No personal connection here, but I was here from the start of SH3's tenure, and to see someone like you leave is another hit that makes me realize that the great time of SH3 is more and more over with every person that leaves.
I've been absent much the last 2 years or a bit more but I still remember with fondness the time I spend waiting and testing Grey Wolves, reading with excitement the ongoing list of mods on the Subsim download page, and just overall being a part of the vibrant SH3 experience that started in 05.
Will miss you and all the rest that have moved on. Its really been a significant distinctive period in the history of gaming.
Cheers.