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Regarding MrBallBaggins :-(
Protagonist
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Hi. I'm Protagonist, and I don't regularly visit this forum. I'm somewhat of a gamer, and I've read PA, and it's quite good, but unfortunately, that's not why I'm here today. I'm only posting this in Debate and Discourse because my research indicates that this was MrBallBaggins' favorite portion of the forum.
Since I was in high school, Jeff (MrBallBaggins) was one of my closest friends. Jeff had a wonderful, disturbing sense of humor. We had been planning to attend the Penny Arcade Expo next year together, and he had mentioned that he had promised to draw a Christmas Card for one of you (he showed me the sketches.) I saw that he'd posted, on average, seven times a day here, so it seemed like I should probably say something to you guys about this.
Last night, Jeff was with a friend. The friend was driving, and they went left of center and had an accident. Jeff was pronounced dead on the scene, and everything suggests that it was very quick and that he didn't suffer any. His friend is still in the hospital. I really still can't believe it myself, so there is not much else I can say.
I've never had to join a forum and post for this purpose before, and I never realized how extraordinarily difficult it is. I guess I just wanted to let people know what had happened to MrBallBaggins, and that this was one of his favorite places on the internet, without a doubt.
If anyone has or knows where I can find some of his sketches or artwork, that would be greatly appreciated. His family is putting together a scrapbook.
I was able to find a news report about the crash here.
There is an obituary, with a picture, here.
If you would like to send flowers or other condolences, please send them to:
The Hannah Family
7425 Salem Road
Lewisburg, Ohio
45338
Since I was in high school, Jeff (MrBallBaggins) was one of my closest friends. Jeff had a wonderful, disturbing sense of humor. We had been planning to attend the Penny Arcade Expo next year together, and he had mentioned that he had promised to draw a Christmas Card for one of you (he showed me the sketches.) I saw that he'd posted, on average, seven times a day here, so it seemed like I should probably say something to you guys about this.
Last night, Jeff was with a friend. The friend was driving, and they went left of center and had an accident. Jeff was pronounced dead on the scene, and everything suggests that it was very quick and that he didn't suffer any. His friend is still in the hospital. I really still can't believe it myself, so there is not much else I can say.
I've never had to join a forum and post for this purpose before, and I never realized how extraordinarily difficult it is. I guess I just wanted to let people know what had happened to MrBallBaggins, and that this was one of his favorite places on the internet, without a doubt.
If anyone has or knows where I can find some of his sketches or artwork, that would be greatly appreciated. His family is putting together a scrapbook.
I was able to find a news report about the crash here.
There is an obituary, with a picture, here.
If you would like to send flowers or other condolences, please send them to:
The Hannah Family
7425 Salem Road
Lewisburg, Ohio
45338
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I don't know him, but you might want to ask the same question in Artists' Corner.
He was awesome.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Best of wishes to his family during these hard times.
I think I need to lie down.
Hey, Protagonist, can you give us an address where we can send cards/flowers and a place we can send donations to (I'm a mod, so you totally have mod approval)?
If you could link the obituary, we'd appreciate it, too. BallBaggins was fuckin' tits.
I second the request for address.
I would like to mail a card, provided this is real.
His spirit and family will be in my prayers.
I don't really know what to say. This is terrible, and I hope his family is OK.
Ballbaggins never did anything wrong by me, or anyone as far as I know, and I'm sure he'll be missed.
On the black screen
This is a terrible thing, but we must rock on in his honour.
There is an obituary, with a picture, here.
If you would like to send flowers or other condolences, please send them to:
The Hannah Family
7425 Salem Road
Lewisburg, Ohio
45338
Oh, man.
I definitely want to send a card, if an address gets posted.
edit: nevermind, there it is.
He was a fun guy.
Just... man.
Hey, thanks for letting us know. You're a good friend.
He used to go by Shorn Scrotum Man.
I drew a picture of cartoon testicles that he used for his avatar for a long while.
Can you get us an address for condolences?
I'm really depressed now.
Best wishes to his friends and family. I'm sorry for their loss.
Well, these things happen.
Damn.
We'll all miss you here, even those of us who didn't conversate with you regularly. I'll always remember you cursing my name in Salem Phalla. Condolences to the family...
Gone too soon.
Fuck.
MrBallBaggins, I hardly knew ye...
RIP.