RIP Ron Saueracker

[Kull]

Didn't want to make (much less read) this thread, but Ron was a big part of the old WitP community and he deserves commemoration. Passed away on March 3, 2017 at age 51. Too young...wayyyyy too young. Wherever you are Ron, hopefully it has a good view of well endowed beach bunnies playing volleyball on Zakynthos!

Edit: Added link to obit

[Nomad]

Wow, did not know that my friend Ron passed away.

[rustysi]

Sad to hear.

[btd64]

RIP....GP

[witpqs]

Kull,

I'm confused by this. I had been lead to understand that Ron Saueracker was his forum name, that his real first name was Dirk.

Was I under a misunderstanding?

[RogerJNeilson]

Seriously young to leave.....

RIP

Roger

[Kull]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Kull,

I'm confused by this. I had been lead to understand that Ron Saueracker was his forum name, that his real first name was Dirk.

Was I under a misunderstanding?

Well, his Forum avatar info said he was from Ottawa and we know he lived in Greece for a while, and both are noted in the obit. I'd like to be wrong, but I doubt it.

[Shellshock]

ORIGINAL: Kull

Wherever you are Ron, hopefully it has a good view of well endowed beach bunnies playing volleyball on Zakynthos!

Sad news. Fair wind and following seas old friend...and don't run aground.

[PaxMondo]

fair winds friend ...

[Canoerebel]

Wasn't it DivePac whose name was Dirk? (If not, I apologize for sidetracking things.)

I didn't know Ron at all except for his name and avatar, but I'm sorry to hear he passed so young.

Kull, how did you find out? It's very nice of you to give us this sad news. And it's nice of the community to remember him.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Wasn't it DivePac whose name was Dirk? (If not, I apologize for sidetracking things.)

I didn't know Ron at all except for his name and avatar, but I'm sorry to hear he passed so young.

Kull, how did you find out? It's very nice of you to give us this sad news. And it's nice of the community to remember him.

Not sure, but I am remembering someone referring specifically to Ron.

[PaxMondo]

You're thinking of Des ….

Desmond Wallace

[Halsey]

Ron was a stalwart player, and contributor, of the original WIP game.
I remember him well.
Ron and Mogami were always at loggerheads over some miniscule detail.[:D]

Party hardy Ron!

[Nomad]

From his forum profile page. I think the Dirk Steele referred to a character in a series of books.

[Halsey]

Dive Pac, and Cobra Aus, well remembered and missed as contributors to a game that still persists today.[;)]

[PaxMondo]

Don't know if our "Ron" is the original, or an admirer of Ron. He certainly was popular and missed in Greece. Read the obit, but then read on down … people came just for him.

https://www.facebook.com/Apotiki-Lounge ... 276981545/

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

From his forum profile page. I think the Dirk Steele referred to a character in a series of books.

Yes.

[USSAmerica]

Sad to hear this. Fair winds, Ron.

[Kull]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Kull, how did you find out?

I spend half my life lately doing internet searches for Japanese merchant ships, and today I was a bit bored and tried to see if Ron's old signature pic might somehow exist in the depths of the internet. Sadly, that soon turned up some ominous indications, but nothing firm until I found the linked obit. Ugh.

[Shellshock]

ORIGINAL: Kull

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Kull, how did you find out?

I spend half my life lately doing internet searches for Japanese merchant ships, and today I was a bit bored and tried to see if Ron's old signature pic might somehow exist in the depths of the internet. Sadly, that soon turned up some ominous indications, but nothing firm until I found the linked obit. Ugh.

At least the signature pic is still with us.