I have terribly tragic news.....

[Dee Dee Warren]

I am positive this is legitimate. I received another email from Craig and he stated that flowers if we wished to send them would be welcome. I wrote him back to hash out making the arrangements.

I wish it were a joke.

[mossrose]

I also have wondered off and on throughout the day if it not true. My daughter was part of a message board about 6 years ago where that exact thing happened. One of her friends on the board had his email account hacked, and a bunch of the membership got emails from a so-called "friend" of his who claimed he had died.

Turned out to be a total hoax.

But I think that by now bande would have come online himself and told us so if such were the case here.

[Telleriab2]

When I first read this thread, my heart just sank. I had hoped that it was a joke.

I am still wishing someone would come up to confess that it is.

[Mark_S]

I'm not a regular on Paltalk, but he was one of the highlights of it. You will be missed Bande.

[Raptor]

[docjam]

I'm with Johnny, I want to cry but i can't (probably will when this sinks in). Every single time i came in paltalk, there was never a hi. He would finish his sentence and pretend he didn't see me and then he's always end with "oh and jojo, cows rule, turtles drool" every sinlge time I'd think I'd slip in there without him catching me and every single time he'd rant for a couple minutes and slip it in there. Sometimes I'd just go in to paltalk just to hear him say that. Even though we disagreed on a lot of issues, he was always so open to discussion and never got upset or anything and was always a good person to talk with, never letting his personal beliefs interfere with the debate at hand. I really grew to love the guy...he'll be missed

[familyof6]

Wow. That's way too young to go. I feel really awful. I didn't know him well, but I read quite a few of his posts and found him to be smart and witty. I suppose we should all be thankful for our health today...it makes you realize how quickly it can all end.

If there is something being sent to his family from TWebbers, please send me a PM and I will contribute what I can.

I wonder how his wife is sitting financially? Maybe a cash donation from TWeb for living costs or burial costs would go further than just sending flowers? I'm only mentioning this because my sister's mother in law lost her husband last year and had to move out of her house and is not doing well financially because he was the bread-winner. Just a thought....what do you think Dee Dee? You seem to be the one organizing this...

[LGM]

Death is so enduring…
For those who haven’t tried it.

Death is too tragic,
When destiny arrives early...

Death is all around us,
We just don’t notice…
Till we do.

Death weighs heavy,
On the mind,
That contemplates its own...

Death pricks at memories,
Of what might have been,
Of things left unsaid...

Death rolls the dice,
Behind hopes and prayers…

Death is the painful irony,
Only the living,
Must tolerate...

Death has no direction.

Andrew danced among us,
While a brief spotlight of time,
Shone upon him.
His personality remains,
Permanently etched,
In the neurons,
of T-web.

I will miss him.

[semmie]

[Teallaura]

[Pilgrim]

Sigh. I think I'll go lift a glass of Scotch in his honor. Then I think I'll cry.

[Ice Angel]

It's official....I hate Thanksgiving!

I'm crying and I can't seem to stop. Bande always greeted me whenever I was in Pal Talk. He'd always joke around with me.

Just last weekend we were in the Pal Talk room and before he left I gave him a hug and he made a joke about being afraid that a 16 year old girl was flirting with him.

My heartaches cuz I never told him how much I truly appreciated him and how he was always willing to talk to me when I was thinking about theological things.

If I could trade places with him....I would.

[{Tim}]

This is so terrible... I found out earlier today when Kaz SMSd me. What a brithday present...


Dee Dee, when you find out about the funeral, can you let me know? I'd like to go to it, if I can. I was trying to arrange to meet him for steaks and beer some time soon, but now it looks like I'll only get to see him once, for the first and last time...

[Christy]

It's strange that he died. I didn't know him or interact with him except for once, he seemed like a nice guy from what I read, and he was on here alot. I'll pray for his family

[Red Wine]