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RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:21 pm
by Grollub
Farewell Des, my THREAD brother [:(]

May you rest in Peace. I will remember you with affection.

My condolences to his loved ones.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:24 am
by Kull
ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Thanks to Mike "nashvillen" for finding this picture of Des (I was ubale to track it down yesterday and asked for help in "THE THREAD!!!"

I'm sure that Des will take this in the spirit that it's given, but he really had the "Emu-look" goin' on in that picture! RIP DivePac88, you'll be missed.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:25 am
by patrickl
RIP. [:(] He was really a nice guy. Always a gentle person. Still remember he posted his son's photos of Gaudalcanal. Nice Kiwi.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:32 am
by castor troy
RIP Divepac

can't believe another well known forum member has passed [:(]

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:58 am
by Itdepends
Consolations to the family. RIP Divepac

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:55 pm
by kaleun
He will be missed. His emu too.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:02 pm
by oldman45
ORIGINAL: DOCUP

He's got a few opponents upstairs to play a game with. Should we put Desmond Wallace as the commander of the CL Leander in the data base?

That is a nice thought, I made him the CO in my mod.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:04 pm
by Kwik E Mart
just saw this...damn...the word "indomitable" always comes to my mind when i think of des and his spirit...he brought a smile to my face many times in THE THREAD...and i don't think the man had a mean bone in his body...

RIP, THREAD brother...[:(]

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:40 pm
by AW1Steve
My condolences to his family. Des will be missed here. [:(]

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:57 pm
by LargeSlowTarget
RIP

There goes an always helpful gentleman with a nice sense of humor.

Little-known anecdote in remembrance - thanks to Divepac88, the forum can still admire the 'LST girls'.

Years ago I lost my SigPic because the image hosting site I used closed down and I failed to notice.

Short time later I got a PM from Divepac88 with my SigPic attached - he explained that he was collecting all SigPics of the forum and thus had saved mine:

"Okidoki, just didn't want to lose a siggy of the culture significance than your's has."

[:)]

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:03 pm
by Sardaukar
That's the guy he was.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:37 pm
by wdolson
I don't know how I missed this the first time around, but somehow I just saw the thread.

My condolences to his family and RIP Divepac.

Bill

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:43 pm
by Fallschirmjager
I just saw this today. I played a few PBEM games with DivePac and exchanged PMs with him a few times.
I distinctly remember we had to take some breaks due to his health and he mentioned several doctors visits. He never disclosed that it was cancer and I never pressed him on it.
This is absolutely awful news. Condolences to his family.

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:10 pm
by Mac Linehan
Gents -

I must have missed this thread.

DivePac88 was a Gentleman of the old school, and very helpful when needed.

Apollo 11 thanks for the picture - he looks just like his avatar!

May God be with you and your family, Des.

Mac

RE: OT: Divepac88 passing

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:39 am
by PaxMondo
Yeah, he did have a kinda 'emu' look about him ... really miss him ...