Fatbrit
 

I have to share some sad news and let you know that I was informed today of Fatbrit's passing by his wife. She wanted to let you all know that he died from "complications associated with Cholangiocarcinoma on March 15th 2013. I am not sure how to notify everyone on B.E., but I would appreciate if you would tell the community of his passing. He very much enjoyed chatting with fellow expats on this site. They were his circle of cyber-friends."

David has been a big part of this community for over 9 years and I know will be missed. I admit to having knocked heads with him now and again over the years, but I've also been appreciative of the way he went out of his way to help others by answering their questions, and pointing out the error of many a newbies ways ;). There has also been many a time when one of his comments has made me laugh out loud. They broke the mould when they made him.

I will miss his little bouncing sheep popping up in threads, so in his memory I am going to don his avatar for a while.

RIP fatbrit (AKA David)

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Very, very sorry to hear this. I wondered what had happened to him...now sadly I know. :(

My condolences to his wife and family.

RIP Fatbrit aka David.

Re: Fatbrit
 

Very sad to hear this news... :(

Condolences to his family x

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We were at loggerheads often over those 9 years but I always knew him to be kind, helpful and thorough in his replies and interaction with people. RIP FB. You will be missed.

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Sad news. Condolences to the family of Fatbrit. RIP. :(

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Sad news indeed. Sorry to hear this and, I'd like to join everyone else in sending my condolences.

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RIP Fatbrit. Always willing to help and he will be missed.
Condolences to all his friends and family.

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Oh my goodness! I had been wondering where he was. I knew he had some health problems but never said much about it.

Very sad news, I will miss him a lot.

My condolences and best wishes to the family.

Re: Fatbrit
 

Oh Boy.......Condolances to the family....

I love reading the usual suspects on here and Fatbrit will be sorely missed....

Axx

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OMG, terrible news, my heartfelt condolences to his family, I will miss his posts a lot.

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OMG - I wondered what had happened to him. Very very sad news. RIP fatbrit, you will never be forgotten......

Thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends on this very sad occasion.

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What a shock. RIP Fatbrit, and sincere condolences to his family. I am among those to whom David gave valuable advice on occasion and I will miss knowing he is out there in cyberland.

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Will we be sending flowers or a donation to his favourite charity?

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Oh no! How awful. Please send our sympathies to Fatbrit's family.

I'll miss his little bouncy sheep too. :(

Re: Fatbrit
 

RIP :(

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So sorry to hear of his passing. :(

The bouncing little sheep gave me advice on occasion too.

He will be missed.

Condolences to his family.

Re: Fatbrit
 

Very shocked and saddened to hear this news :(

RIP Fatbrit, you will be sadly missed :(

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I've asked his wife he had a favourite charity or cause and am waiting to hear back.

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I always enjoyed sparring with David, and admired his conviction.

RIP Fatbrit.

Re: Fatbrit
 

Very sorry to hear this :(

RIP Fatbrit, bouncy sheep was always a good distraction for the eyes.

Re: Fatbrit
 

What sad news, my condolences to his family

RIP Fatbrit, you and your bouncy sheep will be missed

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How shocking! I'm truly sorry to hear the news. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in real life, even though we both lived in Phoenix.

My deepest condolences.
Rene

Re: Fatbrit
 

Very sorry to hear this news. RIP

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That is very sad news. I was thinking about him the other day, and wondering why he hadn't been posting of late. I shall miss his wit and wisdom, and his somewhat barb posts which I have been on the receiving end of from time to time. David you will certainly be missed on BE. RIP and condolences to your family.

Re: Fatbrit
 

So sorry to read this sad news. :(

Condolences to all his family and friends.

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RIP FB...condolences to the family.

Very sad to hear and I had wondered about him being so quiet lately.

We shall all be doomed for Linux and media system help, amongst his other contributions :(

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So sorry to hear this, my deepest sympathy to his family. xx

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So very sorry to hear this, condolences to his family.

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Very sad news. So used to reading his posts. Sad indeed

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Very sad indeed. He was a stalwart of this forum.

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Condolences to the family. RIP Fatbrit.

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RIP Fatbrit, your pithy posts will be sadly missed. :( And condolences to his family.

Like others, he and I bounced off each other from time to time, but while I could tell when he didn't agree with me, he had class and common decency.

The BE forums will be poorer for his passing.

Re: Fatbrit
 

Very sad,RIP FB x

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Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear that. He made me smile on many an occasion.

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I'm more of a lurker than a poster, but I enjoyed his posts and I too, will miss his bouncing sheep. :( He was certainly an institution around here. My condolences to his family.

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he made many postings during my journey from being another hopeful to this weeks GC.....condolences to his family

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I've just found this out and I am absolutely gutted. FB and I would often decide to play devils advocate on threads and we have even, in the past, gone to other forums to stir up some fun. He was a fantastic guy to talk to and unlike so many on here, I always too the time to read his posts, even if I didn't agree with them he always seemed to make sense. I am genuinely shocked, I hope his family know that he managed to connect with people on here in a positive way and that in that, he was a really genuine kind of guy. He'll be a sad loss.

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Such a shame. I always liked his wit and as others have said, he made me laugh. RIP Fatbrit :(

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I am sorry to hear the sad news. I enjoyed his take on various topics.
May I inquire as to what the circumstances were? Thanks.

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That's awful news - I never really know what to say when I hear news like this, but although we never met in person ( and I haven't been on here in ages) we shared a lot on BE and I feel like I've lost an old friend.

RIP comrade Fatbrit.