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R.I.P

http://dustycloud.org/blog/in-memoriam-matt-despears

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Kind of shocked really, RIP. Was pretty fun to talk to him and watch him interact with other people on Classic, brightened the place up.

Rest in Peace DC.

We may not have seen eye to eye these past couple of years, but I guess it's clear to see he sadly wasn't in his right frame of mind. It shouldn't be ignored that he was one of Classic's best FAQ Administrators in the early 2000s, and later a big contributor to Classic's event development.

Memorial in the trading card game house?

What the ****? I really can't believe that and don't know what to say, but I know I want to say something. DC was a really hilarious and nice guy, and I enjoyed his presence around Classic. We've argued and bickered about stupid stuff, but he's always seen the entertaining side of it and never really held a grudge. I wouldn't have thought he'd do something like this, and I'm really shocked (and upset to be honest) that he has.

Always sad to see someone go in the Graal Community...

Rest In Peace!

I am shocked. Me and DC always went back and forth, but he was a pretty cool, calm guy for the most part. May he rest in peace.

Jaw dropped once i heard about it. Wow..just plain wow. We werent the best of friends but he seemed to always be lurking around classic getting something done for us. Dammit. Makes you feel so helpless hearing about something like this.

Thor, i wouldnt be opposed to that memorial..doubt anyone else would either.

R.I.P bud..

Rip dc.

I wish he could have done something else than this, but what's been done has been done. I know he liked to mess around, but he was never causing any harm, and after that he was actually a nice person. I knew he had some demons to battle but I didn't know it was this deep.

Thanks for all the fun times you gave on Graal. RIP

Man...:cry:

R.I.P. Dude

Shedding a tear right now. I was wondering where he went but finals kept me too preoccupied to worry. Me and DC had several great moments in the 2-3 years I've known him relatively well.

He gave me my development job on classic (when thor didnt want to), and the hilarious and memorable moments, both on RC and client, that ensued afterwards. The great moments with GC, and the hilarious moments on UN.

There goes my go to guy to for football when I came online. Next week is Lions vs. Packers too :cry:

RIP DC

I haven't followed graal for years nor kept in touch with many fellow Classicians, though DC and I would occasionally talk football via AIM. But we haven't in a while so this news came from out of no where and I'm...not sure what to say really.

DC (or Matt, rather,) was certainly different but, like most of us, he just wanted to have fun in his own way. One of the fondest memories of my entire graal career was certainly testing his card game, which he put so much time into.

Right now I'd enjoy nothing more than to chat with him about the Packer's chances to repeat, or just at all really. If I can (as I might not have access to them anymore,) I'll try to find any screenshots from over the years of DC and compile them into once place for everyone to see.

RIP man...RIP.

Matt was a great guy... He was always so kind to me, although I know he liked to start arguements with other people.
The news still has me shocked and very upset.... Matt encouraged me to develop on Classic, and hired me when nobody else would. Over the years I got to know him pretty well... We talked about everything. I would ask him for his advice and he would show me pictures of his son, Logan.
I will miss Matt very much and i'll never forget him. I feel bad for his son who will never see his dad again.
RIP Matt :(

I think it would be fitting that if Classic were to succeed and eventually make money through the sales of card packs, some of that could be sent to Sammy for DC's son.

Man :( I can't believe this. I'm with everyone else, totally did not expect this at all.

RIP buddy.

This is crazy and really unexpected.. R.I.P. man...

RIP, even though I seen something like this happening, it still comes as a shock. I remember all the times we talked, how we trolled the server. Good times.

So talking to DC was pretty much a regular thing for me. When that suddenly stopped I had a feeling something was up.

Want to say I'm shocked, but thinking back on some of the things I know I'm not entirely.

DC was a great guy whose creativity got him into trouble(but made most of us laugh in the process). I grew to appreciate him as a good friend over the years and hope that the choice he made has at least brought him the peace he was searching for.

RIP, Matt. Doesn't look like you will get to grab my butt after all. :cry:

Rest in peace, even though I never really knew who you were, you had to have been a rather decent guy.

wow sad moment indeed, RIP man :'(

Wow, sad to see this. R.I.P

I sent a link to this thread to the author of the blog post, I don't know if he'll reply but if he does, I hope he may be able to shed some more insight on what if anything could be done regarding Thor's suggestions

Shocked and upset. It didn't seem that long ago I was talking to him. He was a mate of mine, I never knew the scale...

My condolences.

I never met him, but he sounds like a great guy.

Rest in peace.

Wow... A loss of words. This is the last thing I wanted to see when I visited the forums today. R.I.P. Matt.

Wow DC you idiot. I can totally understand your way of thinking at the time you did what you did, but you left a child behind. Anyway RIP man, atleast you got an easy ride now.

Holy smokes...


We've had our differences, but DC was a good guy and someone who I interacted with heavily with over years of my life... really sad to see him gone.

I knew DC over the years and I always thought he was a great/good guy.

Sad to see him go, RIP

R.I.P.

-Yaksha

DC and I never really got to speak deeply, and when we did have chats they were few and far between. The last time we ever spoke was at least a year ago, and I said something really nasty to him for which I'm so sorry.

To me, he was someone hilarious who did a lot with what he had. I found his trolling funny and even quite charming. Another distinct impression I got from him was that he never seemed to let anything get him down, so it was a true shock to hear this news. I wish the best for those who are left with just memories of him now.

Goodbye, DC.

I'm incredibly saddened by this. I considered DC a friend even though I haven't had a conversation with him in awhile (he did pop into my guild's vent server a couple months back but his mic wasn't working).

My creative partner in crime I will miss you. R.I.P. my friend.

****. :(

Logan and I will both miss you very much.
I promise to continue to take care of him and make sure he lives a full, happy life.
Rest in Peace, Matt.

Rip dc.

Currently having a drink in your memory. Last message I ever sent to you, part of our little inside joke. Would do anything to have you reply.

You (Sun Aug 22 16:39:31 2010):

LOL

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rest in peace.

This is truly sad news. Matt has been both friend and foe of sorts of mine over all these years but you couldn't help but find him to be endearing. I'm sorry most for Logan though. I'm sure that Sammy will do her best to let him know though just what a special daddy he had.

I've known DC for almost a decade, although we hardly talked in recent years. It was quite upsetting to hear these grim news.

It seems, also according to the blog, that he was truly a good guy.
May he rest in peace.