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twofatguys
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AUG 13, 01:29 AM
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The wife and I were talking earlier and she mentioned that he hadn't been on facebook for the past few weeks. I went to send him a message and apparently he had a heart attack at a friends house after work last month. The family is not releasing any information, and so far is attacking anyone online who asks for information because (as they are saying) we were not Johns real friends. 
I know I had a lot of long, late night talks with John, and quite a few laughs.
John Hegedus AKA Gecko
1-2-72 ~~ 7-10-12
You will be missed man.
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E.Furgal
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AUG 13, 01:34 AM
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sorry for your loss..
but don't get the riff about the real friends thing..
other than they would know the day of, or at least week of..[This message has been edited by E.Furgal (edited 08-13-2012).]
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maryjane
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AUG 13, 01:35 AM
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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AUG 13, 01:43 AM
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WHAT?!?!
Wow...
Ugh
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skuzzbomer
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AUG 13, 01:44 AM
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Seems too young to go out that way... [This message has been edited by skuzzbomer (edited 08-13-2012).]
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WhiteDevil88
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AUG 13, 01:48 AM
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Bummer. Too bad your "need to tell" outweighed the families wishes for privacy.
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Patrick
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AUG 13, 01:59 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by twofatguys:
John Hegedus AKA Gecko
1-2-72 ~~ 7-10-12
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Damn. I'm really shocked to hear that. Shocked and disappointed and upset and... damn.
John had a love of critters (hence his username) and in many threads here over the years we talked about lizards and such. Damn.
Brad, thanks very much for sharing what you know. Not the kind of news we want to hear, but it's important nevertheless.
Jeff, please... just stop it.
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theBDub
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AUG 13, 02:08 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
Bummer. Too bad your "need to tell" outweighed the families wishes for privacy. |
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Sounds to me like they are just lashing out in a time of emotional distress. I can't think of a reason why those here who have befriended him through the years would not be qualified to know based on the family's arbitrary assignment of what they believe his "real" friends were and were not.
Seems to me John believed Brad to be a friend, as they both accepted friendship status online.
I didn't know him well, but it always stinks to lose another forum member. I do remember his posts, and it's always shocking to think conversations permanently saved online are sometimes between someone alive and gone. Thanks for the heads up, Brad.
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WhiteDevil88
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AUG 13, 02:22 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Jeff, please... just stop it.
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Apparently our "need to know" outweighs the families wishes as well. So be it. A grieving families request matters little when people have their curiosities.
And Patrick, unless a public piss match is your intent, feel free to utilize the Private Messaging feature provided to voice your disapproval. Out of respect for John, I'll refrain from telling you what else you can do, but I'll bet that you can guess.
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Patrick
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AUG 13, 02:26 AM
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Jeff, it isn't too often I'm speechless. However, this is one of those times.
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