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A cousin (member) of our message board, and a personal friend of mine, passed away Thursday evening. His "screen name" was "Barnabas;" his real name was Michael. Like me, he was a great fan of Dark Shadows (especially of Grayson Hall and Joan Bennett), and we could talk for hours about the show, boring everyone around us to tears. Michael lived in New Rochelle, New York, and recently relocated to Florida. A few months ago, he was diagnosed with a kidney ailment that would not respond to treatment. Michael was only 44.
If you would like to see pics of him, you will find them here in the Announcements archive in September 2003 in the pics I posted of our visit to the Brooklyn 2003 DS Fest. Michael is the shorter man with the glasses. At that time, Michael was highly involved in charity work for children with AIDS, and while talking with Marie Wallace (there's a pic with her), he discovered she was also very active in the same cause and they exchanged contact info.
Please remember Michael in your thoughts and prayers. He was a wonderful fan and an even more wonderful friend.
Gerard
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My sympathy for your loss, Gerard.
The photos start here:
Re: More Fest Pics
I and friends with David Selby.
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My condolences on the loss of your friend and fellow DSForums member, Gerard.
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[cryg] I am so sorry for your loss, Gerard. You and Michael are in my thoughts and you have my deepest sympathies.
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Please accept my sympathies on your loss. It sounds like Michael was a wonderful,caring man and will be missed.
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that's very sad gerard.
my condolences.
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I'm so sorry to read of your friend's passing, Gerard. But how wonderful that you'll always have such great memories of him. And who knows - maybe somewhere right now Michael and Grayson and Joan are discussing the finer points of the show. ;)
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I am so sorry to hear this, Gerard. My prayers are with you and Michael's family at this very sad time.
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Gerard, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. You have my condolences.
ProfStokes
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I just took a look at the pics.
Gerard, I'm so sorry.
God Bless & RIP.
David
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Gerard, what tragic news! I'm so sorry for your loss.
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Gerard, I am so sorry for your loss.
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Gerard,
I am sorry to hear of Michael's passing. :'(
Nancy
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Gerard, I am so very sorry to hear of your friend's passing! Please know that my prayers are with you.
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I'm terribly sorry to hear about Michael's passing, he sounded like a truly compassionate and caring man. You have my sympathies.
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Thank you, everyone, for your continuing kind words, thoughts and condolences! You're all the best!
Gerard
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So sorry to hear the sad news, Gerard. Many condolences.
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I'm sorry to hear of the passing of cousin Micheal.
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Anytime a fandom of any sort loses a fan, it is a sad time, whether or not you were personally close with that person. This saddness is not lost on me. I will keep the both of you in my thoughts.
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Dear Gerard i'm so sorry to hear about your friend Michael. My thoughts and prayers are with you always.
Love Anne
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My condolences to you, dear Gerard.
May your memories of Michael console you. In love may he return!
Steve
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I'm sorry for the lateness of this post. I just found this. I'm very sorry to hear of your dear friend Michael's passing. My thoughts are with you in this great time of sorrow.
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[coolg]
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My thoughts and prayers are with you. May the memories of your friendship with him bring you comfort in your time of sorrow.
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Gerard, I wish to echo statements expressed and posted here. We share the loss of our fellow fan, but mostly we mourn with you on the loss of a dear friend. My heart goes out to you. May you long cherish your memories.
Michael
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My Sympathies go out to the family of Michael, and to you, for losing your friend. It is always sad when someone passes, especially so young like that. I lost my best friend from high school in January, she was only 49, and I will never get over losing her so early in our lives. I didn't know Michael, but recognized him from the pictures. I had seen him at festivals. Our Dark Shadows family is like an extended family, to many, losing Craig Hamrick was hard for me, and losing my friend Anna from England in 2003, was hard also. I will always think of them at each upcoming festival. They are surely missed. Hope they can see us from heaven missing them! Sorry this is so late, Rick
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Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and condolences; you words are truly consoling. May my friend, and our DS cousin, Michael forever rest in peace.
Gerard