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

[EricNoah]

This is a sad day for all of us, and all of our days will be the sadder for his passing. I'm so glad we got to know him, and I'm glad he had the courage to come here and be who he was without fear. Running the old forums and the old news site has put me in touch with a ton of awesome people over the years, and Ryan's presence here always stood out as a glittering beacon of enthusiasm for this hobby. I will miss him.

 

[MEG Hal]

Puter at home is on the fritz, work is crazy, but I have a few minutes, so I log real fast and I see this...




I knew AB only in some e-mails and post swapping but he always had ideas and was happy to tell you about them. He truly *loved* this game and you could feel his energy.

AB----you will be missed, godspeed and god bless, may you be happier now as an Angel.

Maybe we should say something at the ENnies?

 

[Angcuru]

Damn. I just hope wherever he's gone to, that it's a nice place.

 

[Paladin]

As many of you know, I don't get a chance to post very often, or even read what's going on. I got on today to do something else entirely, I will put this off until tomorrow and think of AB today. We've heard almost nothing about AB since last summer's GenCon when one of our customers requested to pick up a bag for him to be autographed by all us gamer's on the boards.
We, too, thought his illness was something he would be able to work through and live a much longer life. I, however will not mourn for him, but hope instead he mourns for us who will not be traveling with him to become part of God's service of angels. It is he who will mourn for us who cannot see God's face, be embraced by him and taken to Heaven on a chariot where he can fulfill his dreams and everything he wished to complete here and could not.
We here have nothing to give him anymore but a fond farewell and prayers to help ease the suffering of his family. Paladin and I would like to help organize flowers and such to be sent on to the funeral and his family to honor his memory. It is they who will suffer most and we want them to know how many of us he touched in life and hope that knowledge will help them.
We will be glad to start a PayPal account, expressly for this purpose, or just use our own, whatever the Boardmen and women desire. Let us know right away, the funeral will probably be soon and we would want to have the collecting done at least the day before so everything can be ordered.
Again, we are saddened by this news and share the loss with our ENW family. Paladinwife

 

[francisca]

AB, I hope the wind is gently rising beneath your wings, wherever you may be.

There will be an empty chair for you at my table the next time my friends and I gather to game.

Peace be with you, your family, and circle of friends.

 

[Henry]

Just last night I looked up his oldest threads on these forums (dated 1-20-2002), where he spoke about moving to Atlanta. The thing that struck me most, was his enthusiasm (like what Ari Marmell said) and his just "heart on his sleeve" demeanor. It was humorous to see, but refreshing at the same time.

How many other people have you interacted with that would just walk up to you and say, "Hi, I'm Ryan, I'm Gay, I'm Pagan, and I love the Angel TV Show. I just moved here. How are you doing?!?!" I never actually personally met him, but he made me feel like I had.

Reading his livejournal as the HIV kicked in was a really gut-wrenching thing - because just as he wore his heart on his sleeve in joy, it was no different in pain. Some really dark stuff in there.

Just too damn short.

 

[Rel]

Angelsboi is the second of our community (along with Chairman_Kaga) to pass while still tremendously young, and we'll miss him deeply.

For what it's worth, he's at least the third. The Lone Corndog, a long time friend of mine, died last August at the age of 33. I will quickly mention that TLC was not a very prolific poster and I don't want you to feel bad about forgeting, PC.

Now as then, this news is very upsetting. I was in a terrible mood already today and popped in to ENWorld in order to cheer up a bit. Seeing this thread right at the top of the page did little for my mood.

But then I began to read all the wonderful outpourings of sympathy and condolences. They reminded me yet again of what a fantastic group of people that we have here at ENWorld.

I remain sad at the loss of Angelsboi. But he was exemplary of the reasons why this community is, hands down, the best one I've ever seen or been a part of.

Thank you for that, Angelsboi. And peace be with you in your further travels.

 

[Maxboy]

Writing anything about Ryan doesn't seem to do him Justice,

I knew Ryan really well through Emails, over the past 3 years, as a young gay guy, Ryan was always so supportive to me and helped me come to terms with my Sexuality, this loving caring guy, gave of his time freely to answer any questions I posed to him, and was always Warm and loving to me.

at the moment, Iam Devastated at his passing

I think this is one of those days, when we should gather our love ones , sons, daughters, wives, husbands, just a bit closer to us, and Remember how fleeting life can be, and how precious

 

[Michael Morris]

The briefest candles have the brightest flames Henry.

 

[tensen]

It had been a while since I was in touch with Ryan.
I was just thinking about the old campaign he ran over on goandroleplay.com.

As the titles of those d20 modern games went, they seem appropriate at this time.


Ryan was a light, a light that was fading. The shadows have risen to overtake him. But that light lives on within all of us that he had touched.

The light goes out, but the flames of his inspiration have touched us and spread. He has gone beyond the veil, but will be never lost as long as one of us holds onto those memories.