He will be missed for sure. Rest in peace.
He will be missed for sure. Rest in peace.
A couple of other good pictures.
Dang 
Zomby Woof wrote: I knew he was sick, but didn't realize how sick. This is sad. We've been on here so long, even though we never met, it always felt like I knew him.
he and I have been friends for quite a while … and it really stepped up a notch when he was diagnosed and then another huge jump when I was diagnosed … we talked, emailed 2 - 3 times a week
he was always so upbeat, and, for me, so encouraging that it just doesn't seem possible that he's gone
this is the last email I got from him early Thur morning
I had asked him why they were doing another biopsy since everyone thought they knew what "kind" of cancer he had
I had a biopsy done way back when all this E36 M3 first got started, and that was a tumor actually removed from my bladder in August 2014. There was a second tumor in there which could not be removed without pretty well destroying the bladder, so the doc elected to leave that one and put me on chemo. (I passed that little berkeleyer, never expected that.)
After I finally got rid of Doc #1, Doc #2 did a PET scan that looked like an Iranian Christmas tree and the little bastards were in pretty much inaccessible places. Dr. M was not involved with the first biopsy, just saw the path report. So with this last PET scan, there were two masses in the right upper arm that lit up pretty good and these were accessible unlike the others. So he decided on a biopsy while he had the chance, so to speak. This might even be benign, for all we know.
He mentioned there are a few targeted treatments for bladder cancer, maybe mine is one of them.
The biopsy itself turned out to be big fun. For various reasons, I had to position my arm ~just so~ which meant my head was making direct contact with the arm bone, which of course transmits sound. I was under general but still kind of half groggy awake and I heard some AWFUL noises. :-0
Love ya too, Walter. Let me know if there's anything I can do.
In reply to wbjones:
That hits close to home
Very sad news. I'll echo the sentiments of "never met him but feels like I lost a friend." I'll miss seeing the name and avatar in posts. I will spend some time in the shop this weekend in silent honor of one who makes this hobby so enjoyable for me.
And also to encourage everyone (including me) to make the Challenge a must do. I made it to the Thursday night parking lot this year and met some folks but want to meet a lot more.
Hal wrote:
as far as he was concerned he was going to … he has been my strength and inspiration and a how to book on staying positive … I leaned pretty darn heavily on him this fall … wish I could have found a way to let him lean on me a bit …
the tears are still flowing this morning … and Toyman said .. this is 2 this week and both were of the crowd that you always wished you could emulate
captdownshift wrote: In reply to wbjones: That hits close to home
I'm sure there are others, we're just not aware of … but for the time being it's you and me dude … going to have to find a way to do this without his help
We lost one of the originals, I am dumbstruck..
RIP
RIP, I hope he's having a laugh at us all from some place other.
I only knew him as an online persona, but I know that we'll all miss his contributions. He was an interesting guy with a very good attitude.
No more suffering. No more bearing the load that this illness had placed upon him.
Awful news, sorry to hear.
One of us, he will be greatly missed, RIP
This saddens me greatly. Rest in peace. May you have an Interceptor to drive up there.
So sad. I only knew him here, but still felt like I knew him. RIP.
I also only knew him through here but he was a big part of this place and will be missed greatly.
RIP
I will wrench in his honor this weekend. We are about so much more than cars & projects.
Man this bums me out. He was one of the good ones for sure.
While I didn't know him personally, I always admired his automotive creations/tastes and the battle he fought (what little I knew if it) the last year or so. His presence here will greatly be missed.
RIP
He will be missed . RIP
Thanks for letting us know, he will be missed. Anytime a community loses someone like this I always worry they might just disappear and no one will know what happened.
Wow, what a shame. I guess none of us really knows what's around the next corner (literally and metaphorically). RIP.
damn......
tedium850 wrote: While I didn't know him personally, I always admired his automotive creations/tastes and the battle he fought (what little I knew if it) the last year or so. His presence here will greatly be missed. RIP
Could not have said it better. RIP.
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