Finnbear has passed away :(
 

priest just sent me a PM on this, which was posted over on Tom's Newbie Booster:

http://www.topniche.com/booster/message.php#247772
I'm sad to announce that FinnBear, a long time contributor to this board, deceased after a brief hospitalization on Wednesday, 20th of October. His funeral will take place on Saturday the 30th. I'm so filled with sorrow and grief that i can't express my feelings but briefly.

His loving wife,
Tara

Finnbear was one of the good ones, especially around here. He was always helpful to others when he could, he was always learning & he was a fun guy to talk to.

He will be greatly missed :(

OMG :(

:(

Oh My! That is sad sad news. I feel for his wife as he was a very nice guy on the boards. RIP

dam I was gonna post to see if anyone seen him because he hasnt submitted or posted.. Dam thats sad. I wonder what he had or got..

Sad news. :(

WOW, What a shock. He was a very nice person and definitely one of the good ones. Please let me know if someone organizes a collection for his family.

God Bless his family.

Andy

He built very nice stuff and looks like a lot of it too. I have 117 listings of his. I guess I need to delete them, damn I hate to.

Oh man...that is sad :(

rest in peace brother |sad|

OMG, Finnbear was one of the people that was here from the start, he was one of the European mainlanders that I respected on this board. Always came out with great replies. I'm really shocked by this news.
I'm wishing lots of strength to his wife, family and friends in these hard days...

He was always such a happy guy. A true mensch. I already miss his avatar, with him holding up the glass of wine.

He will be missed dearly.|sad|

That is so sad to hear.
I still remember him from when we started out. Always kind and helpful.

Rest in peace :(

Sad news :(

Damn...that is a shock. Life sucks sometimes. May he RIP.

OMG... I'm really shocked. He was one of the nicest guys i've ever met in this biz. He had very nice stuff. :( i'm so sorry...

Leave them up there - I am - odds are his wife will be able to get someone to take them over for her.

Yeah that is what I was thinking. Hopefully she can benefit from the checks. :)

yeap I checked my admin and they are still live and will leave them up till dns and I run a link bot.. And if his wife keeps up hosting she can benifit from them and still very sad to hear..

My prayers go out to his wife and family. |sad|

:(

Very sad news.

Sad news about Finnbear. Thoughts and Prayers go out to his wife and family |sad|

That is very sad news.

OMG..
I am so sorry to hear that..

He was a great person.

Oh my ........i cant believe it |sad|

What!!!

Man.... That is sad news for sure.

Even though we never spoke I had alot of respect for him due to the way her presented his self on the boards.

A true loss to our community. :(

From his posts he seemed like such a nice, cool guy. So sorry to hear about this! Best wishes to his family and friends.

The saddest news

If there is anything Mark or I can do to help Tara... please let us know!

Finnbear was the nicest person... we are in shock here

My sincere condolences to his wife and family, this must be very hard for them. Please let me know if there will be a collection. :(

Very sad news :(

Very sad news. My thoughts go out to his wife. RIP

Terry

Wow what a shock... What can you say to that...

I never had the honor of meeting Finnbear but I do know that what you saw was what you got with him and he was always more than helpful and full of encouragement for anyone who needed it...

We've lost a number of great folks this year, its a shame to lose yet another one in Finnbear.

My thoughts are with all those who knew him better than I and his family.

Fly with the angels Finnbear...

- Netpiddler

OMG... that's real sad, I liked him a lot because he was so nice to people...

:(

So sad and sudden. |sad|

This is such a shock and so sad. I never really got to know Finnbear personally, but he was always such a nice guy on the board, and his posts were always good-natured and helpful. So sad :(

its hard to beleive

I wanted to stop by here because I know Finnbear posted here alot. He kept TNB up to date on the goings on here and I know he worked alot with many of you. He will be sorely missed by so many, words cannot express............

Cleo, please hold off on deleting the listings....I am going to try to work with his sponsors and wife to see what we can do to keep his sites going.....I know he would have wanted it that way.

I will certainly keep you posted. :)

Sorry to hear that. Saw a few good posts here and he seemed like a good guy |sad|

HAHA! Yes! That is exactly who he was....enjoyed good food, good wine, good music and good friends. His choice of avatar certainly reflected that. :)

That's really sad news :(
I was wondering why he wasn't around lately
My sincere condolences to his wife and family

RIP