Farewell Bandecoot; report from Brisbane

[SpinyNorman]

Mrs. Coot,

thanks for sharing your husband with us.

In a world full of copies he was a true original.

[Dee Dee Warren]

It turns out in the final accounting we have some additional funds to send to Kara. I have a card for her that I have temporarily misplaced and have been dreadfully ill some with evil Atlanta virus. I have to find otu about how to get an international money order. Can anyone advise me on that? Please do so by PM.

[Kelp]

tim and Sylas, that was really great of you guys to do that, wonderful job. :D

Kara, thank you for sharing that. Your husband was a wonderful man and we will all miss him very much. You and all his family are in my prayers.

I look forward to seeing you on Tweb if you decide to come.


Nick

[Dee Dee Warren]

I have the money order purchased and am going to the main post office next week to mail to her.

I dreamed of bandecoot last night, I really miss him on Paltalk.

[sylas]

Last week I was back in Brisbane for a few personal matters of my own. While there, I took the opportunity to catch up with Bandecoot's friends and family.

Kara is getting on ok. She and Bandecoot were renting their house; which is now more than she needs. She will be moving with her mother for a while; and is gradually getting around to clearing out things in the house. I spoke to her on the phone; she was happy to hear from me. I gather Dee Dee was also in touch after the funeral. So here's a hello and thank you from Kara to all the Theology Web mob. It really meant a lot what you did as a community.

Just over a week before he died, Andrew's made a project was chasing up the documentation on a story about a pterodactyl; and received an original copy of a nineteenth century issue of London Illustrated News. I've suggested Kara send that on to me; I'm planning to make it into a kind of memento and also to make copies available to some websites that were tracking the story. Bandecoot promised to scan it for us; and never was able to complete the project. (Ref: msg #68 of thread "Pterasaurs and AIG".)

I also dropped in on one of Andrew's friends; who spoke at the funeral. Craig Minns; who was also the one who passed on the first news to Dee Dee. Craig knew Bandecoot as a child; they both grew up in Papua New Guinea. Bandecoot's dad ran a pub there in a little town inland towards the highlands, I think. Craig and I had a good chat and shared a few stories. He noted also how remarkable it was the impact Andrew had on-line. Craig runs the sawmill (Eco-timber) in Brisbane where Bandecoot sometimes dropped in; and for whom he also sometimes cut timber on-site. (Eg: thread "I hurt")

Cheers -- Sylas

[SpinyNorman]

Thanks for the update Sylas.

Bandecoot would have liked Tweb 3.0 I think.

Still miss the old codger.

[mossrose]

Thank you, sylas.

[Gabby]

Thanks Sylas, it good to hear these things.

[luv1another]

thanks sylas...doh and now I am crying again

[HRG_new]

Thank you for your news. There are many threads - here and on other boards - where I sadly miss Bandecoot's rational response and dry wit.

Best regards, HRG.

[Telleriab2]

Thank you for the update, Sylas.

[Captain Ochre]

Thanks for representin'.

[luv1another]

I stuck the thread for a bit so anyone who hasnt seen it can and it doesnt get lost in the spam threads

[Sparko]

durn I am tearing up again. must be something in my eye.

[SpinyNorman]

durn I am tearing up again. must be something in my eye.

I can hear Bandecoot now.

"Get over it you fat pirate! I've been dead for 3 months now. Move on for crimeny's sake!!"

LOL