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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 9:25:01 GMT
It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Jim passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer. He was a wonderful friend to me , always stood by me through thick and thin and I will love and miss him always
RIP Jim xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Post by Big Lin on Sept 24, 2017 19:29:31 GMT
I knew this was coming for a while and I've suspected it for a lot longer.
Jim was in poor health for a long time but he was brave and stubborn and he fought that cancer with every breath in his body.
I knew him for many years and he was funny, rebellious, often a bit cranky but a lovely man.
I know some good things he did that he kept quiet about.
He was also loyal and a staunch friend to me and many other people.
I will miss him like mad.
Te soves misto, dordi Jim!
(That's Romanes for 'may you sleep well, dear Jim.')
I'll pray for you but I know you'll still be smiling down on me and all the other people you knew.
One of a kind!
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Post by Big Lin on Sept 25, 2017 14:18:31 GMT
I've written a tribute poem to a man I loved dearly.
The Passing of a Great Soul: For Jim (Jumbo):
Larger than life in every way, it seems Impossible for your great frame to be Neutered in death, all your heaving volcanic passion Silenced at last. How can it be that you, So full of life, so much the warrior Should be laid low by the foetid assassin cancer? Yet you lie dead.
You kept your secrets well, both good and bad, Yet there were some of them you shared with me, Others that I discovered for myself. For all your faults and sins, I loved that big Heart that blazed out from you always, the true Passion and sincerity that always surged Out of your man-mountain frame. Loyal and true you were, Yet you lie dead.
For all that you, like me, had a chequered past, Your soul retained a radical innocence, A fierce belief in what you saw as right, And though at times your dogma shackled you So that you spoke and walked with handcuffs, You kept your faith, lived in a world of absolutes, Certain that you were right. The love you gave Shines up to God, even beyond the grave, Though you lie dead.
Too many deaths crowd in upon me lately: Anna has left us; now charismatic Jumbo Flies off, like Elijah or Enoch, in a whirlwind Whisked straight from earthly realms to heaven above, And all the broken flowers of the world, The strangled sobs, the poisoned fish, testify To the sad passing from us of a great soul, Ash and earth’s bones pulled upwards in sheer shock Now you lie dead.
Dear Jim, dear loyal friend, dear sweetie-pie, I told you more than once that I saw you As my ideal man. In another time and place We could have been a couple, joined in love And mutual respect. Farewell, dear Jim; Each of us remnants of a dying tribe But resolute to hold on to our heritage.
Though you lie dead At any moment I expect You to rise up, a big grin on your face, And, laughing, say: ‘I fooled you there!’
Wherever the wind may take you now I know your cloud blossoms with fiery love.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Sept 25, 2017 15:42:26 GMT
It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Jim passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer. He was a wonderful friend to me , always stood by me through thick and thin and I will love and miss him always RIP Jim xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Such sad news. IAMJUMBO was a contributor with huge impact. So sorry to hear this news.
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Post by blc on Sept 25, 2017 18:47:16 GMT
I'm certainly sorry to hear this, but it isn't unexpected. He is going to be missed a great deal.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 6:43:17 GMT
I know what you all mean about it not being unexpected but it doesn't make it any less painfull, can't believe I won't be able to talk to him again
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Post by blc on Sept 26, 2017 8:21:08 GMT
No, it doesn't make it hurt less, knowing that its coming. He would stop in and pm now and then, but I hadn't seen him for a while. We've lost two friends that were keyboard warriors, in such a short time. Its going to hurt for a while.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 12:23:50 GMT
No, it doesn't make it hurt less, knowing that its coming. He would stop in and pm now and then, but I hadn't seen him for a while. We've lost two friends that were keyboard warriors, in such a short time. Its going to hurt for a while. exactly , it's the end or an era on the boards
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Post by ladydi on Oct 6, 2017 2:08:59 GMT
RIP, Jim!
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