Sartorious Has Passed Away (part III)

[Volarian]

*just bows his head and cries* Peace be with him and his family... You lose contact with people and you never think you'll never speak to them again. I don't know what to say...

I just don't know what to say
all I can do is pray
and ask God why
good people have to die.

The sun shines just a bit less bright
a part of me screams its just not right
because I'll never know
why good people have to go

Surely there must be a reason
we have to continue believing
that he's gone toa better place
passed the baton, he's won his race.

leaving us memories to treasure
knowing there he'll live forever
We'll see him again
that I hope... Amen.

[Dreamskull]

wow...I can't believe this...This is like the first time i vist the site in almost 6 months and i see this...i really cant believe this...
I havn't talked with sart since i left, but i had many good convos with him in the passed...i really dont know what to say...I'm extremly sorry to hear what happened. Nobody deserves this, especially not him, he is such a great guy...im really sorry.

I say this with tears in my eyes, he wont be forgotten.

[Lialia]

I am completely blown away. Like others that have posted, i only spoke with sart a little more than a handfull of times, although now i wish i had more so. There is nothing that i can write that can put into words the amount of sorrow that we all feel. The only thing I can hope for now, is that his family find any small comfort in the fact that this community grieves with you and each and everyone of us respected the player known as Sartorious.

[Decae]

When asked if I knew of Sart, I remember saying, "Well, I remember the name, but for once it doesn't mean something bad." The difference being, with my poor memory, that I usually only remembered someone's name if an 'incident' had occurred or that person was an annoyance.

Not so with Sart. We talked on ICQ infrequently, he never bothered me - I'm sure he was aware of the amount of people that contacted the developers back then. After finding out about what was happening to him, I was floored. Then I felt horrible for thinking, "I have no idea what to say to this person... I barely know him."

So I started to talk anyway. Nothing could be more cruel than to ignore it, the person, or the bond that he felt for the community and friends he helped build here.

I'd loved to have shaken his hand. Perhaps in another time.


-- The game has been turned off until midnight. I believe in times such as these that reflection and real world remembrance is a much better therapy.

[Captain_Ron]

Well I've been putting this off because I didn't know what to say, but here goes.

Sart you were a great dude, and I played with you on a few occasions. I'm gonna miss ya bro.

[Sardonic]

Brother Taylor,

I checked the main page on the 11th. Seeing the link for Sartorious, I began to read until there was nothing left. The news for me was particularly shocking because like Bran I have been away for awhile. What's worse is that I didn't know Sart's plight. When I first saw I thought Sartorious was lost in the Middle East conflict. To learn of his illness and his passing so late really put me on the floor.

I've been so far out of the loop I didn't know anything. I gamed with TGL and briefly TNE before my real life took over much of my free time. Guilds hasn't been an option for over a year now. Since then my only contacts with Sartorious were just replying to some of his posts in my home away from home of Chaos/Turmoil.

I regret I didn't get to chat with him before all this. Instead I'm left with the feeling of missing something and someone who was worth knowing. I'm sure Sartorious fought with the bravery, valor, and dignity he so often showed here in the game. When you described your brother tossing up in a waste basket while being more concerned about his guild and kingdoms, it pretty much confirmed what I sensed about Sartorious. He loved, he cared, he'd fight to the end.

My sympathies and condolences for your loss Taylor. I seriously don''t know how I'd take losing my brother. I wish you didn't have to find out. You can rest assured that even people who never met Sartorious face to face liked him and will miss him too. He was a good man.

- doni

[Shred]

i didnt know him that well, but its always bad when we lose one of our own. my prayers go out to his family and friends.

[Raven Dragon]

After months of not checking the thread....... I get to hear this news, its really sad.......

My Condolence to the family.

[Lady Maven]

I too have been putting off posting until I could do so without crying, of course that is never going to happen.

Sart was my GM for awhile, and here, why that makes you god, father and brother all at once. Sart was such a great guy, so easy to talk to, and always made me laugh. I will remember his jokes, his light and the way he always made sure to say something positive in all are talks. He was there for me when I had some problems, and I am sorry that my computer went down and I couldn't talk to him about his.

Brother Taylor, simply put, Sart was one of us. He belonged to this community and this community belonged to him. We are a tight knit bunch, and we love each other, and support each other. If you or the others in his family need us, need money, we will take up a collection. Need comfort, you will find that here too. You tell us how we can help.

[Lady Maven]

This poem helped me when my son passed away, and I hope it helps you too:

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints in snow,
I am the sunlight and ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift upflinging rush
of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

Author: Mary E. Fr

[Little Devil]

I've thought about this quite a bit. Even tho i rarely come here these days i still remember considering sart a friend. Even tho i may not have known him well, or as well as others.

I wish him well wherever he may be now. And i wish strength and my condolences to his family.