My father died a week ago. He was 80 years young. He died while playing Solitaire Master 5 on his PC, which, to put an alarmist twist on it, shows the grave danger of playing PC games.

He was healthy and sharp, and it was a real shock for us. Only the week before I watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets with him.

He was a good man, who was always happy to help, and loved to learn and share what he learned. He will be missed by many.

Edit: I want to thank everyone for their thoughts. It's nice to see so much support. I've been at SG for over 5 years, and it's the only community I regularly visit these days. I posted only here about this. I was touched by the response, so thank you.

(Sorry if it will take me some time to respond to posts here.)

Edit 2: Interestingly, I got on a few whitelists and blacklists due to this topic (more whitelists than blacklists). Not sure why, but it's an interesting part of being on SG.

7 years ago*

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My condolences. RIP.

7 years ago
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I'm sorry for Your loss. I lost my mother two years ago. I feel with You :(

7 years ago
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My sincere condolences for your loss. May the beautiful memories you have with him help you passing this hard time.

7 years ago
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I'm sorry for your loss! I wish you and your family all the strength to get through this rough time.

7 years ago
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My condolences ET3D

7 years ago
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Sorry to hear that - mine died when he was 35 from a sudden heart attack - these things suck whenever they hit :( - Cherish the memories :)

7 years ago
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That's very sad. At least my father was there to see my children.

His father died of cancer when he was 8, and when he approached his father's age he was worried that he might get it too, but thankfully he remained healthy and died at a respectable age.

7 years ago
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RIP. All the best to both you and your family ET3D

7 years ago
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i'm sorry to hear that.
yet the ones we keep in our hearts are never truly gone.

7 years ago
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I really don't know what to say, because I don't think there's anything one could say that could be right. I hope you remember him fondly and let him live on through those memories

7 years ago
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On the contrary, I think that all the posts here are right, and yours certainly is. As long as someone isn't trolling, then offering condolences, sharing experiences and even making jokes (preferably alongside condolences) are fine by me.

And I certainly remember him fondly. I know many people who had difficulties with their parents, and I'm happy that both my father and my mother were/are easy people to get along with.

7 years ago
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Condolences.

7 years ago
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I'm sorry for your loss...

Celebrate his life for he really meant something for you.

7 years ago
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My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. May he rest in peace.

7 years ago
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My sincere condolences ET3D and my heart and prayers go out to your father, you and your family.

7 years ago
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My sincere condolences for your loss. My heart goes out to you. Stay strong <3

7 years ago
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He sounds like a great guy. You were lucky to have him and, as far I can tell, the world lost a little light. I only hope that the love he spread lives on.

7 years ago
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I am sorry for your loss and hope you are doing ok.

7 years ago
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My condolences.

7 years ago
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My condolences. Keep all your pleasant memories close so he'll always live on with you. <3

7 years ago
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My condolences to you, your family and all his friends.

7 years ago
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My condolences.

Note to self: Don't play Solitaire Master 5

7 years ago
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r.i.p

7 years ago
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I'm really sorry, ET3D. :(

My most sincere best wishes for you and your familiy.

7 years ago
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Thanks for the GA mate!

7 years ago
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Yeh, that's not funny. And not the right time or place.

7 years ago*
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I agree with peterlol, but it did put in mind that Solitaire Master is probably the gift I gave that was played the most. I bought him Solitaire Master 4 many years ago (when it was in stores; when PC games were in many stores), then bought 5 on eBay when I upgraded him to Windows 7 (since 4 wasn't compatible).

He put thousands on hours into that game; probably over 10,000 hours.

7 years ago
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So sorry for your loss, always here if you need someone to talk to.

7 years ago
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Thank you for the offer. Won't take you up on it, but it's appreciated.

7 years ago
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sorry to hear that, at least you will have some nice memories of him sharing the past few weeks.
and he passed away while playing games, i wish i would go like that too. 💛

7 years ago
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Yeah, a colleague of mine said that too. It's the gamer's way to go. He wasn't really a gamer, but he did play some PC games over the years (and when I say PC I include home computers; he loved the snake game I had on my VIC 20).

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