My partner's best friend, Chris just passed away about half an hour ago after nearly a year of fighting esophageal cancer. He had been surviving quite well under chemo, until about 3 weeks ago when he found out it had spread to his liver.
I only met Chris twice. Once at his wedding, where my partner was the best man. And once after traveling to visit him during the start of his chemo.
He was a crazy smart guy with a huge heart and took great care to give his wife and stepkids the best life he could muster.
My partner frequently talked about how much Chris and I were alike in our love of nerdom. When I mentioned how much I loved City of Heroes he very casually commented how he had been the one that posted the "Kill Skuls" comment. He had no idea it would become legend:
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Kill_Skuls that would become urban slang:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kill%20skuls and inspire a badge:
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Kill_Skuls_BadgeNo one lives forever, but sometimes immortality comes in small and strange ways. To those who knew him directly they will remember what a wonderful guy he was. To anyone who loved City of Heroes, they will remember that one time he got invited by an illiterate leech.
[[EDIT: Fixing links to point to ParagonWiki. Wikia is full of ads and malware. ~Agge]]