Sad news

[Dowly]

Just got off the phone with my mom and learned that my very close cousin (the hobbit one) passed away half an hour ago.

He'll be greatly missed. :cry:

[Takeda Shingen]

Dowly, that is simply horrible news. You and your loved ones have my condolences. I am not sure that much of what I can say can truly be of any sympathy at a time like this, but my thoughts go out to you.

[ReallyDedPoet]

My condolences Dowly.

[Oberon]

Damn...sorry to hear that mate, hope it was peaceful. You have my condolences.

[Castout]

My condolences to you and family Dowly.

[Rockstar]

:cry: Sad news indeed, hope you and your mom are ok.

[Gargamel]

Sorry to hear that..... but wait.... Hobbit?

[DarkFish]

My sincere condolences Ferret:cry:

[Kongo Otto]

My condolences Dowly.

[Sailor Steve]

I'm sorry to hear it. Friends and family are all we have in this world.

[GoldenRivet]

Sorry to hear it Dowly.

:cry:

[TLAM Strike]

Sorry to hear that, my condolences.

[gimpy117]

Im sorry for your loss. He's in a better place now though, wherever he is.

[frau kaleun]

So sorry for your loss. Give yourself and all your dear ones a big hug from me. {{{{{{Dowly}}}}}}

[TarJak]

That's sad news indeed. Always remember him as he was.

[Armistead]

Really hurts when you lose family...Sorry for your loss.

[Lionclaw]

Sorry to hear that.

:(

[krashkart]

Sorry about your loss. Anything we can do to help you let us know.

[Gerald]

My condolences for you, and your family!

[Task Force]

that sucks dowly, wish you and your family the best of luck.

[Arclight]

Jeesh, life really tosses a curve ball now and then, eh? :-?

Stay strong. I'll be sure to raise a good glass in his honour. :salute:

[I-25]

ahh man =/ sorry to hear, deepest condolences from me too

[Schroeder]

What can I say that wasn't already said...
Really sad news.:cry:

[Reece]

Cripes, I'm sorry to hear the sad news Dowly!:cry: Hope your grief ends soon, all the best.:oops::yep:
Reece.

[papa_smurf]

Condolences to you and your family.

[Jimbuna]

Oh Heck!!.....extremely sorry to learn of this Teemu :nope:

To think it may have been me that christened him that name all that time back on TS :oops:

RIP Sir

[the_tyrant]

Sorry to hear that:cry:

[Dowly]

Thanks everyone.

He was hospitalized on Thursday due to bad cramps and his condition kept getting worse since. Eventually his kidneys and liver shut down gradually. It's now suspected he had drunk poison vodka. :nope:

[DarkFish]

Thanks everyone.

He was hospitalized on Thursday due to bad cramps and his condition kept getting worse since. Eventually his kidneys and liver shut down gradually. It's now suspected he had drunk poison vodka. :nope:Sad to hear that. Is the police investigating?

[Dowly]

Is the police investigating?

Don't know yet, but I'd imagine they do.

[HunterICX]

Sorry to hear about your loss matey :(
may he rest in peace.

HunterICX

[mookiemookie]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you.

[Penguin]

My sincere condolences to you and your folks.

[CCIP]

Hang in there Dowly! That's a terrible and untimely loss.

[Catfish]

Hello Dowly,
my condolences.
If it was poison I hope they get those wo are responsible.
Can you keep us informed ?

Greetings to you and your family, i know it is hard but hold your head up,
Kai

[the_tyrant]

P.S. OT: I still remember the death of Abraham from the Netherlands back then, when a message here at subsim said he had been killed by a criminal. I always wondered if subsim could have done anything -

:doh:what happened that time?

[AVGWarhawk]

Bummer Dowly. Sorry to hear that.

[Dowly]

Can you keep us informed ?


Sure. It's still just a suspicion, tho.

[Lord_magerius]

Really sorry to hear that Dowly, you and your family have my condolences :cry:

[nikimcbee]

Hey, Dowly. Sorry to hear about your loss.:cry: All the best to you.

I feel you pain, my wife's grandma died on newyears and we just had the funeral yesterday.

[kiwi_2005]

Sorry to read about your lost Dowly.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Condolences to you and your family.

[Growler]

Dowly -

Without adequate words to heal pain, we have only words to offer our thoughts and condolences to those about whom we care. Please be assured that you and your family are in our thoughts.

[krashkart]

Thanks everyone.

He was hospitalized on Thursday due to bad cramps and his condition kept getting worse since. Eventually his kidneys and liver shut down gradually. It's now suspected he had drunk poison vodka. :nope:

Jeez, how awful. :cry: How old was he?

[Dowly]

How old was he?

Would've turned 40 on 18th. :-?

Ow and here be the "Hobbit" picture:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/sc2.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

You posted his picture before. I remember seeing him. Such damn shame something in the vodka would do this. Sorry for the loss man.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Sorry. He's in a better place.

[Dowly]

Right, the police have made their own autopsy on him now, don't know how long it takes for the results to come back. (or for me to hear about them for that matter)

It's starting to hit me slowly but surely that he isnt coming back.

****.

[Matador.es]

My sincere condolences.

[Growler]

It's starting to hit me slowly but surely that he isnt coming back.

****.

I understand, mate. It's been that way for me, off and on, in the eight weeks or so that my mom's been gone.

I won't tell you that it gets better, because it doesn't. It just gets a little easier.

[Dowly]

I understand, mate. It's been that way for me, off and on, in the eight weeks or so that my mom's been gone.

I won't tell you that it gets better, because it doesn't. It just gets a little easier.

Thanks Growler

It just blows so hard, he never had a good life, always something bad happening. Few years back he was pretty much an alcoholic, lost his job, lost his wife etc. Now that he finally learned to control it, this **** happens.

But we got plenty of great memories of him. He was the kind that got along with everyone, literarely hundreds knew him in this small ~25.000 people town, his facebook account got swarmed with "R.I.P." messages just hours after we the relatives knew he had passed away.

But the most saddening thing is his 10yo son, they were like gods to each other. And his "Why you had to die" message on cousin's facebook was just heart-breaking. :-?

[Growler]

Thanks Growler

It just blows so hard, he never had a good life, always something bad happening. Few years back he was pretty much an alcoholic, lost his job, lost his wife etc. Now that he finally learned to control it, this **** happens.

But we got plenty of great memories of him. He was the kind that got along with everyone, literarely hundreds knew him in this small ~25.000 people town, his facebook account got swarmed with "R.I.P." messages just hours after we the relatives knew he had passed away.

But the most saddening thing is his 10yo son, they were like gods to each other. And his "Why you had to die" message on cousin's facebook was just heart-breaking. :-?

Yeah, I know it, friend. My mom's facebook page is still "hers" and not a memorial page yet because I just can't do it; it's too raw a hurt to take that step just yet. And like you found out, my mom had friends and a life I never even knew about - people came out of nowhere to be at her funeral. Like him, my mom died way, way too young, and it just ain't fair. It falls to us who remain to have the life we wish they could have had; that's all we can do.

You'll carry memories of him the rest of your life, and you'll find some joy in that. But nothing will ever take away all the hurt, either. My thoughts are with all of you right now.

[CCIP]

Wow, the 10-year-old kid thing really takes it to a new level of sad. That's just really tragic... :cry:

[Dowly]

Yeah, I know it, friend. My mom's facebook page is still "hers" and not a memorial page yet because I just can't do it; it's too raw a hurt to take that step just yet. And like you found out, my mom had friends and a life I never even knew about - people came out of nowhere to be at her funeral. Like him, my mom died way, way too young, and it just ain't fair. It falls to us who remain to have the life we wish they could have had; that's all we can do.

You'll carry memories of him the rest of your life, and you'll find some joy in that. But nothing will ever take away all the hurt, either. My thoughts are with all of you right now.

Thanks for your words Growler. Really appreciate it.

[Schroeder]

It's starting to hit me slowly but surely that he isnt coming back.

I know where you are. I felt the same when my father died, although I had six days time to prepare for it when he was in coma and it became obvious that he wouldn't pull through.
It's a very strange feeling between emptiness and hatred against an unknown target.:-?

[Penguin]

You'll carry memories of him the rest of your life, and you'll find some joy in that. But nothing will ever take away all the hurt, either.

Having lost too many great people in the past decades, I can only confirm this.
BUT these feelings also gives you strength, as dumb as my stupid words may sound now. IF death has any sense, then it is to feel life more intense - in the positive and negative way.

[CaptainHaplo]

May his soul find shelter in the hand of the Creator - and may you and the rest of the family find comfort in the joys that you shared with him. My condolences as well.

[Dowly]

Guess I post a little update here:

Like I believe I said earlier, forensic's going to do the autopsy, which is now done. Results take 3-6 weeks, depending how fast they find the cause of death.

He (Marko, or Make as everyone called him) was cremated on last Thursday, urn will get here next week.

His ex-GF (I think) and mate, has rented his favorite pub for our use for 12hrs on the 5th, we'll have a short "memorial service" there our style and get wasted (nothing less he would have expected I am sure of that) while remembering him.

As for his official memorial service/funeral, he hoped that Metallica's "Mama Said" would be played IIRC. Suits perfectly with the relationship they had. Gonna be a though funeral, I can say that.

Anyway, waiting for the cause of death, got three possible ones I'd rather not say here.

Back when I know more.

Cheers,
Dowly

[Takeda Shingen]

It's a tough time, Dowly. I'm thinking of you.

[RickC Sniper]

I missed this initially.

Dowly, My condolences. At his service, celebrate his life, as if he were there with you.

[HunterICX]

Hang in there mate, and when toasting on him make sure no bottle is left untouched.

HunterICX

[McBeck]

Im sooo sorry to hear this Dowly....I have not lost someone close to me yet, so I can only begin to comprehend how you feel, but I will none the less ecco what other people have said.

Celebrate his life and remember him always.

[Reece]

Thinking of ya mate,:cry: I am quite interested in what the forensic team finds, hang in there!:hmmm:

[joea]

Sorry about this Dowly, at least this friend was loved by many others during his life.

[Growler]

His ex-GF (I think) and mate, has rented his favorite pub for our use for 12hrs on the 5th, we'll have a short "memorial service" there our style and get wasted (nothing less he would have expected I am sure of that) while remembering him.


At my mom's funeral wake, I learned of a tradition she and her brother had carried on for years at family funerals. They would gather together away from the not-direct-blood family for one "in-the-family" toast to the departed, a glass of scotch. My uncle and my mom did this for their parents' funerals, their uncles and aunts - all the family funerals. He pointed out that this was the first time he had to turn to one of their kids to complete the toast, as he was the last one left. So, this time, my uncle and my sister led the scotch ritual.

So, on the fifth, Dowly, I'll be having a glass of scotch to Marko, and to you and your family, as a way of salute to all of you.

Anyone else care to join me at the bar, for our SubSim friend?

[Arclight]

Assuming that the financial trouble is indeed sorted end of the month, most definetly. :yep:

[krashkart]

I'll join in, too. Won't be scotch, but it'll be close enough. :yep:

[Penguin]

A nice and honourable idea. Count me in, too!

[Schroeder]

I'm afraid I'll need to be sober on that date but I will think of you and those close to you.

[Jimbuna]

You can count on me having a tot of rum Teemu :salute:

[ajrimmer42]

Thoughts are with you mate, hope you're doing ok :salute:

[Schroeder]

Having a drink to Marko and all the good guys we've lost. Salute!

[McBeck]

Ill join in a few hours...salute!

[krashkart]

It's just past 9AM here. I'll have to wait a few hours. :)

[McBeck]

Just had a drink and my thoughts went to Marko and you Dowly...

[Penguin]

I raise my glass to Marko! When we drink to the dead here, we always spill a little on the earth, to honour the gone, so did I.
I also drink to us living, to a long and happy life and to not forgetting our dead friends! Kippis!

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/8793/pengn.jpg

[Growler]

http://mysite.verizon.net/gallimaufrey/toast.jpg

To Marko, to Teemu, and to all of us who have seen others leave on Eternal Patrol.

[Dowly]

Was a warm and cheerful gathering last night. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Was a warm and cheerful gathering last night. :yep:

One can only imagine....I'm sure you done him proud :yep: