In Memoriam of Mentlsback
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:24 am
This is probably one of the hardest forum posts I've ever had to make... apologies in advance if I'm breaking any rules by doing this, but I think the forum deserves to know.
This is Mentlsback's son posting. I wanted to let you guys know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep last month on November 4th.
For those who didn't know him... My dad was a highly intelligent and deeply kind individual. He had a quirky and dry sense of humour, and was such a hard worker he started at age 16 and kept going until his back broke. He built cabinets, trained horses, raised show cats... above all else, he loved my mom, and me, dearly. He would do anything to make my mom happy, and stayed devoted to her until the day he died. He was the kind of person who always believed in doing the right thing, even when it was the hardest thing to do.
He also loved space. He was a citizen scientist, helping NASA locate stars over the web. He was an avid reader of sci fi, some of those books I now own. When I was young we would talk often, with great excitement and fascination, about what the future held. As I got older we started talking less and less often.
I'll never stop wishing I could talk to him again.
I don't think he ever expected to live to see space travel for himself, but I imagine this game gave him something close. I know he really loved this game and he talked about Coops and all the rest fondly, so I figured the people here deserved to know.
I've been meaning to let you guys know sooner, but I've had a lot on my plate, so I hope you guys can understand why it took so long. He was the kind of person who, when I asked him what he wanted his burial arrangements to be, told me to "throw his casket in the ground and pee on it", so idk if he'd want me doing this, but you can say your goodbyes here, or in this thread. I personally think he deserved to be remembered but... heh, for all I know he could've been the biggest troll on the forum...
Idk what to do about this account, I kinda want his memory to be preserved in some way, but I guess I'll leave it up to the mods to decide. It might be a while before I can check this thread because this is still really hard for me, but in the meantime, for y'all who knew him, feel free to share your stories and memories and stuff. I miss him deeply already, and I know he wouldn't *like* to be missed, but I bet others out there do too...
Rest well among the stars, captain Mentlsback.
This is Mentlsback's son posting. I wanted to let you guys know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep last month on November 4th.
For those who didn't know him... My dad was a highly intelligent and deeply kind individual. He had a quirky and dry sense of humour, and was such a hard worker he started at age 16 and kept going until his back broke. He built cabinets, trained horses, raised show cats... above all else, he loved my mom, and me, dearly. He would do anything to make my mom happy, and stayed devoted to her until the day he died. He was the kind of person who always believed in doing the right thing, even when it was the hardest thing to do.
He also loved space. He was a citizen scientist, helping NASA locate stars over the web. He was an avid reader of sci fi, some of those books I now own. When I was young we would talk often, with great excitement and fascination, about what the future held. As I got older we started talking less and less often.
I'll never stop wishing I could talk to him again.
I don't think he ever expected to live to see space travel for himself, but I imagine this game gave him something close. I know he really loved this game and he talked about Coops and all the rest fondly, so I figured the people here deserved to know.
I've been meaning to let you guys know sooner, but I've had a lot on my plate, so I hope you guys can understand why it took so long. He was the kind of person who, when I asked him what he wanted his burial arrangements to be, told me to "throw his casket in the ground and pee on it", so idk if he'd want me doing this, but you can say your goodbyes here, or in this thread. I personally think he deserved to be remembered but... heh, for all I know he could've been the biggest troll on the forum...
Idk what to do about this account, I kinda want his memory to be preserved in some way, but I guess I'll leave it up to the mods to decide. It might be a while before I can check this thread because this is still really hard for me, but in the meantime, for y'all who knew him, feel free to share your stories and memories and stuff. I miss him deeply already, and I know he wouldn't *like* to be missed, but I bet others out there do too...
Rest well among the stars, captain Mentlsback.