Originally posted by E.Furgal: sorry, but even IF his family was the way you say.. show that he/we are bigger/better than that and send a card.. or ?
yes wasn't here.. maybe his family was as you say. maybe he lied, who knows.. no matter what you think of the family members, it's the right thing to do.. send a card and RESPECT the families wishes..
I understand that, and perhaps would agree, but..best to let THEM grieve (I very much doubt they would be checking this Forum out ), and allow his friends here to say a few words that they would wish to remember him by.
Tony Kania
AUG 13, 08:36 AM
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Originally posted by Patrick:
Jeff, it isn't too often I'm speechless. However, this is one of those times.
New low for this forum. (Pertaining to WD88.)
Gecko, you were a great member. I rated you positive for your help with an issue that I had. You will be missed fine sir. I am so very sorry.
Tony Kania
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doug.s
AUG 13, 09:58 AM
RIP John, you will be missed
84fiero123
AUG 13, 09:59 AM
A loss of a forum member is always important to all of us here. We are like family and every member we lose to the great beyond, even though I don’t believe there is a beyond is important to every one of us. I personally have contacted several members when they aren’t here for some time just to make sure they are OK.
WD and the others here who are arguing about whether it was right to tell us for whatever reason, we want to know when we lose a member.
Just remember he will never be truly gone and as long as his posts remain here on PFF he will always be a member here and a good friend to all.
So quit the crap and just give your condolences and carryon.
I will ask Cliff if it is possible when we lose a member to change their avatar to a picture of the real person and a little info about their passing. You know sort of like a tombstone with their birth and death date so that we all know. Is it so wrong for people who knew him to be informed of his passing.
I like 99% of our members and would buy any of them a beer anytime they wish to stop by.
RIP John and may your Fiero in the sky never run out of gas.
Steve
------------------ Technology is great when it works, and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.
Formula88
AUG 13, 10:01 AM
Too young. Much to young.
WhiteDevil88
AUG 13, 10:12 AM
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Originally posted by Tony Kania:
New low for this forum. (Pertaining to WD88.)
Tony Kania
You have no idea how low this forum can go. Wait until the speculation of why an otherwise healthy looking 40 year old had a heart attack starts. Try searching for GTDude in the archives. You will see exactly what I am talking about.
If you think I am being disrespectful of his memory, know that I met the guy, ate a couple meals with him, and generally considered myself his ally on the forum. He was a genuinely nice guy, but I doubt that many on this forum would have approved of his lifestyle 100%. Did you write to Gecko in jail? I know that I didn't, and it has bothered me ever since. I doubt that time was good for him, and his Internet "friends" largely forgot about him.
While I appreciate that Brad feels he has the best of intentions, it just seems callous that he apparently disregarded the family's wishes. I don't understand the family's reasoning, or agree that he had no friends here. But my need to know shouldn't trump a survivors wishes and a decedants privacy. If you disagree, that is fine. But to place my concerns as the forums low water mark, you are either being inflammatory for the purpose of trolling, or you are being intentionally ignorant. Either way, your comment is more appropriate for PM.
WhiteDevil88
AUG 13, 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by Formula88:
Too young. Much to young.
Yes, indeed.
blakeinspace
AUG 13, 10:16 AM
awww man. Really, really sorry to read this. What a great forum member.
Brad, regardless of what the family thinks... Thank You for letting us know.
They may not realize the little car created a 'family' of a different definition.
tbone42
AUG 13, 10:36 AM
John had made a purchase from me last year, and I had some interaction with him here and there in O/T. He was never mean-spirited or nasty, but funny and a little ornery and thats how I like them. He was only 3 years older than me, and this is a healthy reminder that if you guys have not had your health screenings and are approaching 40, perhaps its time? This is a terrible thing that happened to someone so young, a member of our little family here.
I will be making some appointments in short order to get my heart and other vitals checked out, I have put this off long enough. I knew when i was 23 years old I had high cholesterol and heart disease runs in my family. The time to ignore it because I am young is over, this is as much of a wake up call that I could hope for. I am sorry for Gecko going, and what his family must be going through. RIP fellow traveler, see you on the next road.
He's gone home.
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twofatguys
AUG 13, 10:41 AM
The family never said nobody could be told. When asked what happened, where the funeral is/was, or where John is buried people are told that they were not his real friends and don't need to know any of that. (In much more derogatory terms)
I did not break the families wishes in any way. Everything I posted came from his Girlfriend, who has no problem with people knowing.
), and allow his friends here to say a few words that they would wish to remember him by.
