Angelsboi passed away 16 Jun 04 (was: Angelsboi Health Update)

[Belen]

I am very sorry to hear about Ryan. He will be missed.

We should all try to do something for his family. Do you think Morrus and crew could set up another EnWorld donation fund?

Dave

 

[Mirth]

Ari,

Thanks for summing up exactly my feelings about Ryan.

Jon Semlak and David (diaglo),

Thanks for the links. Experiencing Ryan secondhand is the best way for anyone to get a sense of why he is missed so much.

Ryan,

Peace at last, brother. I'm sure you're having fun wherever you are

Love and all that stuff,

Jay

 

[johnsemlak]

Jon Semlak and David (diaglo),

Thanks for the links. Experiencing Ryan secondhand is the best way for anyone to get a sense of why he is missed so much.

No problem.

Here are the links I posted, again, for people to click

For reference here are searches I made of posts by Angelsboi:

Posts made by Angelsboi

Threads started by Angelsboi

 

[JoeBlank]

As others have said, Ryan shaped my view of EN World as an open, accepting and friendly place. I lurked forever before starting to post actively, and I think seeing how he was treated, and how he treated others, helped draw me into this place, seeing it as more than just another messageboard.

I'm glad I got the chance to game with him, as gaming really defined his personalit. It was what he loved more than anything else, and it showed. He had a passion for the game, as he did for everything he choose to do.

Ryan, I'm glad to have known you.

My prayers go out to his friends and family now.

 

[Knight Otu]

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[DaveMage]

A sad day indeed....

 

[Rugger]

My own greatest memory of Angelsboi isn't a specific event. It was a general sense of him, back when I was new to the forums here.

It was, quite simply, this: He was so open about who he was. In an online environment, where so many of the people you interact with are strangers, it must be so hard to be up-front and honest. And yet here was this person who was gay--and open about it, and happy about it--in a forum not specifically devoted to that topic.

And it didn't matter to anyone.

I'm not sure why that's so important to me, except that it, more than anything else, proved to me what a great community this was. The fact that he was comfortable here proved that this was not a place of hatreds or judgments or misperceptions.

Angelsboi, by himself, helped shape my perception of EN World as a community, and as a good place to be. I really didn't know him very well, but I think maybe he'd have liked that.

I couldn't have summed up my thoughts any better...so I'll just quote yours.

Bye Angelsboi!!!! You'll be missed!!!

-Matthew Pennington

 

[Klaus]

Very sad news indeed.

Ryan was very _alive_. And in our hearts, so he shall always remain.

Back when I first started posting to EN World (actually Eric's UN&R), he asked me if I could make a character out of his photograph. And so I did. Knowing his adoration for the vampire Angel, I put together the Grave Stalker, a half-elf rogue, which is still in my Oddballs gallery.

This is my tribute to Ryan, now truly an Angel Boy.

You'll live here always, buddy!

Vá com Deus!

 

[Twinswords]

Rest in peace.

My condonlances and thank you for brighting up ENworld,

Twinswords

 

[Piratecat]

Joseph, I changed the thread title so that people who were quickly scanning the boards would know. Angelsboi is the second of our community (along with Chairman_Kaga) to pass while still tremendously young, and we'll miss him deeply.