OT: A member says goodbye

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:12 am

I got a very sad email yesterday from someone that I consider as a friend.
In the last several years he's suffered so many personal losses that would probably overwhelm most of us. And recently he's lost a friend and an aunt, and had to put his 19 year kitty to sleep because of feline Leukemia.

He asked me to tell his forum friends hi, said he was recovering slowly but surely from the back surgery and hoped to start physical therapy soon.

Then told me he had left the forum, actually having Hobie remove his name from the membership roster. He said there was too many idiots and buffoons trolling for attention on the forum now. I've seen a bit of that too, but I think his load is making it very hard to deal with things right now.

The forum has lost a good member, it's quality is diminished by his leaving.

Ji and Waffles.jpg

Ji, I will miss your pictures, stories, and smiling face. Aloha friend.

Joe

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:20 am

That's an unfortunate loss. I was wondering why he wasn't posting much anymore. I'm guessing that I have missed a thread or two. Hopefully he will stop by now and again when he gets through all that he has going on right now.

Post by **Hobie** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:47 am

Ji is a good fella. I'd like to get him to the mainland where we can get to him!

He has been a real asset to the forum. I could not dissuade him.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:48 am

Man, I hate to see that. Best wishes Ji.

Noah Zark · Post by **Noah Zark** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:49 am

Ji has been on my prayer list continuously for going on a couple years now.

Noah

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:59 am

This news has really saddened me. I always liked Ji's posts.
Ji, I wish you all the best for the future and hope that one day you will return.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:02 pm

That is really a shame. He always added a different point of view that was refreshing. He has had a run of bad luck and has been often in my prayers. All my best to him and he will continue in my prayers.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:07 pm

What a shame, hope things turn around for him.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:11 pm

I sure undertand.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:18 pm

This is not good.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:41 pm

Depression has a way to make things you normally enjoy seem overwhelming....... Joe, if you have his email, would you please ask his permission to give it to me?

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:48 pm

I always enjoyed Ji's posts and it really saddens me to see him go. I hope things get better for him and he rejoins us sometime soon.
I must have missed whatever made him decide to leave but I fervently hope it wasn't due to something I said.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:53 pm

I always enjoyed his posts and the way he shared things...Sorry to see him go.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:55 pm

BlaineG wrote:Depression has a way to make things you normally enjoy seem overwhelming....... Joe, if you have his email, would you please ask his permission to give it to me?

Blaine,

Will do.

Joe

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Fri May 08, 2009 12:59 pm

I wish him a speedy recovery to get back on his feet.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:01 pm

I don't think that collectively, we're really that BAD a bunch here, so hopefully his 'offendability-index' just is temporarily low if he's got lots of other stuff hitting him right now.

Unfortunately, the times we pull away from others are sometimes the very times we need them to keep us going.

He'll have a heck of a time finding a more supportive and well-behaved bunch on any other website. "Leverguns" aren't just 'guns' - they symbolize an era and a philosophy to many of us, and are also well-made and elegant tools. They are used for ordinary outdoor activities of both practical and recreational type, but aren't the extreme best in terms of accuracy or power or firepower. Thus the forum attracts a combination of outdoors-loving people with a practical approach to life, and that down-to-earth environment we need more of. We sometimes get onery (not me, of course) and say stupid stuff, but that's just the human in us and you see that everywhere.

homefront · Post by **homefront** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:06 pm

A good man with a good heart.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:06 pm

That's too bed.
I hope things get better for him soon.

jb

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:36 pm

That's a really sad note to hear. I pray he lands on his feet and is able to return in the near future. I know he's had some rough going for quite some time. He'll be missed.

deerwhacker444 · Post by **deerwhacker444** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:14 pm

kimwcook wrote:That's a really sad note to hear.

Indeed. I'll miss all his posts that had absolutely nothing to do with Leverguns. Such as fishing, boating, and who can forget Lucille. I'll miss you Ganjiro, hope you come back sometime.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:22 pm

sigh... OT piggies, sharp pointy things, perty ukeleles... those were always beauty things to read about.

'bout the only thing that KEEPS me semi sane is being able to ping in here... the crappier my life, the more I'm here...

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:36 pm

Sorry to hear this, he was always a class act.

alnitak · Post by **alnitak** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:50 pm

Ji, I'm sorry to see you leave this forum. Your presence and posts always brought a smile to my face or touched my heart. As OI said --- piggies, sharp pointy things and ukes -- some of my fondest reading. And your character in the face of your personal tragedies, including the heavy loss of your parents is an inspiration to us all. My thoughts and prayers go with you. I hope your stop in here every now and again. You'll be missed.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:09 pm

Sorry Ji, take care. I will look forward to hearing from you again when things feel better for you.

Nath.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:12 pm

+1 to Alnitak's words.

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:20 pm

I had the good fortune to bo on the hunt down in Hondo one time with Ji. Like all of the folks I have met face to face from this forum, he is a good man. I'll miss his posts here.

BlueStateSaint · Post by **BlueStateSaint** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:33 pm

I don't know you, Ji, but from what I've been able to glean from the other posters on here, I wish I had. I can sympathize with you about losing a friend--I lost one last week, and didn't find out about it until today--actually, about an hour ago as I type this. A good deer hunting buddy, who we in the camp thought had beaten his lung cancer. Your cat--I didn't become a cat person until we took in a rescue cat. I don't know how I, my wife, or our daughter would react if Oreo were taken from us. When my wife was making her final drive to get her master's a couple of years ago (before our daughter was born), Oreo allowed me to keep my sanity.

Sorry to have missed you, Ji.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:53 pm

Come on Ji, You don't have a sound reason for hitting the road just because I'm an idiot.

Your a good dude and come from good stock, so please, don't stay away too long as the longer you stay away, the harder it is to come back.

------------------------Sixgun

Ya know guys, sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do to sort things out. We have all been there and will be there again. The "road of life" is a bumpy one and we all have a cross to bear.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:15 pm

A really good guy! I'll miss him posting here!

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:45 pm

I just hope that someone has Ji"s real address and has the heart to send a print out of what we had to say to him.
He may not come back but I sure as #$%^ want him to know how we feel!

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:07 pm

Adios Ji. I hope the road traveled in the futrure for you is smoother than the road you've traveled over the last couple of years. Just don't forget that the road goes both ways.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:13 pm

All I can add to this is that like ya'll me and my family will sure miss him and his long post and photos, always beautiful.
Hobie, you or Joe please tell him how we feel.

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:41 pm

That's a shame. I would have liked to have met him on one of the hunts and I always liked his posts about life on the islands...

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:51 pm

I hope he comes back eventually. Until then he will be missed.

gundownunder · Post by **gundownunder** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:19 pm

The poor blokes been doing it tough for a while, and its bound to grind even the best of us down.
Send him my regards.
I hope we'll see him back here when he feels better.

JohndeFresno · Post by **JohndeFresno** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:42 pm

Prayers and best regards, Mr. Ganjiro.

I hope that you come back, soon.

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:56 pm

Ganjiro was one of the stalwarts when I came onto the old board I hope he returns - this is saddening.

Rexster · Post by **Rexster** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:38 am

I am saddened to see Ji go, and pray for him. Ji, if you see this somehow, please stay in touch!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:28 am

Ji this is very bad news.You are sorta like family.Enjoy long life and peace amigo.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:24 am

Thanks for the message Joe.

Let Ji know we feel the loss.

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sat May 09, 2009 8:03 am

This a most unfortunate loss. I remember Ji's many challenges and kept him in my thoughts, hoping things would turn for him. It is funny how life can throw us many curve balls. If we survive, these challenges can make us stronger. Please wish him well for me. Thanks, 1886.

papabear · Post by **papabear** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:41 pm

Ji will be missed. I was very lucky in meeting him in Texas for a hunt. My prays will ways be with him. We all lost a truly good Friend. Aloha Ji

ceb · Post by **ceb** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:36 pm

Yes, very sad news. He will be missed!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:28 pm

Noah Zark wrote:Ji has been on my prayer list continuously for going on a couple years now.

Noah

+1, by name. Darn, I'm sad to hear/see/read this...