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Posted: 1/16/2015 12:48:33 PM EDT
Yesterday I got a call from Robert’s (tnsparky) dad to find out that Robert had lost his battle with cancer. Last October, Robert went to see his doctor due to complaints of stomach pains. It was then he found out that he had cancer in his colon and liver. It wasn't long before the cancer spread to his lungs.
I met him and so many other people I now call friends in the 24/365 threads. Who knew that 24/365 would go from a thread on the internet to tight knit group that acts like a family? It’s a sad day for all of us, as we have lost one of our own. We all called him friend. Since Robert was local to me, I got to know him the best. We spent a fair amount of time either at Odell’s brewery or out in the Eastern plains shooting prairie dogs. He was even a guest at my wedding. When we weren't hanging out in real life, we were razzing each other on arfcom. He was quite fond of saying “suck me sideways” when no other retort would do. Robert was working on his PhD in electrical engineering at Colorado State University, when he was presented with an opportunity to go work with sonar equipment for a company in New Jersey. Of course he jumped at the chance and he was well on his way to making a very successful life for himself. I certainly missed my drinking and hunting buddy, but I was happy for him. Robert was an opinionated, stubborn son of a gun, but he was also one of the most caring, gracious people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. I will miss him dearly. The only good news in all of this, is that Robert is no longer in pain. Rest in peace buddy. We’re all going to miss you. As to cancer, suck me sideways. |
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You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. - Al Capone
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I got street cred now Award :24/365 Bro of the Year For in this new world even death...can...die |
R.I.P.
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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
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Rest in peace Sparklez
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The spider on the porch is called Frank. Be nice to Frank, he guards the tomatoes.
AWARD: 24/365's Weakest Swimmers |
Rest well my friend.
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You would have to be daft to attack Tennessee - Aimless
Deniability and a hog farm are wonderful things to have. - Naamah Stick with whiskey, it's better for you. - IchWarrior Remember Jeff Reed |
Rest easy buddy.
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IT WAS ONE TIME!
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Rest in peace, friend.
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Award: 24/365's Sir Miss-A-Lot Award: 24/365's Best Goodbyes Ever R.I.P. tnsparky |
R.I.P. Sparky
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"That's called a freedom hard on. When you bring it to fruition you will ejaculate eagles and fireworks." - I_am_Dan
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Fuck cancer with a goddamn angry, AIDS encrusted cactus, sideways.
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Thanks Yote!
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You are missed.
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/thread 1-15-15
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May you get all the sideways sucking you ever asked for...
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Award: 24/365 Most likely to be an appendix.
"Arfcom makes me happy. Arfcom is like a giant, heavily armed, dysfunctional family that smells like cheetos and gun oil." - Undefined |
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http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_7_129/1311412_.html&page=1
Luke 3:11 Luke 22:36 Ignore Alien Orders |
We miss you sparky. Rest easy, brother.
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Award: 24/365 most likely to have a lollipop guild
01-15-2015 - tnsparky watching over me 24/365. Rest in Peace. |
Rest easy buddy, we're all going to miss you dearly.
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Fuck you, cancer.
Team Lighthouse. |
RIP TNSparky
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Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!
I got two guns, one for each of ya |
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Stuck! 24/365!
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RIP
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In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely. -HST
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RIP ButtRub
you and that damn insanely high posts per day I'll miss you |
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"pistol's balls in my mouth are delicious" Mikhail_86
"I have grown to love my Tu-Tu". -Poke- |
When did ignorance become a point of view?
IL, USA
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"Crap! I forgot." - Deej86 Oct 2007
My dick was orange for months afterwards and I was 500 miles away. (The_Beer_Slayer expressing his love for Cheetos during a disaster) |
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Team Lighthouse
As you breathe right now, another person takes their last. So stop complaining, and learn to live with what you have. Rest in peace, Sparky. |
RIP
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Preparedness- Because the zombies aren't going to kill themselves.
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RIP. Fuck cancer.
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“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" - Robert Novak
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Good night, my friend. I'll see you again someday. The heavens have one more spark tonight.
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Award: 24/365 Most Portable
Award: 24/365 Most Likely to Outshoot Her Spouse Award: 24/365 Most Likely to Eat Your Heart Rest in peace, tnsparky |
damn it.
Nice of you to write a remembrance for him. |
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It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. Mark Twain |
RIP.
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LIBERTAS
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Sure has taken a toll here.
Sorry for the loss of a friend, op. |
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I really didn't mean to say that.......
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Wifey of lcoates33 and Walking_Dead ;)
MD, USA
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I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be, since he lingers there. And you—oh you, who the wildest yearn For an old-time step, and the glad return, Think of him faring on, as dear In the love of There as the love of Here. Think of him still as the same. I say, He is not dead—he is just away. -James Whitcomb Riley You are missed Sparky |
Award:Best dressed zombie killer 24/365
Award 24/365: Most likely to fix a rusty bolt. |
R.I.P.
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Yo Homie, they put the sights on top for a reason-
Frank Castle My small dick can still reach the lock button. -NorCal LEO |
A sad loss. RIP, brother.
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Oddo: You'd shoot a man in the back?
Elim Garak: Well, it's the safest way, isn't it? |
RIP buddy. I lost my mother in law and also a good buddy from work to the same thing. Colon cancer spreading to the liver and elsewhere.
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RIP
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RIP, tnsparky.
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Rest in peace, Sparky.
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Sideways :(
Proud Member of Team Ranstad "Fully-loaded, safety off. This here is a recipe for unpleasantness." - Malcom Reynolds I'm a dirty old man with a vivid imagination. I'll make do. |
RIP
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RIP...
Godspeed Brother. |
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Rest in Peace, Brother.
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone" Gone where? Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast, hull and spar as she was when she left my side. And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me -- not in her. And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone," there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!" -Henry Van Dyke |
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Suck me sideways
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A chance to cut is a chance to cure
Life Member: AR15.com, NRA, NYSRPA, SAF |
RIP
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RIP
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Fuck it, I'll just get the can cannon and shoot intruders with a 12 fl oz liquid filled slug. It's even pressurized! Exploding ammo! - shade_1313
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I'm sorry for the loss of your friend and the loss to our community.
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GLOCK Armorer, USPSA addict
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a Glock 20 at your side, kid.” |
RIP Sparky.
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
NorCal_LEO issued nickname- Tailgunner |
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Neither my general reasoning, however, nor my particular objections had much weight. The plans were made, and the preparations advanced.
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May God be with you.
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Rest in peace Sparky
Until we meet again Vern
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Rest in peace Sparky |
Rest in peace brother
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RIP Sparky, you will be missed
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Official 24/365 Favorite...Something
Princess Peaches to Evil_Ed Tennessee Squire |
My condolences to his family and friends. Fuck cancer. |
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Drugs kicked in now, need sleep, radiation tastes funny at 7 am every day... a bit like victory. - Ginger
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RIP Sparky.
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Hard part's over now, RIP brother.
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USAF SP (Ret)
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