FBG Memorial - Honoring Forum Posters Who Have Passed (1 Viewer)

[Joe Bryant]

We have the other thread here that's mostly celebrity stuff.

I have zero interest in that. But a ton of interest in our Forum Posters who have passed.

Some suggested a separate thread for them and I think that's a great idea. We'll use this thread for that.

When a poster passes, please let us know here. And as much info on them as you can. Obituaries or stories or whatever you can share.

Thank you and thanks for being part of this community.


Edited:

Thank you @Bottomfeeder Sports for this chart.

Don't think I can be the "appointed person", but I've taken a loving shot at the first pass for such a list. From posts in this thread and an earlier effort from @comfortably numb I gathered the below. I pray I didn't ignore anyone other than being indecisive in including @bueno - I ultimately chose to hope. I tried to find appropriate threads and include them when I could. The earlier thread had maybe a half dozen pruned links that I would have loved to include, but unfortunately, they now go nowhere (including one for an even earlier effort to construct this list). Finally, I have checked and re-checked and re-checked but I'm sure I messed up somewhere, please forgive me when you find that mistake that stings.

kestrel	Danny	Old Yeller	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
Afro Samurai		Early 2009	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
shining path	Charlie	5/25/2009	Source: Charlie "Shining Path" Bosworth, RIP
Dulymus Mudhounds		2010	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
Saints-Man	Ralph	12/28/2011	Source: GM's thread about nothing | Page 1228 FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
Sea Bass		2/2012	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters | Page 2
enfuego		2012?	Source: FBG Memorial - Honoring Forum Posters Who Have Passed UPDATE: So I think I may have lung cancer
dprugby	David	July 2013	Source: GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing | Page 126
guderian		11/2013 ??	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
Finless		11/8/2014	Source: Rehab - About to check myself in | Page 5
gandalas		Late 2014	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters | Page 2
The Regulator		1/11/2015	Source: FBG Memorial for our fallen posters
Tremendous Upside	Sean	2/2/2015	Source: FBG loses its Tremendous Upside: RIP friend | Page 3
SoCalBroncoFan	Gary	2019	Source: RIP SoCalBroncoFan
by_the_sea_wannabe		9/16/2020	Source: FBG Memorial - Honoring Forum Posters Who Have Passed | Page 3
Man of Constant Sorrow	Tom	1/11/2021	Source: Man of Constant Sorrow has passed away
Bcdjr1	Bruce	3/15/2021	Source: bcdjr1 has passed
Wikkidpissah	Dale	6/30/2022	Source: RIP Wikkidpissah ***The Official Wikkidpissah Irish Wake Thread***
randall146	Olin	7/18/2022	Source: randall's ALS diary | Page 10
FatMax	Seth	1/17/2024	Source: ______ Passed Away Today, RIP | Page 141 Obituary for FatMax
bueno			Source: FBG Memorial - Honoring Forum Posters Who Have Passed

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I would suggest pinning this as well.

Thanks for doing this.

You can delete this post after reading it.

Do we hum the Mission Impossible theme whilst we do that?

 

[Smoo]

The only ones I'm familiar with are shining path, Kestrel, and FatMax. Anxious to learn who else is on this list.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Guderian

 

[Dan Lambskin]

The only ones I'm familiar with are shining path, Kestrel, and FatMax. Anxious to learn who else is on this list.

SoCalBroncoFan or something like that. He passed a few years ago, played in Cake Baseball

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Man of Constant Sorrow and Wikkid as well

 

[krista4]

And Saints Man. RIP, Ralph.

And Tremendous Upside. RIP, Sean.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Tremendous Upside

 

[General Malaise]

Saints Man

Was anyone here ever a male cheerleader?

I had somehow never read this before just now. It is obviously great, and has the single best piece of writing I've ever encountered here, dating back to cheatsheets.net days: Once I was handed the ball and saw the opening I ran to daylight. Not because I knew what I was doing, I just loved the...

forums.footballguys.com

 

[General Malaise]

And Saints Man. RIP, Ralph.

And Tremendous Upside. RIP, Sean.

I have Sean's DVD set of The Wire.

 

[General Malaise]

The only ones I'm familiar with are shining path, Kestrel, and FatMax. Anxious to learn who else is on this list.

SoCalBroncoFan or something like that. He passed a few years ago, played in Cake Baseball

He passed away early in the baseball season and his team still won Cake. Fitting in so many ways.

 

[PIK95]

Randall

 

[krista4]

And Saints Man. RIP, Ralph.

And Tremendous Upside. RIP, Sean.

I have Sean's DVD set of The Wire.

I sent him something once, and he's still in my Amazon address book. Haven't the heart to delete it. Same with wikkid - it's silly but I'll never delete him from there either.

 

[General Malaise]

Man of Constant Sorrow and Wikkid as well

Legends. Both of 'em. I owe so so so so much to Wikkid who reached out to me in the darkest of my days.

 

[PIK95]

And Finless

 

[General Malaise]

And Saints Man. RIP, Ralph.

And Tremendous Upside. RIP, Sean.

I have Sean's DVD set of The Wire.

I sent him something once, and he's still in my Amazon address book. Haven't the heart to delete it. Same with wikkid - it's silly but I'll never delete him from there either.

I get it. The emails Wikkid sent me were printed off and put in my locked file cabinet.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

enfuego

oh yea **** cancer

 

[Snoopy]

In the FAQ, shining path was mentioned with the teletubbie avatar.

 

[rockaction]

This is a good idea. So long as my memory doesn't fail me, I'll never forget Man of Constant Sorrow and wikkidpissah. The world is lesser without their presence. RIP, guys. I miss you both.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

While we're at it, I'm adding Jack, son of @Keerock , and Chance, son of @bigbottom to this thread. They will always be considered FBGs in my book.

 

[Scoresman]

While we're at it, I'm adding Jack, son of @Keerock , and Chance, son of @bigbottom to this thread. They will always be considered FBGs in my book.

Also shadyrider, right? If I’m remembering correctly?

 

[rockaction]

While we're at it, I'm adding Jack, son of @Keerock , and Chance, son of @bigbottom to this thread. They will always be considered FBGs in my book.

Also shadyrider, right? If I’m remembering correctly?

shayridr had a daughter named Riley who passed away too soon. You are remembering correctly.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

While we're at it, I'm adding Jack, son of @Keerock , and Chance, son of @bigbottom to this thread. They will always be considered FBGs in my book.

Also shadyrider, right? If I’m remembering correctly?

shayridr had a daughter named Riley who passed away too soon. You are remembering correctly.

Mr Ham lost his kid too

 

[bigbottom]

While we're at it, I'm adding Jack, son of @Keerock , and Chance, son of @bigbottom to this thread. They will always be considered FBGs in my book.

Also shadyrider, right? If I’m remembering correctly?

shayridr had a daughter named Riley who passed away too soon. You are remembering correctly.

Mr Ham lost his kid too

He and I met in person and we cried together.

Still reeling over the FatMax news.

 

[dickey moe]

Someone mentioned in here awhile back that Bueno passed away.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Someone mentioned in here awhile back that Bueno passed away.

Really? I missed that. I enjoyed his contributions to the forum back in the day. RIP.

 

[AAABatteries]

Bcdjr1

Not a prolific poster but a good and brilliant dude.

 

[scorchy]

Just reposting this at Joe's request in case new folks wander in:

RIP @FatMax (Seth). One of the originals on the board and an all-around awesome and hilarious guy. Passed away last Wednesday. Way too young.

All we know is that FatMax died from a brief, unexpected illness. He was 48.

And from @krista4:

I still haven't seen an obituary. But per his wife's Facebook post, there will be a celebration of life on Feb. 10th at noon at the Home Arts Building at the Yolo Fairgrounds. (That's in Woodland, California.)

 

[scorchy]

And Saints Man. RIP, Ralph.

And Tremendous Upside. RIP, Sean.

I have Sean's DVD set of The Wire.

I can't read about Sean and not have a big smile break out. Only hung out with him a half-dozen times or so, but that's provided probably five times that many hilarious memories/conversations that can help me break through even my worst moods. Miss that guy.

 

[krista4]

Obituary for FatMax

 

[SWC]

Obituary for FatMax

It is a curious thing to read an obit for a guy you didn’t really know and realize that everything good you suspected about him was true.

 

[krista4]

Obituary for FatMax

It is a curious thing to read an obit for a guy you didn’t really know and realize that everything good you suspected about him was true.

That was beautifully put, SWC. And you can take that to the bank.

 

[Corporation]

Thank you for doing this @Joe Bryant and thank you all for the tributes that have been posted. What a wonderful community, we are surrounded by good people.

 

[General Malaise]

Obituary for FatMax

It is a curious thing to read an obit for a guy you didn’t really know and realize that everything good you suspected about him was true.

Yeah, he once discussed in here or on another message about about having to terminate an employee. It. Ate. Him. Up. He had already built a reputation for being a great person in my estimation but this really solidified it for me. He agonized over it because it was hard. I've never had to fire anybody. I probably never will. He humanized that decision for me in a way I'd never read.

 

[mr. furley]

Obituary for FatMax

damn, a day younger than me :(

RIP, dude.

 

[eoMMan]

Obituary for FatMax

He was young, damn.

 

[Osaurus]

 

[Galileo]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

 

[krista4]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

There is one I've been trying to remember for the several days since this was posted. His wife came in and let us know. This was probably 10+ years ago. He wasn't super-prolific but a really solid guy, and I know he hasn't been mentioned. I feel awful that I've wracked my brain and haven't been able to come up with it. Oddly, what I remember is that his screen name was two words, and I think one of the words was the same as another poster who was more active, as I have a vague recollection of getting the two mixed up when I first read his wife's post. Memory is a weird thing.

ETA: It just struck me that the first word might have been "Afro"?
ETA2: Afro Nation?

 

[zamboni]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

I’ve thought the same. Many of us know each other only through here; there may be no way to know what has happened if they don’t post anymore.

 

[ChiefD]

I’ve instructed my wife to come here and let everyone know.

There will be a raffle for my shovel collection.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

There is one I've been trying to remember for the several days since this was posted. His wife came in and let us know. This was probably 10+ years ago. He wasn't super-prolific but a really solid guy, and I know he hasn't been mentioned. I feel awful that I've wracked my brain and haven't been able to come up with it. Oddly, what I remember is that his screen name was two words, and I think one of the words was the same as another poster who was more active, as I have a vague recollection of getting the two mixed up when I first read his wife's post. Memory is a weird thing.

ETA: It just struck me that the first word might have been "Afro"?
ETA2: Afro Nation?

I kinda remember the thread but can’t place it

On another note are you still in contact with Bender? Last time I talked to him his health didn’t sound too good

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

There will be a raffle for my shovel collection

What about the rolling pin?

 

[ChiefD]

There will be a raffle for my shovel collection

What about the rolling pin?

That is already in my will for @Snoopy .

 

[krista4]

I kinda remember the thread but can’t place it

On another note are you still in contact with Bender? Last time I talked to him his health didn’t sound too good

Whoa, now I'm worried. I was last in touch a few months ago when we talked about Chicago, and I saw posts on Facebook from him recently (like in the past month or so), so I figured all is fine. I just went to Facebook and Instagram and both his accounts are deactivated. I could text him and see what happens. (I realize I could also call, but that seems intrusive - what do you think?)

 

[Corporation]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

There is one I've been trying to remember for the several days since this was posted. His wife came in and let us know. This was probably 10+ years ago. He wasn't super-prolific but a really solid guy, and I know he hasn't been mentioned. I feel awful that I've wracked my brain and haven't been able to come up with it. Oddly, what I remember is that his screen name was two words, and I think one of the words was the same as another poster who was more active, as I have a vague recollection of getting the two mixed up when I first read his wife's post. Memory is a weird thing.

ETA: It just struck me that the first word might have been "Afro"?
ETA2: Afro Nation?

I think it was Afro Samurai.

I found his profile, it was him. Good dude.

Afro Samurai

forums.footballguys.com

 

[Corporation]

I kinda remember the thread but can’t place it

On another note are you still in contact with Bender? Last time I talked to him his health didn’t sound too good

Whoa, now I'm worried. I was last in touch a few months ago when we talked about Chicago, and I saw posts on Facebook from him recently (like in the past month or so), so I figured all is fine. I just went to Facebook and Instagram and both his accounts are deactivated. I could text him and see what happens. (I realize I could also call, but that seems intrusive - what do you think?)

I agree a text seems better unless it was common for y'all to trade calls. Hope he's doing well.

 

[krista4]

I think it was Afro Samurai.

I found his profile, it was him. Good dude.

Thank you!!! That is exactly who I meant. I feel terrible that I didn't quite figure it out.

Also, as for Bender, I just texted him.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I kinda remember the thread but can’t place it

On another note are you still in contact with Bender? Last time I talked to him his health didn’t sound too good

Whoa, now I'm worried. I was last in touch a few months ago when we talked about Chicago, and I saw posts on Facebook from him recently (like in the past month or so), so I figured all is fine. I just went to Facebook and Instagram and both his accounts are deactivated. I could text him and see what happens. (I realize I could also call, but that seems intrusive - what do you think?)

Probably couldn’t hurt, I just looked and I haven’t texted him since 2020

 

[Jobber]

RIP to all the good FBGs mentioned here. I can't help but wonder how many others have passed that we simply may not know about.

There is one I've been trying to remember for the several days since this was posted. His wife came in and let us know. This was probably 10+ years ago. He wasn't super-prolific but a really solid guy, and I know he hasn't been mentioned. I feel awful that I've wracked my brain and haven't been able to come up with it. Oddly, what I remember is that his screen name was two words, and I think one of the words was the same as another poster who was more active, as I have a vague recollection of getting the two mixed up when I first read his wife's post. Memory is a weird thing.

ETA: It just struck me that the first word might have been "Afro"?
ETA2: Afro Nation?

I think that’s Afro Samurai.