Today I received a sad news: an old friend of mine died at the age of 42. I did not met him since a very very long time, but when we were teenagers, we were the best friends of the world. I have so many memories, including hours of gaming on Amstrad / Atari machines and even more on the good old 8bits NES (which was state of the art at this time) playing Mario (and many others). We were neighbours, I remember getting back home with him on a 50cm3 motorcycle after having our first national school exam (a thing french pupils have to pass when we are about 15y/o)... We had only one helmet for 2, so we decided to go through the woods instead of the road and we arrived one hour late, with worried parents and a motorcycle covered in mud. We also spent 3 weeks together at a teenagers camp in Austria... that and many other memories.
Death is part of life and this is how it will end for everyone and each of us, but it's still a punch in the face. Mounir, I won't forget you.
Here's a GA for Grim Fandango, not because it's death-themed, but because it's an oldie.

Edit: thanks a lot for your kind words, all of you, and I really mean it. It helps.

8 years ago*

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I am sorry for your loss. I have a key lying around for grim fandango somewhere so I wont enter :)

8 years ago
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?K7MI-AEK46-32K7K -> Fort defense
?=First letter of Grim Fandango theme
My deepest sympathies for your loss.Your memories with him will live forever!

8 years ago
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Sorry to hear this :(

8 years ago
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May he rest well in second dream.

8 years ago
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Sorry to hear, you two sure had a lot of fun .

8 years ago
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My condolences on the passing of your friend.

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Sorry to hear about that... My condolences...

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My condolences

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That is important memory , just keep it properly in your heart . dont be sad bro ! PS: I already own this game

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Keep the memories close, they will only become more precious. I'm sorry for your loss, and hope for your perseverance through this hard time.

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Sorry to hear of your loss, it is most unfortunate

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i am sorry for your loss

8 years ago
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Sorry for your loss

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I'm sorry to hear that, it's always sad to hear that someone has passed away, but even more so when they were so young.

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That's bad news. I am sorry for your loss.

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Condolences from Austria :(

8 years ago
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sorry for your loss.

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My condolences. This happened to me twice. The first was about 10 years ago and the other was a couple of years ago. A childhood friend and an old high school friend of mine, who I haven't seen in some time died.

The first was the eldest son of a family friend that I knew since I was 4. He was the head nurse at a hospital. The official story from them was that he was found in his office after he suffered from a heart condition that no one knew he had. I think it was something else but I never try to dispute it.

The second was obese (500 lbs) and had emphysema. Not a good combination but you know how some people can be. One of the things he used to say still sticks with me to this day and I agree with it., He used to say that you know this country (the USA) has gone to hell when they can't even make a decent beer anymore. He was a Corona drinker.

But I digress. My sincere condolences and feel better.

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I'm sorry for your loss

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Sorry to hear that
Be strong okay
If I can hug you I'll hug you :)

I never really had good or even best friend like that
I won't know what you're feeling like right now
But that must be pretty terrible

Yeah back then when local gaming co-op era, playing them with friends is the best thing for me :)

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RIP to your friend. Thank you for sharing your memories of him with us, I think it is important to remember the good times when grieving, not only focusing on the pain of loss. And I hope you have a chance to share some of your good memories with his family when they are ready to hear it.

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so sad, sorry to hear that.

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That's sad news, but it sounds like you have some great memories of your friend, so cherish those and remember him. :3

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Mes sincère condoléances m0l0.
Ton ami est parti mais sera jamais oubliée tant que tu détiendra sa mémoire dans ton cœur.

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