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i never knew the man in question nor did i know many of the people in his guild.
however i am still deeply saddened by his passing and will pray for his soul. after reading the post made by the topic starter i take it he was very ill? one can only be thankful his passing wasnt painful in any way
my condolences to all touched by his passing
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This post is from Beardedone's son and daughter;
Hello all,
Well I don't know you but I have been reading the posts you guys have been writing about my dad. My brother started showing me them yesterday and I read them all. You guys are all very sweet and I am glad my dad had you as friends. He cared alot about this game and the people he played with, I know even when he wasn't feeling the greatest he always tried to log in and see who needed help. I don't fully understand why he had to leave us but we knew he was sick but like alot of you have already mentioned at least he isn't hurting anymore. It's good to know that so many people, both online and at the hospital, have so many good things to say about our dad.
Thank you,
B1's Daughter
Hey Everyone,
It's good to know that all his time in the game really benefitted so many people. I hit /played just for B1 out of curiosity, and he spent 181 days, 21 hours in game. That's half a year straight of brightening people's gametime with his main, not to mention the countless number of alts he had. He was always there for me, in game and out, pushing me along to reach higher limits with my keeper and the military. I'm glad that through everything he's gone through, he was able to still make people happy.
The family is doing fairly well I think. We've all been living with this possibility that, although it was a slap in the face while getting kicked in the junk, we knew it was coming at some point. We were able to get everything we needed to say said and everything we needed to do done. Even though he's been at the hospital a lot lately, his presence was always still lingering in the house. It still kinda feels like he'll be home any day now *sigh*
One of B1's final requests was that either I or Durg get his accounts. I don't know how anyone else feels about this, but I halfway see it the same way he did. I don't want all of his work and effort to just vanish or fade, but at the same time it seems sacreligious to log onto them. I'm getting with Durg for now and we're figuring out what to do.
Thanks,
- Astralblade (B1's son)
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R.I.P
First i like to say thank you to all who has posted here thanks for your kindness.
Second
We will never forget......
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My condolences to family, friends and guild on the loss of such an excellent person.
May god bless his soul.
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My condolences Astral,
although they're all away for xmas, I know I can offer condolences in the name of Crump, Harry, Dunken, Pal Pino and Medori and the rest of Metal Mayhem.
I never met your dad, some of our guildies have though and judging by knowing you and reading this thread, I know he will be missed by all.
Death is probably the only certain thing we ever face in our lives. We start fighting it on the day we breathe in for the first time and it only intensifies the older we get. Some of us face it sooner, some of us later - each and every one of us in it's own time, and we never know when it comes. That's the beauty of life.
Leaving is never an easy thing because you know you can or will return. Leaving forever is an endless poem, since you nurse every verse - cradle every memory so gently, that the verses of the poem go on and on - memory never dies.
My grandma was sick for a long time, lied in the hospital for a while. She was shifting between reality and imagination so that sometimes when I visited she talked with me, had some chit-chat while the next time she didn't recognise at all. I didn't visit nearly enough .. why, I don't know. I tell myself that I was busy, but if I'm really sincere, I wasnt.
She was spending more time inside herself and less and less with us, so one day I went to visit after she havent woke up for some time. I sat by the bed and she opened her eyes and studied me for a while before she recognised me. She said:"I'm going to die". I looked at her for some time not knowing what to respond and then shortly said "Yes". I couldn't lie to her. She squeezed my hand and said:"I'm affraid" and I said:"Don't be ... there's nothing to be affraid of".
She fell silent and I sat there for 15 more minutes. Her room had huge windows. Outside, it was a cold January afternoon on a winter without snow Sun was setting on the horizon making weird shadows from the nearby oak trees. I left.
one hour later my dad called me and said she died. I was sad and happy at the same time. Sad because she left, happy because she finally left and happy because she left on such a beautiful winter day.
Peaceful journey Beardedone
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Ack :( I used to team with him on alts a long long time ago. Was a nice fellow indeed, but didn't see him around much in the later times, I guess this news explains that all too well :( I'm sure the gods will welcome him.
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i am very sad to read this, i know how it feels to loose a friend. didnt know him personly, but from what i have read he seemed like a very good friend. R.i.p. Beardedone , u will be missed :(
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I think we all play this game for different reasons. Mine is to escape reality for a few hours every now and then. Sometimes reality comes crashing back down on us when something as tragic as this happens.
Sure B1 was someone I knew online. A cartoon character running across my computer screen. But even at that...the wonderful person that B1 really was came bleeding through the the pixels and chat logs. He was truly a rare person.
How many people do you know that honestly make you feel better about yourself, even though they have every reason in the world to be bitter? How many people do you know that enjoy helping people so much, that they will pay with time, emotion and money to do it? How many people do you know who care if you are truly ok on the inside and out?
I will miss teaching him IRC. I will miss talking to him every day. I will miss doing things for him for a change. I will miss all of the RL smiles he put on my face. I will miss him more than I can possibly express.
Good bye B1. Please know that your warm heart was felt even over something as cold as the internet.
-Shady
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Well, pretty much everything has been said already to sum up how I feel. He was easily the most giving, nicest, helpfull person in AO. He always put others ahead of him. He was really unique in this "GIMME GIMME" world we all play in. My online world was just simply a far better place for knowing and having him as a friend.
Miss ya B. Be good.
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Rest in Peace, Beardedone.
Condolences goes out to his family and friends.
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Very sorry to hear this :( Always seemed like a very nice person
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RIP Bro.
Only in death can we really be free.
Peace and love wherever you are.
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Damnit
So sorry to hear this. He is surely in a better place now. Although i didnt know him in RL, it is merely a fact that he was the most helpful person that one can know. Much love my good friend. :(
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r.i.p.
Not much to say that hasnt been said already.
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Well, the forums restore made us lose some valuable posts, as well as a thread created after the memorial. What a shame.
To all those who attended, thank you again. Clan, Omni, even Funcom representatives--you have no idea how special you made last night for us and for Beardedone's family.
A brief tribute: http://www.synergyfactor.net/
And here's the log of the memorial service, for those interested:
http://synergyfactor.net/b1-memorial-service-log.txt
(Cut and paste to notepad for easier viewing)
Cheers to Astralblade for speaking from the heart. It was beautiful.
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