passed away the night before last. I'm sorry if I'm yet another person reminding you of this tragic news, but I felt like I had to say something too.
We didn't chat frequently, we both could be pretty good at lurking, which I kinda regret now, but when we did he was always a super cool guy. He could always be found in seemingly any art stream, even if the subject matter wasn't his cup of tea he still wanted to be around and support the community.
art stream probably 14-15 years ago, and we eventually met in person at my first MFF in 2015. He was a super chill dude, and knew how to throw an awesome room party with Jackbox, Cards Against Humanity, and all sorts of food. He also knew how to gather a wide variety of people to hangout who might otherwise only spend time with their cliques. The cons have never been quite the same since he stopped being able to make it to them, and it hurts that they never will be quite like that again.
I wish I'd chat with him more while I could. I'd seen the journal about his diagnosis, but he seemed positive and noted his doctor seemed positive too, so I didn't say anything. I didn't want to be another "I'm sorry to hear that... You've got this though!" buzzing around reminding him of what I know must have been a difficult thing to have on his mind and figured I would try to talk with him after the initial shock had settled and he knew better what the long term situation was. Based on how he'd been in that journal, I didn't think things would go south that quickly.
He was a private individual though, always thinking about others without wanting to draw attention to himself. I know he wouldn't want me to be torn up over him and what went unsaid, but that's hard not to be while it's so fresh.
Goodbye Soggy. I will never be able to find a substitute teacher for your class.
Damn, I generally get online once or twice a week due to being homeless and this is a shock to hear of his passing, any word on the cause of his passing?
Damn, I generally get online once or twice a week due to being homeless and this is a shock to hear
From what I was able to piece together between phone calls and texts, it was primarily a mixture of his cancer diagnosis and a sepsis infection. The doctors did everything that they could for the sepsis, but sometimes that's just not enough. They managed to keep him aware for almost two weeks longer than he would have been alive otherwise, but... :'(
From what I was able to piece together between phone calls and texts, it was primarily a mixture of
He always supported me, I will miss him. Seeing him anywhere was a source of happiness... it made me happy to see a familiar face. I will deeply miss him...
He always supported me, I will miss him. Seeing him anywhere was a source of happiness... it made me
