So where's Gaborn? (RIP Gaborn)

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Stumpokapow said:
I'm very sorry to say that I'm fairly certain Gaborn passed away on September 26th, 2012.

It's not my place to violate his privacy or speak on behalf of his family, but there is an obituary for someone matching his exact name and birthday in the state where he lived.
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Oh god, what?

I actually gasped. I always knew he was ill and thought he might have had some sort of surgery to help out.

I didn't agree with him on everything but he seemed like a wonderful intelligent person.

Dear god. First Scorcho and now him. :(
 
Gaborn had talked about his health issues before:

Gaborn said:
I was late, and there were problems. I was born with Sprengel's deformity (basically my left shoulder was connected to my spine and had to be taken off and reattached) Klippel-Feil Syndrome (some of my upper vertebra are fused or partially fused) and hydrocephalus (essentially my head was swollen with fluid to the size of a 4 month old baby).

My parents were told I may never sit up, crawl, stand up, walk, or run. I may never speak. I may have brain damage. And I probably wouldn't live to see age 5.

They were a bit pessimistic.
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Jesus Christ, I came into this thread to make a joke, as well. Didn't honestly think anything serious would have happened.

R.I.P.

This has been an awful few weeks for GAF.
 
Anybody know how? This is strange, I always wondered if somebody from Gaf were to pass would we find out? That was answered with Scorcho, unfortunately the next one happened too fast.

It's sad seeing the first page of the thread given how people were kind of joking about the concept that he was dead, little did we know. If the obituary was right around when he last posted it must've been really sudden.
 
I won't lie. Gaborn kept me mostly out of off topic for some time. It was just too much.
Very creepy to learn of this like this and extremely sad. Feel for his family and the gaffers who have known him over the years.

Weird times.
RIP
 
He'll be missed. He was always level headed and reasonable. He always argued his point and didn't take personal shots. You could tell he had a heart of gold.
I've missed his posts. He was a huge part of this community for a long time.
He had a fascination with nature that added a lot to this place too. I learned a lot from his posts. Good man.
RIP
 
ViewtifulJC said:
This is the ultimate depressing Gaborn thread :(

This is the way he would have wanted us to feel. Confused, sad, and doubting the legitimacy of the claims.
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Super High School Level Despair in this thread. Even beyond the grave, he can penetrate our world in his special way.
 
Trouble said:
RIP :'(

Don't know who made this, but it seems especially appropriate today.
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so fitting...great post man.

DevelopmentArrested said:
Wow at the first few posts
How do u shitbirds feel now
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better than you should after this post
 
So much of the progress and positive change I've made in the past several months has come from Gaborn cheering me on to better myself. He's helped with my self-loathing, my issues with my own sexuality and gender identity, urged me on when I was too scared to seek counseling.

I wouldn't be the person I am without him and I shall never forget what a wonderful person he was.
 
I think I've got a phone number for his father. I'll try giving him a call tomorrow during the day to see if I can find out any more information.

I'm also going to pass along the condolences--Gaborn was passionate, articulate, energetic, intelligent, and friendly, and it's a real loss.
 
Wow, that's awful. Two deaths on this forum in such a short time.

Man.

Rest in peace and my condolences to his friends and family.
 
It reminds me of our own mortality and how things can finish so unexpectedly. My condolences to the family. It's a bit shocking how long this went so long without anyone finding out.
 
Man the first page...I feel bad for laughing at some of the stuff that was posted...Perhaps the first post and title can be edited so people know what has happened?

I didn't know him, but I've been in many of his threads and although most of them were pretty dark, they generally offered some interesting conversations and news topics.

RIP :(

EDIT: Ah, title's been changed.
 
Stumpokapow said:
I think I've got a phone number for his father. I'll try giving him a call tomorrow during the day to see if I can find out any more information.

I'm also going to pass along the condolences--Gaborn was passionate, articulate, energetic, intelligent, and friendly, and it's a real loss.
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*sigh* I wanna cry now. It's sad even though I really never had any attachment to the lad.
 
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