Foot Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Hello all, My name is Kevin, and I am Sparkdrummer's son. As he had posted on here he was battling small cell lung cancer since October-ish of 2022. Sadly as of 4/19/24 he wasn't able to fight the cancer anymore. He passed peacefully with my mom by his side. Our family follows the Christian faith, so we believe dad is no longer in pain, and is giving those he is with now a good laugh with his amazing wit and sense of humor. Mom and I are grateful to this community that dad would speak about often. I know it meant a lot to him to find a bunch of like minded individuals that he could interact with that shared one of his biggest passions. Sadly this also marks the end of Yesterday's News. I had no idea how expansive it had gotten, but it didn't shock me much. Dad is sharp man =). Thanks to you all for being part of dad's story here. Feel free to ask me any questions you have, and we appreciate your support. -Kevin (Mods: I know this is double posted in offtopic. If that's not ok you can delete that one) OLD CS1 edit: Please check out Sparkdrummer's "Yesterday's News" thread. It is a great read and a consummate labor of love. 5 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Condolences to you and your family, and safe travels to your father. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Always sad to see your loved ones and parents to pass on. All my condolences to you and your family. And this is the time you should all take a break from social media and such as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 So sorry to hear about your Dad passing. I will miss our conversations and his great works he produced for the TI Gregory McGill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OX. Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Sorry for your loss, RIP Sparkdrummer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeguy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 sorry for your loss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 So sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family. ...lee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Sad to hear the news. My condolences, and may Sparkdrummer rest in peace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 My condolences too, to you and yours. As I too follow the same faith, I will, as your family agrees, see Sparky in Glory and meet him personally. I enjoyed and looked forward to his news and calendar and will miss them, have missed them since he stopped. May your family find strength in our Lord and Grace to carry on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 In honor of his dad, we should all revisit Sparkdrummer thread and read some of his newsletters, just the other day I was asking if there was collection of all them in one place. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 He was such a great contributor. Rest in peace sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 My condolences and may Sparky spend eternity enjoying the things he loved. Many thanks for letting those of us who knew him know what happened to him. I, for one, will seriously miss his off-beat humor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 @Foot Thank you, Kevin. Your father was a very important part of our community here, and held in very high regard. He will be missed. I am happy that you and your family can be at rest knowing he is in a better place, free of his pain. Please accept my condolences and prayers for you and your family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 So sad news, he was so enganged here in the forum and I think we all love his enormous work for the TI99 My condolences to you and the family 😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Very sorry to hear to this and sincerest condolences to family and loved ones. I'd like to suggest that Yesterday's News be pinned at the top of this forum. It's a fascinating read, and it would be a shame for it to fall in obsolescence and be forgotten as it gets pushed down further and further with each new post. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Incredibly sad news. May he rest in peace. He will be sorely missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 15 minutes ago, Willsy said: Very sorry to hear to this and sincerest condolences to family and loved ones. I'd like to suggest that Yesterday's News be pinned at the top of this forum. It's a fascinating read, and it would be a shame for it to fall in obsolescence and be forgotten as it gets pushed down further and further with each new post. I second that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 So sad to hear this. My condolences to family. I’ll miss Sparky around here. 😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 hours ago, Willsy said: I'd like to suggest that Yesterday's News be pinned at the top of this forum. I am going to leave this thread pinned for a week to make sure people see it and can pay their respects should they wish*. The FP will be updated to include a link to the thread. * Not having done so in the past, I feel, is an oversight and I wish to do this going forward for our comrades when we lose them. Preferably, not frequently. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 My condolences and I like the yesterday's newsletters he made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 It took me a few moments to digest this news I am truly sorry for your loss, Kevin. It is a great loss to the whole community as well. I used to exchange messages with your dad from time to time because he was always doing and writing very interesting things, he had a great archive of things that he was able to share by enhancing them and that's what I like to do so much too, that's why I used to follow him closely. In these last months, I hoped and prayed that I could see one of his posts appear on this board again, to know that cancer has won the fight is a strong sorrow instead. I will pray for him and also want to believe, like you, that your dad is now in peace and achieved eternal serenity. I also like to think that he has met with the other 99ers enthusiasts and they are regrouping as best they can with their TI-99/4As among the stars. A big hug. Ciro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horizon2374 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I’m very sorry for your loss Kevin. I reached out to your Dad many months ago but saw he was going through some health challenges. I saw one of his posts years prior about a project he worked on in which Plato software on the TI was made available in a condensed format. I was able to download these files and confirm that they worked nearly perfectly - a testament to his knowledge and expertise! I’m sure this was one of many other projects he worked on, making many other great contributions. God Bless you and my condolences to the family. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serafini Lapo Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 😢 A hug. Condolences to the whole family. Lapo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpman Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Sincere condolences to you and your family. We will hold your family in prayer. Psalm 23:1-6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foot Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Thanks everyone for your kind words and memories, it means the world. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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