Memorial threads...

[Andy54Hawken]

Just was thinking about the thread for Pokerace and was wondering if a permanent memorial thread would be well received?
We could use it for members who pass , pets , friends etc...
Again just thinking out loud , so to speak .
Andy

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[Larrytpdx]

Not a bad idea.

 

[salmonriverjohn]

I like the idea Andy. @Joe Link, how about it joe? Does it sound like something that can be done?

Andy, excuse me for my ignorance but I had no idea he had passed, thank you for this great idea.

 

[Kruel J]

I like the idea, a way to memorialize friends and family that may not be said or read elsewhere. I lost my grandmother a little over 2 weeks ago and thought about posting it here. We were really close and I'm just now able to talk about it without getting upset.

 

[11Charlie]

I think it's a fabulous idea!! Life is short it would be a way to have our loved ones carry on!

 

[scrandall01215]

I like the idea, a way to memorialize friends and family that may not be said or read elsewhere. I lost my grandmother a little over 2 weeks ago and thought about posting it here. We were really close and I'm just now able to talk about it without getting upset.

My thoughts are with you!
Stacy

 

[Kruel J]

My thoughts are with you!
Stacy

Thank you, it's been a rough time with Thanksgiving and all. She lived a long life, but that doesn't make it any less painful. Tomorrow I'm going to her house to help take care of her belongings. Not looking forward to it.

 

[scrandall01215]

Thank you, it's been a rough time with Thanksgiving and all. She lived a long life, but that doesn't make it any less painful. Tomorrow I'm going to her house to help take care of her belongings. Not looking forward to it.

That can be the hardest!
I helped my best friend with his Dads we cleaned out and sold 84 yrs worth of stuff in 1 1/2 weeks and a single wide/ 1/2acre and Two vehicles. ( In Montana)
Stacy

 

[Caveman Jim]

An excellent idea Andy. I believe it would help many of us to show how those whom we have loved were a major part of our lives and that we will never ever forget them.

 

[Diamondback]

I'd like to piggyback on this suggesting a new user-group for our fallen members, maybe a black bar similar to the metallic-colored ones of donors or the green of volunteers.

 

[Joe Link]

Absolutely!

We can create both a memorial thread (which I'll stick) and also a usergroup with a special badge for those who have passed on.

 

[Lilhigbee]

Another forum I'm on has a "Health, Welfare and Passings" thread for this type of thing. Maybe we can move a couple of existing threads to it once it is created.

 

[Scrammer]

An old collage roommate passed, it was nearly a year and a half before I found out. His family didn't know who he kept in contact with so they did not know who to tell.

 

[salmonriverjohn]

That's hard news scrammer,
Especially on Christmas Eve.
My condolences.

 

[DuneHopper]

Was this ever completed ?

 

[Lilhigbee]

@Joe Link , with the passing of SalmonRiverJohn it makes this just a little more important than it was.

 

[Diamondback]

@Joe Link , with the passing of SalmonRiverJohn it makes this just a little more important than it was.

Seconded.

 

[11Charlie]

+1 we need to make this happen

 

[Diamondback]

Suggestion re usergroup: Black bar, "Gone But Not Forgotten" title in white.

 

[Diamondback]

Refinement to prior... for LE/Mil members, "End Of Watch" with a thin blue line in the black might be a better farewell.