A New Star Shines

IndigoWyrd

IndigoWyrd
To all the wonderful people out there, and all those I give a hard time as well, I just wanted to share a little personal moment. Tonight, 18 Oct 19, my father passed away at the age of 71. He'd been fighting a long, losing battle against COPD, and left this world at home. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, two sons, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. I may be here sporadically, or absent entirely - I just can't know at the moment. I'll grieve in my own way, so if I seem a bit sullen or less than social, it's nothing personal.

I ask only that each of you take a moment away from the screen, look at your loved ones and family, and cherish them, as we all have only the time we have.

In Peace and Perfect Love,

Indigo
 

Riverside

Riverside
A 'like' seems inappropriate but my father died some years ago and because he was (naturally) such an influence on the person I have become many normal things still remind me of him.

We are the sum of our reactions to what we experience.

Playing Elite as a teenager was something I shared with him - we both played our own savegames (on BBC-B disk), he reached Elite just before me but we only filled out the card & sent it off once I had achieved it. The badge is my avatar here & a constant reminder for me of my father.

o7 Cmdr, RIP.
 

C64Fan

C64Fan
I know how it is. I’ve lost both my parents. Those are the only persons in the entire world who’ll love you no matter what you do or whatever happens to you. It isn’t easy, and it shouldn’t be. “Pain is the price you pay for love” someone said once. That is so very true indeed.

My condolences to you and your family. I am so sorry for your loss.

C64
 

Dillon Fallon

Dillon Fallon
My condolences for your loss. I lost my Dad 12 years ago and while I know the pain you're going through at the moment, eventually it does fade to the point where what is left is all the happy memories. My experience with Elite has been similar to Riverside's as it was my Dad that introduced me to it. I do sometimes wonder what he would think of the current version.

Your words about cherishing your family could not be more true though. I buried my son last year after he was and that still feels raw today. You never know what time you have so it's taught me that that family should always be first in everything.

I hope you find any support you need with family and friends and don't forget that we're always here should you need the distraction.
 

Leadfoot

Leadfoot
Indigo, my condolences to you, commander. I first lost my father about 15 years back to kidney failure (he was around 72) and a number of years later, my mother less than a month after her 89th birthday. I have a ship named after each of them. We, as children, always go through this eventually. May he rest in peace. o7
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
We interrupt this thread to bring you a brief period of schadenfreude....

My father died earlier this year.
Over the years, he borrowed money from me, allowed me to buy him things and even drove a Porsche I bought - always pointing out that "you'll get it back after I'm gone".
After he died I attended his funeral, where I gave a heartfelt eulogy about how much I'd admired him.
As the weeks passed I was surprised to hear nothing from his solicitors.
It turned out he'd asked a friend to be the executor of his will and dispose off all his assets (including my possessions), leaving everything to his friends.
It was particularly disappointing to find that he changed his will 15 years ago (a couple of days after my mother died) to disinherit me completely and even had a clause written into his new will stating that I was being excluded from his will because "We never had a meaningful relationship".... which came as a bit of a surprise to me, to say the least.

So, here's the lesson:-
If you have a loving family, NEVER take it for granted.
Every priick in the world is part of somebody's family. Be eternally thankful they're not part of yours.
Also, if you are one of the world's pricks, at least have the decency to be honest about it.
 
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