We lost one of our own today.

We will miss you...

So sorry to hear this. Curmudgeon/Mike always made me smile with his posts. He sounded like a hoot when he was in the hospital a while back. I had hoped his remission was going better but having seen a lot of deaths lately I can say quicker is better.

We'll miss you buddy. A lot.

Boo. Just berkeleying boo.

Speechless. My thoughts are with him and his family.

Yesterday morning he started a thread on the RRAX board about the passing of Brian Guinn, another Carolina autocrosser. Really drives home the point that we're just passing through this place. Gotta make it count while you're here. Lord knows Mike sure did.

Sorry but I have to go hug every living thing in my house right now.

Bad news. I hope his daughter has a place to go.

Condolences....

Goodbye Curmudgeon.

I met you once some years ago. While we didn't always agree on things, and in fact strongly disagreed on some, I liked and respected you, and this forum was better for your company.

Say not in grief: "He is no more",

but live in thankfulness that he was.

Reading these posts are brining that teary feeling to my eyes.

I can only hope I will affect this many people the way Curmudgeon seems to have.

I didn't know him but he sure seemed cool... And so do the rest of you guys.

I had also thought he was getting better from the posts he was making. Damn. We'll miss you, friend.

Passing through indeed, and he left many happier in his wake. Well played sir

Wow. RIP.

To Toyman, can you point his family to this thread? When someone on this forum dies there is a multi-page post like this. It sucks that he can't read this, but if his family could, I think they'd appreciate it.

I can do that.

I work with a man who has a very dark past (Special Forces, trained to kill, spent 20 years doing the things the US government doesn't admit they do). He is an awesome guy- friendly, encouraging, always positive. You'd never know his past from his attitude, and he will never tell you. He reminds me daily that there are men in this world who are quietly doing the difficult things it takes to make it a good place for the rest of us.

Mike was like that.

Sometimes the internet seems to be a rude and dark place of whining and complaining. Mike didn't wear his pain on his shirtsleeve, but spent his energy encouraging other people, and quietly carrying the stuff on the inside that he needed to bear.

Thanks Mike!

I only knew Mike through this board, but I am absolutely numb right now. I had just sent him a throttle peddle for a project he was working on. I know he had looked at moving to upstate SC and I was looking forward to getting him up here. I wish the best for his daughter. I wish him peace.

In reply to Toyman01:

Tell them if they need anything don't hesitate to ask here.

Wow, I was just racing with him at Lemons CMP fall 6 weeks ago. Even as sick as he was he beat my time in the same car! In glad he was able to keep living all the way through. RIP.

Never met him, enjoyed his part of this community though. Hopefully he's in a better place.

This really hurts. No words can express. I am just going to go and be alone for a while. Spin a wrench sit in my project car and quietly reflect on things.

No words, just ...RIP

He will be missed!