Can't believe I missed this notice. Just learned indirectly today of his passing.
Brendan did a lot for me in my time here at Discovery. He brought me into the Angels, he saved me from near-bans a couple times, and he even potentially saved my life once. For that, I am eternally in his debt. I will always fondly remember all the conversations we had and everything he did for me. He was truly one of the finest members of the community in my eyes.
Rest in peace, buddy. If I'm lucky, maybe I'll see you up there on the Good plane. Thanks to you, I have a better chance of that.
I never knew the Bear (Brendan) personally, yet I saw him in game. His death marks the death of one of the great people the world could learn from. The message the Bear wrote made me rethink some things, and in the end, the Bear is right. We gain nothing from fighting one another, like he said, "......Why hate, why fight, when every individual on this planet could benefit from the friendly nature of each other person......." This is absolutely true. We own a debt to this great Admin to....well....just be friendlier to each other. I think the Bear would be a bit happier if he knew that we as a community were trying to do that. Like being nice to someone today, or just smiling at someone. A little happiness goes a long way.
May you rest in peace Bear
There are two types of people in the world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
Although our paths never crossed, it's worth nothing that the sky becomes dimmer with every loss.
May the Mother guide you back into her arms, lovingly. May the other side be as you wished it to be.
[Hopefully I'll be able to acquire a signature to put here soon...]