We lost a Stellar SportsHoopla Regular

[Retroram52]

In case you have not heard or been over on the General SportsHoopla Forum, a regular poster, staff member, and Mod known as Robotic Dreams (had a big White Albino Tiger for an Avi) was killed this past Saturday in Texas. He was a Lakers and Niners fan and I think USC fan. He was just 41 years old. If you want to read up on it, there is a thread on the Sportshoopla General Forum with news releases.

He was a straight-forward kind of guy and I had quite a few encounters with him on the Politics and Lakers boards. He was a good man and I always appreciated his no-nonsense approach. I will miss the guy as he was one of us.

 

[Rambunctious]

Sorry to read that Retro...It's interesting how sadness can set in when we lose an internet friend we have never met and probably never would have met. A few here may remember Cobraman STL from the espn board. I think it's been over 3 years now since he passed and I still miss reading his words. He was a late night poster like myself so we interacted often. It's like a loss of a friend.

 

[Retroram52]

Yea it is Rambunctious.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

I remember Cobraman as well

Crazy how we kinda develop friendships on these message boards without even meeting each other.

 

[Retroram52]

The beauty of a computer, ALR.

 

[Raminator]

I didn't know either but sadden as well.

 

[27mtrcougar]

I remember Cobra RIP

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

The beauty of a computer, ALR.

True Retro

But the fact that you can get to know someone without ever meeting them to the point that you feel a loss when someone dies is pretty amazing.

 

[Red_Chaos]

RIP sir

 

[Retroram52]

Yea it is ALR. A testament to the Human Spirit's connectedness.

 

[zeke2829]

Sorry to hear this! ...I have had conversations with him.

Wow, I guess that its pretty uncommon that we even find out that someone passes. Unless the poster has a close friend that is a member. Or in Cobras case, he had cancer(terminal) where he was still able to post until his last few days. This was pretty sad because he(Cobra) was letting us all know he was getting worse. Then I believe another member let the whole board know that he finally died.

 

[Retroram52]

Yea, that was gut-wrenching as well Zeke!

 

[Jermaine133]

Man that is sad to hear, even though many of us have never met each other the sports world is what brings us all together. It's almost like a brother hood for the most part, we may bicker and argue and have disagreements but in the end its like we are a big family. I didn't know him but I'm sadden by the loss. RIP to him.

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Sorry to hear this! ...I have had conversations with him.

Wow, I guess that its pretty uncommon that we even find out that someone passes. Unless the poster has a close friend that is a member. Or in Cobras case, he had cancer(terminal) where he was still able to post until his last few days. This was pretty sad because he(Cobra) was letting us all know he was getting worse. Then I believe another member let the whole board know that he finally died.

Not positive, but I believe it was Mikey(forgot his whole screen name) who let us know. Was a sad day for sure...

 

[Battlelyon]

I didn't know him really, but my condolences goes his family and friends.

 

[zeke2829]

Not positive, but I believe it was Mikey(forgot his whole screen name) who let us know. Was a sad day for sure...

I'm not sure.....

 

[Rambunctious]

I'm not sure.....

Yeah it was Mikey he knew Cobra personally.