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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1106501" data-attributes="member: 99">Just one more word of thanks for all the nice sentiments offered in this thread.Yesterday was Ted's memorial service and I gave the eulogy.  It was one of the hardest and most rewarding things I've ever done.  I did manage to make it through what I had to say without falling to pieces, if only barely.But afterwards, one person after another came up to me and hugged me and told me that I had absolutely nailed who Ted was and that they couldn't imagine him having been described more accurately.  I can't recall having felt more proud than I did at that moment.Afterwards, a bunch of our group of friends, including all the folks he gamed with, adjourned to a friend's home.  Coincidentally, it was the place where we have our once/month RttToEE game and we sat down with plates of food around the basement table where we game.  Then I said, "Alright, so you just finished clearing out the Earth Temple and you were backtracking to finish off the guards at the main gate, once and for all..."  Everybody laughed.We spent most of the rest of the afternoon telling stories about Ted, some gaming related, some not.  There was a lot more laughter than tears in those hours.  It made me realize that he was such a foundational member of our group of friends that, while he will certainly be missed, it will be impossible to forget him, even if we wanted to.One more thing before I depart this thread and try to get back to something resembling my normal life (including checking out what's been posted on the boards for the last few days):  Yesterday, before I headed out to the memorial service, I popped back into this thread and jotted down the locations of all the folks who had posted here.  I gave this piece of paper to Ted's mother as we arrived at the service and said, "These are the places from which people have sent their condolences."  She unfolded it and her eyes widened with surprise.Kind words of support had come in from 24 other states and 6 foreign countries.That is why I love this place.  Thank you.</blockquote>

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