancer.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:51 pm

RIP

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:54 pm

Ugh. Pour out some ink for a lost brother.

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:56 pm

I didn't know him beyond him posting here.
I don't think I ever engaged him directly.
And yet this hits so hard.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:07 pm

I said it before, this place is getting depressing.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:08 pm

Damn it, this sucks. Especially since I was honored enough to be quoted for his sig.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:10 pm

I am very sorry to hear this. RIP

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:17 pm

Freyland wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:56 pm I didn't know him beyond him posting here.
I don't think I ever engaged him directly.
And yet this hits so hard.

Well said Freyland.

RIP DD

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:28 pm

Very sad. Thanks for letting us know.

Here's to you, DD*

Captain Caveman · Post by **Captain Caveman** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:31 pm

Aww fuck. RIP DD.

gameoverman · Post by **gameoverman** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:32 pm

I'm sorry to hear that. I only knew him here but he and I seemed to be interested in similar things since his name is one I remember seeing in lots of threads.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:32 pm

RIP and Go Blue.

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:33 pm

Had some interaction with him on here and seeded like a likable guy.
I often wonder how one goes about finding out about the passing of fellow forum participants.
I'm assuming someone else on the board knew him.

I'm going to have my user name added to my obituary so ya'll can find out and mourn me when I'm gone.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:44 pm

Wow, I agree this hits hard even though I never met him.

RIP DD*

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:44 pm

May flights of angels since thee to thy rest, DD*.

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:49 pm

Damn. RIP

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:56 pm

Well fuck. You will be missed, DD*.

For anyone else digging through forum memories like me, here's his cancer thread and his general post history.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm

Oof. That sucks.

So long Dude.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:08 pm

Thank you Overlords for sharing the news. We might all be random online weirdos, but we've been around a long, long time.

RIP DD*.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:11 pm

Oh dear Lord I had forgotten about that post. I even posted in it that me and my wife would pray for him and we always did if I said we would. I had no idea he had passed. Im very caught up in my own personal loss right now so I will be missing a lot. Im sorry to him and his family and friends. Seems he passed before my wife even. Had no idea. Im so very sorry.

Donna was supposed to post something if I died. Now that she has died I have no fallback. I guess if I do not post for at least 2 weeks then you know Im dead. But I dont really care at that point most likely. I dont care about much right now as is. Maybe in time.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:25 pm

I saw this on FB when it happened, but he was one of the people whose real name I couldn't place with his forum name. I didn't say anything here because I didn't want the wrong person declared deceased.

RIP DD*.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:29 pm

Oh, dammit. That breaks my heart. He fought like hell the last couple of years.

You'll be missed, DD*.

stimpy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:33 pm I often wonder how one goes about finding out about the passing of fellow forum participants.
I'm assuming someone else on the board knew him.

I have two people in real life who have explicit instructions that, should anything ever happen to me, they're to post here.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:30 pm

May this be relief from your pain and stress.

... And fuck cancer.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:34 pm

Sorry to hear this.

Rest In Peace, my friend.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:40 pm

Rest in peace.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:46 pm

stimpy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:33 pm I often wonder how one goes about finding out about the passing of fellow forum participants.
I'm assuming someone else on the board knew him.

In this case, his recurring PayPal donation started failing. Some Googling after that turned up the news.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm

stimpy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:33 pm Had some interaction with him on here and seeded like a likable guy.
I often wonder how one goes about finding out about the passing of fellow forum participants.
I'm assuming someone else on the board knew him.

I'm going to have my user name added to my obituary so ya'll can find out and mourn me when I'm gone.

I'm connected to more than 200 people on FB, a majority which I don't really know at all but had enough common connections to add. In the case of DD*, I believe we had 6 common connections, all OOers, so I knew it was someone where. It actually took quite awhile for this to come out...it's been several weeks now I believe.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:16 pm

wonderpug wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:56 pm Well fuck. You will be missed, DD*.

For anyone else digging through forum memories like me, here's his cancer thread and his general post history.

Thanks, that brings it home. Dammit.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:25 pm

RIP DD*.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:34 pm

It’s been a bad month or two for the OO community. RIP, DD*.

ChaoZ · Post by **ChaoZ** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:44 pm

Ah dammit.

xwraith · Post by **xwraith** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm

So sorry to hear this.

Requiescat DD*

MHS · Post by **MHS** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:16 pm

I was really sad to learn he'd passed. He was a funny and kind human and the world is worse off for him being gone. I feel especially bad for his two kids, losing their dad 3 weeks before Christmas.

Here's the hero of Canton, the man we called DD.

Hipolito · Post by **Hipolito** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:56 pm

So sorry to hear this.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:44 pm

RIP DD*

Newcastle · Post by **Newcastle** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:24 pm

Not many interactions. But man, that sucks. Be well DD. Fuck cancer.

Lassr · Post by **Lassr** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:47 pm

RIP DD*.

I often wonder if any OOers have passed on and no one knows. reminds me of my PM to Qantaga asking how he's doing that still sits undelivered in my outbox 5 years later.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:13 pm

If you think about it 2004 was a long ways back. Doesn't seem like it to me at all. Neither did me and my wife's 31 years. And I think I joined Gone Gold in 1999. So those years are 15 years and 20 years respectively. In 1999 I was 30. Ill be 50 this year. My wife was 44 and she passed a few weeks ago at 63.

I hate time.

RIP DD