Zonkytonkman - Obituary

Andrew_Jay

I see that the thread has very quickly, and not surprisingly, reached critical mass. I hope people don't mind me opening a new thread, but I figured I'd share the obituary that just appeared in the paper back home - I know some people were talking about flowers or donations . . .

[URL=http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?pid=1166]St. John's Telegram[/URL] wrote:

COADY, Joseph Raymond — Passed away suddenly on Saturday June 28 in a motorcycle accident in Vancouver, Joseph Raymond Coady, age 26, of St. John’s. Predeceased by twin brother Andrew at birth, Poppy Coady and Nanny Shortall. Beloved son of Steve and Tish, and brother to Christina. Grandson of Betty Coady, Paddy and Florence Shortall. Also leaving to mourn uncles and aunts: Pat & Siobhan Coady, Paula & Denis Yon, Al Coady & Paula Azzuolo, Kim & Rob Whelan, Marilyn Shortall & Wayne Tilley, Ann Shortall, Michelle & Pat Dunn, Ian & Judy Shortall, David & Debbie Shortall, and Leslie Shortall; Cousins: Brook, Stephanie, Laurie, Steven, Michael, Peter, Joseph, Isabel, Patrick, Matthew, Jennifer, Jasmin, Jillian, Sidney, Jake, Dawson & Conor as well as a large circle of relatives. Joe will also be missed by his many, many friends. Resting at Caul’s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation and funeral time to be announced. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the Janeway Children’s Hospital. Please visit www.cauls.ca to sign the online memorial guestbook.
“Life must be lived as play” — Plato

mully

i have been sitting here wondering about taking a bereavement day because yet again i have woken up and bawled

turns out the 'bereavement code' for work does not apply to the situation. did you know there's actually a code? that it has to be taken within 3 days of the death and has to be an immediate family member. joe was like family.

ugh. this didn't help.

Druhim

mully wrote: »

i have been sitting here wondering about taking a bereavement day because yet again i have woken up and bawled

turns out the 'bereavement code' for work does not apply to the situation. did you know there's actually a code? that it has to be taken within 3 days of the death and has to be an immediate family member. joe was like family.

ugh. this didn't help.

what if you claim he's your baby's daddy?

Druhim

Also, thanks for posting the obit

Dog

That is the most horsecrock bereavement policy I have ever heard of.

Druhim

it sucks, but I can understand that if it were looser some employees would be claiming a new friend died every couple of months

Thanatos

robothero wrote: »

That is the most horsecrock bereavement policy I have ever heard of.

That's pretty much par for the course, as far as I know.

Butters

Druhim wrote: »

it sucks, but I can understand that if it were looser some employees would be claiming a new friend died every couple of months

Also that doesn't mean an understanding manager wouldn't be willing to cut someone some slack over a close friend being recently departed.

Dog

I feel moderately lucky then, I just checked our policy, it's similar but we have a bit more leeway.

Air

im sorry whats this all about

fightinfilipino

Air wrote: »

im sorry whats this all about

you mean the bereavement policy? or Zonky's obit?

Fandyien

I got all bummed out and overwhelmed with thoughts of my own mortality when I read this

If I tell anyone I know in real life I'm bummed out because an awesome guy on the internet died, I'll probably get laughed at

Druhim

Air wrote: »

im sorry whats this all about

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=62435

sdrawkcaB emaN

God the obit makes it hit you all over again.

It is kind of nice to see how much family he had. I mean no one can say the dude wasn't well-loved to the end.

Still leaves a pit in your stomach but it helps a little to think about just how much gusto he approached life with, and how much of that seemed to come back around to him.

Jordyn

You wanna hear a shitty bereavement deal?

Most airlines have bereavement discounts you can get on flights. We were trying to book a flight for me to fly home for my grandpa's funeral. He died on I think a Friday night and my mom called and I dropped everything to start making arrangements. I was leaving on Sunday and would get back on Wednesday. When we tried to get my bereavement discount on my ticket, I was told that you only get it if you are staying over on a Saturday.

"You have to pay full price, your grandpa died on the wrong day."

Fandyien

Jordyn wrote: »

You wanna hear a shitty bereavement deal?

Most airlines have bereavement discounts you can get on flights. We were trying to book a flight for me to fly home for my grandpa's funeral. He died on I think a Friday night and my mom called and I dropped everything to start making arrangements. I was leaving on Sunday and would get back on Wednesday. When we tried to get my bereavement discount on my ticket, I was told that you only get it if you are staying over on a Saturday.

"You have to pay full price, your grandpa died on the wrong day."

Man, that is pretty awful

I feel like they only talk about their bereavement deal to promote their image while simultaneously giving it to nobody

Druhim

god that's fucked up Jordyn
did you check with other airlines on their policy?

Framling

I used to work at Daktronics, a company that makes giant video screens for stadiums. I was a student employee, which basically meant I only worked half time during school, didn't get paid as much, did the exact same work, and didn't get any benefits.

So when my mom died, I didn't get any paid time off at all. Between that and the shitty pay, I had to go back to work after she died, and then drive back home again a couple days later for the funeral.

That's Daktronics, ladies and gentlemen. In Brookings, SD.

gazamc

Framling wrote: »

I used to work at Daktronics, a company that makes giant video screens for stadiums. I was a student employee, which basically meant I only worked half time during school, didn't get paid as much, did the exact same work, and didn't get any benefits.

So when my mom died, I didn't get any paid time off at all. Between that and the shitty pay, I had to go back to work after she died, and then drive back home again a couple days later for the funeral.

That's Daktronics, ladies and gentlemen. In Brookings, SD.

Jesus. It must have been tough not to tell them where they could shove their giant screens.

Rankenphile

oh christ, if this doesn't hit like a blow to the chest

Thanatos

Jordyn wrote: »

You wanna hear a shitty bereavement deal?

Most airlines have bereavement discounts you can get on flights. We were trying to book a flight for me to fly home for my grandpa's funeral. He died on I think a Friday night and my mom called and I dropped everything to start making arrangements. I was leaving on Sunday and would get back on Wednesday. When we tried to get my bereavement discount on my ticket, I was told that you only get it if you are staying over on a Saturday.

"You have to pay full price, your grandpa died on the wrong day."

Not that the bereavement discount is all that good, anyway. When my grandmother died, it was gonna be over $1000 for me to fly from Rochester, NY to the Bay Area and back.

Moriveth

Maan I barely knew him but I miss Zonk. He was good people, and I'm learning that even moreso with all the stories people are telling.

The best way to remember him is through stories, either his personal ones or one about him.

Rest in peace, you kinky motherfucker.

Seph

Ugh that obit the OP posted sounds so removed. It's just a bunch of name dropping, it doesn't say anything about the person. I say these threads are far better ob's

i say obs because it sounds less gothic

naporeon

Rankenphile wrote: »

oh christ, if this doesn't hit like a blow to the chest

Exactly what I was thinking.

Also, fucking twin brother?

Druhim

naporeon wrote: »

Rankenphile wrote: »

oh christ, if this doesn't hit like a blow to the chest

Exactly what I was thinking.

Also, fucking twin brother?

I know

Silmaril

I think there is quite a high mortality rate for twins at birth, at least for one of the twins.

Rankenphile

Seph wrote: »

Ugh that obit the OP posted sounds so removed. It's just a bunch of name dropping, it doesn't say anything about the person. I say these threads are far better ob's

i say obs because it sounds less gothic

That's what obituaries are. Essentially, a listing of family survivors and those who have passed before him.

I used to format obituaries, years ago, when I worked at the newspaper. Strange things you have to do, like you never say "died". You say "passed away". Sometimes they'd have all sorts of strange euphamisms for "died". "Went to meet his Heavenly Father", "Was called by the Lord", shit like that, and it was my job to be the guy that said "No they didn't, they passed away."

God I hated that job.

Odin

Oh damn, I've been away for a few days and now I come back to learn such awful news

I'm going to miss Zonky, I really liked his stories

NotASenator

Joe will also be missed by his many, many friends.

Including a sizeable chunk of the internet.

Seph

Rankenphile wrote: »

Seph wrote: »

Ugh that obit the OP posted sounds so removed. It's just a bunch of name dropping, it doesn't say anything about the person. I say these threads are far better ob's

i say obs because it sounds less gothic

That's what obituaries are. Essentially, a listing of family survivors and those who have passed before him.

I used to format obituaries, years ago, when I worked at the newspaper. Strange things you have to do, like you never say "died". You say "passed away". Sometimes they'd have all sorts of strange euphamisms for "died". "Went to meet his Heavenly Father", "Was called by the Lord", shit like that, and it was my job to be the guy that said "No they didn't, they passed away."

God I hated that job.

dang that job would make you cold
did it erode your shadowy soul with its nether blackness, rank

Captain Cthulhu

naporeon wrote: »

Rankenphile wrote: »

oh christ, if this doesn't hit like a blow to the chest

Exactly what I was thinking.

Also, fucking twin brother?

Yeah that kind of blew my mind a little.

Rankenphile

Seph wrote: »

Rankenphile wrote: »

Seph wrote: »

Ugh that obit the OP posted sounds so removed. It's just a bunch of name dropping, it doesn't say anything about the person. I say these threads are far better ob's

i say obs because it sounds less gothic

That's what obituaries are. Essentially, a listing of family survivors and those who have passed before him.

I used to format obituaries, years ago, when I worked at the newspaper. Strange things you have to do, like you never say "died". You say "passed away". Sometimes they'd have all sorts of strange euphamisms for "died". "Went to meet his Heavenly Father", "Was called by the Lord", shit like that, and it was my job to be the guy that said "No they didn't, they passed away."

God I hated that job.

dang that job would make you cold
did it erode your shadowy soul with its nether blackness, rank

nah, I've always been like this.

Butters

Rankenphile wrote: »

Seph wrote: »

Ugh that obit the OP posted sounds so removed. It's just a bunch of name dropping, it doesn't say anything about the person. I say these threads are far better ob's

i say obs because it sounds less gothic

That's what obituaries are. Essentially, a listing of family survivors and those who have passed before him.

I used to format obituaries, years ago, when I worked at the newspaper. Strange things you have to do, like you never say "died". You say "passed away". Sometimes they'd have all sorts of strange euphamisms for "died". "Went to meet his Heavenly Father", "Was called by the Lord", shit like that, and it was my job to be the guy that said "No they didn't, they passed away."

God I hated that job.

Yeah your average joe doesn't get the full page deal with all reflections on one's life. That sort of thing is reserved for people with a certain level of name recognition.

Seph

do people in china have a term similar to average joe

OmegaTofuNinja

avelage joe

sdrawkcaB emaN

OmegaTofuNinja wrote: »

avelage joe

bravo

Air

zonky died?

what the hell people dont die unless they are old or you never heard of them

OmegaTofuNinja

I saw the opportunity and I fucking leaped at it

Dadouw

Fandyien wrote: »

I got all bummed out and overwhelmed with thoughts of my own mortality when I read this

If I tell anyone I know in real life I'm bummed out because an awesome guy on the internet died, I'll probably get laughed at

Yeah same here

I Am Not A Bear

My brother looked over my shoulder as I was reading the obituary and asked what it was about. I told him the brief summary of what had occured.

"Did you know him?"

"No, just someone who posted on the same forum. Apparently, he was good friends with people on it."

"Oh. Shit. Crazy how people can get so close thanks to the internet. It's really surreal. That sucks he died, though."

Then I was like "Yea." and punched him in the balls.

Stale

I Am Not A Bear wrote: »

My brother looked over my shoulder as I was reading the obituary and asked what it was about. I told him the brief summary of what had occured.

"Did you know him?"

"No, just someone who posted on the same forum. Apparently, he was good friends with people on it."

"Oh. Shit. Crazy how people can get so close thanks to the internet. It's really surreal. That sucks he died, though."

Then I was like "Yea." and punched him in the balls.

Joe would appreciate that.