Let's share one nice memory we can think of while we remember Adirondackwannabe?

Here’s mine:
Every night, regardless of me being on here or not he’d tell me good night. It was the sweetest thing.

He gave a lot of warmth and support to other jellies. He shared his heart. After a year, I still miss him.

He was always even tempered and liked to share his love of life.

The anniversary was in January, I think. He was a really sweet guy and I miss him. He often thanked me for my answers and we had a few PMs together over the years, but nothing in depth, except for our mutual love for the mountains—his being the Adirondacks and mine being the Coastal Range on the West Coast. Later, I was very sorry that I didn’t get to know him better. His passing was a huge surprise and a tragedy for this site. He made this place, and I assume all the other places in his IRL life, a better place for his being there. The man had a huge heart.

I really miss his presence here.

I miss him too and found myself looking at his profile the other day. He was a kind, big-hearted man who I always felt was very in touch with his inner child.

He found my moniker odd. After all, he asked me, who wouldn’t love his/her doggie, so wasn’t I stating something obvious that shouldn’t need stating?

I explained that Sadie hadn’t been loved before I adopted her; she’d been left outside, through every kind of West Virginia weather, until a humane group got a court order, rescued her, and brought her to my local shelter in northern Virginia. She’s now loved unconditionally (and spoiled rotten!) for the first time in her precious life.

Of course, Bob understood completely. We had a wonderful, meandering PM conversation that I’ll always treasure.

That man was a gift.

He was a caring individual. He worried a lot about me when I lost my job after 30 years. He checked in with me a lot the year I didn’t have a job to make sure I was okay.

I didn’t know him as well as I wanted to. I was shocked to learn he was gone.
He had humor, warmth and depth, and shared it all with us. He was a gift.

I don’t know how to swim, never learned, too scared. After telling him that he said if we ever meet, he’d teach me. He was always reminding me of this, and was always pm’ing me all the time just to shoot the shit, he was such a sweet and good friend. Never judgemental about anything at all and always had the coolest stories to tell about his younger days working on a farm.
When he died I felt angry and didn’t want to talk about him, but wtv we all deal in our own ways. I have plenty of good memories of him, the one that stands out most is that he was gonna teach me how to swim.

Adi was my friend here on Fluther. He was pretty much the only person who I considered best friend. We could chat for hours and never ran out of things to say. We talked passionately about everything and he shared a lot of my unpopular view of life. I was one of the lucky few who got to see his face, and it was the most gentle face I had seen. I still remember the funny moments when I had to close my laptop lid and he turned off his camera to avoid my parents.

He also helped me a lot. My list of what he did for me is so long. He helped me out of one scandal started out by me, listened to my random rants, went all the way to order and send a book that I had been saving for years… I feel like I hadn’t done as much for him.

The day he died I was devastated. I could see a lot of warnings from him. He was inactive now and then. He occasionally told me that he was hurt somewhere in his body. I felt as if I could have done more to save him since I knew more about his condition than anyone else, and I ended up feeling guilty for a long time. I had mixed feeling when I saw this thread. Part of me wanted to ignore it because I didn’t want to be reminded of his death, and the other part wanted to share my memories. Still, I will always remember him as a friend who taught me what a friend really is.

“Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
Til its gone.”
—Joni Mitchell

He was gone from this life much too soon. He was a kind and caring individual who really made a difference on this site. He always thanked me for my answers. When I expressed concern about his health, he would acknowledge problems, but remained upbeat about it. He is a great loss to us all.

Blessed be his spirit wherevet it may be. He was indeed a sensitive and gentle soul who never insulted anyone. Hope his family are holding up well. Rest well dear friend.

He sent me real maple syrup. Has it been a year? I truly miss him.

He wore his heart on his sleeve, something I appreciate. He is missed.

He was a gentleman.

He was always very nice to me and seemed like such a great guy. I love reading that he got so close to some Jellies. It just reinforces my thoughts on how special this place is.

It took me a long time to be able to look at the original thread that told us that Addy had passed away. I had been off of Fluther for a longer period of time than usual, due mostly to work related issues and some other stuff that made me busy and tired. That’s when it happened, so I was late to find out. It hit me like a ton of bricks.

He was a very nice man. He and I used to PM back and forth about vegetarian recipes. His nieces were vegetarians and he always wanted to know what I thought would be tasty for him to make when they came to visit.

I think part of the reason that I don’t participate as much as I did before is because he and Gail have passed away. Those two deaths really affected me, way more than I thought they could, considering that I (and probably most of you guys) had never met them in real life. But they were real to all of us.

“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”

John Donne, Meditation XVII – Meditation 17

He was an apologetic flirt, which made him even more endearing. He seemed to know just what to say when I was having a bad day and was full of encouragement.

^^^ Oh, that!

He was my best friend on Fluther. I was close to a few jellies but he was the closest. When i was an active user we often used to talk through pms, interact via posts. He was a friendly flirt, and it always used to bring a smile to my face.
He was kind, caring and supportive. He helped me through some very difficult times in my life, as have other jellies on here too.

I’ve always found it amazing how big an impact a person can make in your life, even without meeting them. It’s a human thing, you connect with somebody even though you might not have seen their face or heard their voice.

He used to message me often, when I became less active and only used to log in every couple of months or even years, I’d always find a message or two in my inbox from him. He was a good soul, an amazing friend, and I remember him and think of him often.

We used to email as well, and he once sent me photos of his nephew after he was born. He’d promised to take me to see some wolves if I ever visited. I wish someday I can take a trip to the Adirondack and see some of the places he spoke of. I often feel guilty I wasn’t here when he was going through a tough time.

You’ll always be loved my dear friend, and I will not ever forget you. ♡♡♡

@MilkyWay Yes, guilt. I have that same feeling too. I wasn’t here when all of his illness was going on. So I have feelings of guilt too.

I liked flirting with him too. I was always giving him crap about sharing his syrup with other women!! You never had to worry that he was going to perceive it as anything more serious than fun.
I feel horrible that I didn’t know he was even sick, too. He made one passing comment about doctors in PM,and I asked him what was up but he didn’t tell me.

Didn’t know him well, but he always thanked me for my answers. His posts were sincere and heartfelt, and he will continue to be missed.

He was one of my better jelly friends. Always thoughtful, friendly and (as noted by others above) flirty, but not in a threatening way. He asked about my stepkids often, shared stories about his family, and always reached out no matter how long I had been away from the site. He was a nice guy and I miss him.

He was so caring and always available to listen. I think of him so often. I get really sad about a few people here and I think of them a lot. I can’t understand why, but they really made a difference in my life. I think at times here, I’ve been very down. (I was under a different name in the past and remember when he joined). A lot of dear people, long gone for various reasons held out a caring hand.