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[Coug1990]

I wasn't sure I was going to post this and I almost deleted this post. Too often it gets personal, mean and petty on this place we call WazzuWatch. That is sad.

One of my closest friends passed away today. He was WSU Class of 1991. He was a Delta Chi. He was one of the funniest people you would have ever met. He had a big heart. But, he battled a demon called alcohol and despite several tries to stop, he never could. He left behind a young teenage daughter. She was the light of his life and is brilliant even at her young age.

I will miss talking Cougar football with him. His dad is a huge husky fan with season tickets going back 35 years. But, he chose WSU and was Cougar through and through.

I always knew this day would come way too soon for him. But, I am sad just the same. When the Cougars beat the husky's this year, I will give an extra loud cheer for you my friend...

 

[wulffui]

I wasn't sure I was going to post this and I almost deleted this post. Too often it gets personal, mean and petty on this place we call WazzuWatch. That is sad.

One of my closest friends passed away today. He was WSU Class of 1991. He was a Delta Chi. He was one of the funniest people you would have ever met. He had a big heart. But, he battled a demon called alcohol and despite several tries to stop, he never could. He left behind a young teenage daughter. She was the light of his life and is brilliant even at her young age.

I will miss talking Cougar football with him. His dad is a huge husky fan with season tickets going back 35 years. But, he chose WSU and was Cougar through and through.

I always knew this day would come way too soon for him. But, I am sad just the same. When the Cougar beat the husky's this year, I will give an extra loud cheer for you my friend...

Condolences to you, prayers for the family.

 

[wazzucougs96]

I wasn't sure I was going to post this and I almost deleted this post. Too often it gets personal, mean and petty on this place we call WazzuWatch. That is sad.

One of my closest friends passed away today. He was WSU Class of 1991. He was a Delta Chi. He was one of the funniest people you would have ever met. He had a big heart. But, he battled a demon called alcohol and despite several tries to stop, he never could. He left behind a young teenage daughter. She was the light of his life and is brilliant even at her young age.

I will miss talking Cougar football with him. His dad is a huge husky fan with season tickets going back 35 years. But, he chose WSU and was Cougar through and through.

I always knew this day would come way too soon for him. But, I am sad just the same. When the Cougars beat the husky's this year, I will give an extra loud cheer for you my friend...

Fellow Delta Chi here. So sorry for your loss.

 

[SaveFerris]

So unfortunate, my condolences to you and prayers to your friends family as well.

 

[spongebob11]

I wasn't sure I was going to post this and I almost deleted this post. Too often it gets personal, mean and petty on this place we call WazzuWatch. That is sad.

One of my closest friends passed away today. He was WSU Class of 1991. He was a Delta Chi. He was one of the funniest people you would have ever met. He had a big heart. But, he battled a demon called alcohol and despite several tries to stop, he never could. He left behind a young teenage daughter. She was the light of his life and is brilliant even at her young age.

I will miss talking Cougar football with him. His dad is a huge husky fan with season tickets going back 35 years. But, he chose WSU and was Cougar through and through.

I always knew this day would come way too soon for him. But, I am sad just the same. When the Cougars beat the husky's this year, I will give an extra loud cheer for you my friend...

Oh damn. I'm sorry to hear that.

Great post 90.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

I wasn't sure I was going to post this and I almost deleted this post. Too often it gets personal, mean and petty on this place we call WazzuWatch. That is sad.

One of my closest friends passed away today. He was WSU Class of 1991. He was a Delta Chi. He was one of the funniest people you would have ever met. He had a big heart. But, he battled a demon called alcohol and despite several tries to stop, he never could. He left behind a young teenage daughter. She was the light of his life and is brilliant even at her young age.

I will miss talking Cougar football with him. His dad is a huge husky fan with season tickets going back 35 years. But, he chose WSU and was Cougar through and through.

I always knew this day would come way too soon for him. But, I am sad just the same. When the Cougars beat the husky's this year, I will give an extra loud cheer for you my friend...

We do get too worked up and because of the anonymity of the message boards, we often damage relationships instead of building them the way that you did with your friend. Thanks for the reminder and my condolences for your loss.

 

[Coug95man2]

1990, while you and I have never met and I'm fairly certain we have our differences, I dare to say you are a good, solid person. Sounds like your friend was lucky to have you. Sounds like you were lucky to have him. Best kind of friendship. Condolences seem hollow but are meant to be as meaningful as possible. Lost a family member last night myself. No one close but close enough to feel it. I get it

 

[froropmkr72]

1990, while you and I have never met and I'm fairly certain we have our differences, I dare to say you are a good, solid person. Sounds like your friend was lucky to have you. Sounds like you were lucky to have him. Best kind of friendship. Condolences seem hollow but are meant to be as meaningful as possible. Lost a family member last night myself. No one close but close enough to feel it. I get it

Sorry to hear about that 1990. Sometimes those we lose to addiction are some of the sweetest people we've ever known.

 

[MRICoug]

Demons suck. I have lost some family to this as well, and be n in danger myself. There is always something to argue on a message board, but it all pales in comparison to real life issues and real life consequences. Message board banter about responding to adversity is nothing compared to the broken families and tainted memories of those faced with real adversity in this complex thing we call life. We can be jaded at times, but it comes from our passion for something we all care about. Something that has bonded us together no matter what individual differences we have about the state of the program. I am sorry for your loss, as we all should be when a fellow Coug passes. We can't all be huge donors, or gifted athletes but we can all pull for each other when we are down. Please keep the fond memories of your friend alive and well, and untainted. Friendship is about how we treat each other, and it sounds like you had a good one. Those things are rare, and priceless.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

I was talking to the owner of my company and his daughter is getting ready to graduate from a rehabilitation facility in Arizona this week. Unfortunately, the ceremony was delayed by three days because a student who had left the program a month ago ended up dying from a heroin overdose. They felt that it was important to spend a few more days working with her and the other folks in the program. Drug and alcohol addiction can be devastating to the life of someone who is an otherwise great person.

 

[kayak15]

My condolences, 1990. A sad but sharp reminder that there are more important things in life than sports.

 

[Coug1990]

Condolences to you, prayers for the family.

Thank you Wulffui

 

[Coug1990]

Fellow Delta Chi here. So sorry for your loss.

Thanks 96. He was a founding member at WSU and he was always proud of that.

 

[Coug1990]

So unfortunate, my condolences to you and prayers to your friends family as well.

Thank you SaveFerris.

 

[Coug1990]

Oh damn. I'm sorry to hear that.

Great post 90.

Thank you Spongebob.

 

[Coug1990]

We do get too worked up and because of the anonymity of the message boards, we often damage relationships instead of building them the way that you did with your friend. Thanks for the reminder and my condolences for your loss.

Thank you Flatland. We do tend to forget that it is just sports we are talking about. It is an important part of our lives, but it is not life itself.

 

[wazzucougs96]

Thanks 96. He was a founding member at WSU and he was always proud of that.

Damn. How can I get a hold of you? I would really like to know who he is.

 

[Coug1990]

1990, while you and I have never met and I'm fairly certain we have our differences, I dare to say you are a good, solid person. Sounds like your friend was lucky to have you. Sounds like you were lucky to have him. Best kind of friendship. Condolences seem hollow but are meant to be as meaningful as possible. Lost a family member last night myself. No one close but close enough to feel it. I get it

Thanks Coug95. We met his freshman year and my sophomore year. People though we were brothers because we looked similar. We used to tell everyone we were cousins. Turned out that year while we were at WSU, his parents just happen to move and it was about a mile from my parents.

 

[wulffui]

Damn. How can I get a hold of you? I would really like to know who he is.

You should be able to send a PM/DM to an individual recipient.

 

[Coug1990]

Sorry to hear about that 1990. Sometimes those we lose to addiction are some of the sweetest people we've ever known.

Thanks Fro. Addiction is a terrible thing.

 

[Coug1990]

Demons suck. I have lost some family to this as well, and be n in danger myself. There is always something to argue on a message board, but it all pales in comparison to real life issues and real life consequences. Message board banter about responding to adversity is nothing compared to the broken families and tainted memories of those faced with real adversity in this complex thing we call life. We can be jaded at times, but it comes from our passion for something we all care about. Something that has bonded us together no matter what individual differences we have about the state of the program. I am sorry for your loss, as we all should be when a fellow Coug passes. We can't all be huge donors, or gifted athletes but we can all pull for each other when we are down. Please keep the fond memories of your friend alive and well, and untainted. Friendship is about how we treat each other, and it sounds like you had a good one. Those things are rare, and priceless.

Thank you MRICoug. Agree with all of your post. We do take ourselves and sports too seriously. We all should be passionate, but not cross over to something more.

 

[Coug1990]

My condolences, 1990. A sad but sharp reminder that there are more important things in life than sports.

Thank you Kayak

 

[wazzucougs96]

You should be able to send a PM/DM to an individual recipient.

I must be slow, I don't see that option anywhere. Only thing I can figure is you can only DM with people who follow you?

 

[Coug1990]

I must be slow, I don't see that option anywhere. Only thing I can figure is you can only DM with people who follow you?

I just set up a private conversation for us. In the upper right hand corner, there should be a message if you're on a computer