Remembering Gavin

[HOZER]

25 minutes ago, RockThatBlue said:

I was actually sitting here wondering if there was an avatar someone could make that we could use to remember him by. Like a #gavinstrong kind of thing. 

Something like this? The ribbon is actually pretty close to the Spina Bifida color.

[RockThatBlue]

4 minutes ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

Something like this? The ribbon is actually pretty close to the Spina Bifida color.

Thats pretty good IMO. @twfish what do you think?

[twfish]

4 minutes ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

Something like this? The ribbon is actually pretty close to the Spina Bifida color.

This wrapped around a cubs baseball, while hard would be really awsome. But this will work great. I appreciate this

[NFLfan]

7 minutes ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

Something like this? The ribbon is actually pretty close to the Spina Bifida color.

 

That looks great. 

[HOZER]

5 hours ago, Nadine said:

All,

the Colts are sending flowers to Gavin's Visitation from all of us here on the forums. We wanted his family to know how much he will be missed.

twfish ^^^

[NFLfan]

1 hour ago, twfish said:

 If it's alright by his mother and family I would love to change my avatar too him.

 

Every time I see your avatar, I see Gavin. You and he shared the same avatar. 

[twfish]

1 minute ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

twfish ^^^

I was unaware if it was the Colts organization or the Colts forum

[HOZER]

17 minutes ago, twfish said:

This wrapped around a cubs baseball, while hard would be really awsome. But this will work great. I appreciate this

I can probably make that too, the ribbon was just a quick thing I found.

[NorthernBlue]

Just now, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

I can probably make that too, the ribbon was just a quick thing I found.

That's awesome man. If it's not too much, I wanna make that my prof pic, at least for the next little while. Show my respect and support for a truly good guy.

[HOZER]

8 minutes ago, NorthernBlue said:

That's awesome man. If it's not too much, I wanna make that my prof pic, at least for the next little while. Show my respect and support for a truly good guy.

Ok np, I'll See what I can do later today when I get my laptop back, I left it at work.

[RockThatBlue]

I changed mine to it. Very good job @/m\COLTS/m\

[twfish]

3 minutes ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

Ok np, I'll See what I can do later today when I get my laptop back, I left it at work.

That'd be great, until then I'll use this one

[Robert Johnson]

Wow,so sad to hear this.He always had good insight into players and the game.Will miss his posts.Prayers go out to his family.

[funktacious2]

RIP Gavin! He was always a knowledgable, respectable contributor, especially in the draft/FA threads. My best wishes to his family!

[smittywerb]

Gavin was one of the first people I noticed when I first came to this board, even during my lurking days.  Learned a lot from him.  RIP.

[Solon]

I remember when I first started to post here. He literally was the first person who made me feel comfortable. It's heartbreaking to hear of his passing. I'm praying for his family man. It's going to be tough....

[Colts_Fan12]

1 hour ago, \m/COLTS\m/ said:

Something like this? The ribbon is actually pretty close to the Spina Bifida color.

Great job on the pic \m/COLTS\m/

[NewColtsFan]

 

Apologies to everyone.....   I've been away all day and night with family.   Been loosely monitoring things by phone to see what the new GM has to say.

 

Then, on the long drive home tonight,  I took another look and saw the terrible words.

 

"Remembering Gavin"     

 

What a punch in the stomach.    What a kick to the......   well,  you know....

 

I'd like to share that while Gavin's body ultimately took his life,  one part of his body was functioning beautifully until his last breath.     Our friend Gavin had a great heart!     He was a friend to us all.     I won't pretend that I was as close to Gavin as other's here clearly were.     I knew he was sick,  but did not know any details,  and it didn't feel right for me to inquire.    But we did communicate a fair amount off-line in our own odd way. 

 

Because I'm on the west coast and often awake late and I'm three hours ahead of you good folks,  I'd often see Gavin's name listed as being on-line when it was midnight or 1am here in California.    3a or 4a Indiana time.   I knew he was somewhat young,  so being up late is one thing,   but that late said something wasn't right.   He told me it wasn't a work thing.    He once shared with me that his dream job was to be a member of the media and cover sports for a living.    For that reason and others,  Gavin was among my favorites here.    And it appears he was with almost all of you.      I'm not surprised.

 

Gavin was a good guy.    A really good guy.     He put up with me when I was at my worst (hard to believe, I know!)  and almost always kept his cool when things would get a little sideways here.     He was easy to like, and I did.    I really liked him and will really miss him.

 

I've read some on Spina Bifida, but science is one of my weakest subjects, so I don't pretend to fully understand.     All I know now is that Gavin is pain free.     He can now run free and have fun.     He's full and whole and happy.     And he can now cheer for his beloved Colts,  Pacers and even the Cubs from the Best Seats in the House!

 

Parents are not supposed to bury their children.    It's not supposed to be that way.    But as you get older you sometimes learn the hard way that life isn't always fair.    That none of us are promised tomorrow. 

 

I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to everyone here for doing all that they could to let us all know about Gavin and including info about donating to the Spina Bifida cause.    And also wanted to add my admiration for everyone here who has posted to express their heartache over this unexpected loss.    All of you were great today.     You honored Gavin beautifully.      Saying he'll be missed just seems so woefully inadequate......  But he really will be missed by all of us......

 

 

Michael Forrest

NCF

 

[snkdy]

My God...34 years old. This is so heartbreaking. I always thought he had one of the most brilliant football minds here. I would always look forward to reading his posts, especially during draft time. Prayers to his family and his friends. May he rest in peace.

[SteelCityColt]

It's so saddening to see we've lost a member of our forum family who contributed so much and conducted himself so well in his posts. Always willing to share his knowledge and even when people did disagree with his thoughts his replies were always considered, well thought out and above all respectful. 

 

Let it be a reminder that posters are more than just name on the screen, each and everyone on here is a real person with real lives, good and bad. I'm proud that there is a real sense of community and family on here and when a something tragic like this happens it really shines through. 

 

@NFLfan @Nadine @\m/COLTS\m/ I applaud you for the compassion you've shown and for going above and beyond to reach out to Brandon's family. It's truly heart warming to see there are still good people in this world. 

 

RIP young man. 

 

[chrisfarley]

3 hours ago, Solon said:

I remember when I first started to post here. He literally was the first person who made me feel comfortable. It's heartbreaking to hear of his passing. I'm praying for his family man. It's going to be tough....

Seemed like a long time ago... i posted here in two phases, when the board changed over i took a new identity cause all my other stuff was lost but it seems like i remember him from way, way back but not sure.

Also praying for Gavs........ very sad, just is.

[Cynjin]

Wow, just saw the post.  My prayers are with his family, rip Brandon.

[Nadine]

8 hours ago, twfish said:

I'm sure there is some very talented graphics people on here, unfortunately it's not me. Maybe one will chime in. I also wish we could have gotten some flowers together as a forum and put a heartfelt note on it.

The Colts are sending flowers on behalf of all of us here

[2006Coltsbestever]

5 hours ago, snkdy said:

My God...34 years old. This is so heartbreaking. I always thought he had one of the most brilliant football minds here. I would always look forward to reading his posts, especially during draft time. Prayers to his family and his friends. May he rest in peace.

He also new a lot about Baseball and Basketball. He was often on the Basketball Thread. I could never convince him that Kareem was better than Hakeem for example. He was full of knowledge.

[teganslaw]

I just found out about Gavin. I have no words, am stunned. Sending thoughts and prayers to his family. RIP Gavin. Gone too soon.

[radiogirl]

I am so sad to hear of Gavin's passing.  He will be sorely missed.  RIP Gavin!

[Coffeedrinker]

I'm sorry to hear about this.  Gavin was a good poster he and I had several conversations on the forum and through the private messaging.  We didn't always agree but he was passionate about the Colts and passionate about his opinions.  Definitely one of the members that, if I ever ran into in person I would bought a beer and I'm sure enjoyed talking with him for a while.

 

My prayers go to his family and friends.

[1959Colts]

God Bless Gavin

[BrentMc11]

I wanted to first say thank you to everyone that has posted in this thread.  I have not been here as much as in the past, but I came on here and "Remembering" Gavin was the first thing I saw.

 

I remember when I first came to the new site, and I really had a difficult time with some of the old timers on here.  It did, as others have noted, seem like Gavin was on here all of the time.  I guess that means I was too.   

 

With us it was me old school and Gavin new school.  As we know these two heads tend to 'come together' once in awhile.  We went back and forth so much, I think 8,000 of my posts were arguing/debating with Gavin.   Yesterday's stars for example.  I got a warning or two in my early tenure on this site.  Thanks Gavin!!! 

 

This kid wanted to learn everything, and was willing to research anything he needed to provide insight as well as debate information.  Even though we debated a ton, he asked me to go over the Offensive line schemes.  He wanted to learn!!

 

As time rolled on, I have to admit the old school guy was happy to see Likes going both ways.  Friendly comments instead of snide remarks.

 

The Colts, Cubs and Pacers have lost a great friend.  Peace is now.  Please rest.  We will miss you.!!!

[12isthenew18]

I loved our talks on gameday and our debates in general. RIP

[2006Coltsbestever]

13 minutes ago, BrentMc11 said:

I wanted to first say thank you to everyone that has posted in this thread.  I have not been here as much as in the past, but I came on here and "Remembering" Gavin was the first thing I saw.

 

I remember when I first came to the new site, and I really had a difficult time with some of the old timers on here.  It did, as others have noted, seem like Gavin was on here all of the time.  I guess that means I was too.   

 

With us it was me old school and Gavin new school.  As we know these two heads tend to 'come together' once in awhile.  We went back and forth so much, I think 8,000 of my posts were arguing/debating with Gavin.   Yesterday's stars for example.  I got a warning or two in my early tenure on this site.  Thanks Gavin!!! 

 

This kid wanted to learn everything, and was willing to research anything he needed to provide insight as well as debate information.  Even though we debated a ton, he asked me to go over the Offensive line schemes.  He wanted to learn!!

 

As time rolled on, I have to admit the old school guy was happy to see Likes going both ways.  Friendly comments instead of snide remarks.

 

The Colts, Cubs and Pacers have lost a great friend.  Peace is now.  Please rest.  We will miss you.!!!

Excellent Post!

[PrincetonTiger]

After reading several of Gavin's Threads/Posts I have realized that we were a lot alike and had the same fears/problems

 

Such a sad story RIP Gavin

 

(If you don't know my story, just PM me)

[radiogirl]

18 minutes ago, BrentMc11 said:

I wanted to first say thank you to everyone that has posted in this thread.  I have not been here as much as in the past, but I came on here and "Remembering" Gavin was the first thing I saw.

 

I remember when I first came to the new site, and I really had a difficult time with some of the old timers on here.  It did, as others have noted, seem like Gavin was on here all of the time.  I guess that means I was too.   

 

With us it was me old school and Gavin new school.  As we know these two heads tend to 'come together' once in awhile.  We went back and forth so much, I think 8,000 of my posts were arguing/debating with Gavin.   Yesterday's stars for example.  I got a warning or two in my early tenure on this site.  Thanks Gavin!!! 

 

This kid wanted to learn everything, and was willing to research anything he needed to provide insight as well as debate information.  Even though we debated a ton, he asked me to go over the Offensive line schemes.  He wanted to learn!!

 

As time rolled on, I have to admit the old school guy was happy to see Likes going both ways.  Friendly comments instead of snide remarks.

 

The Colts, Cubs and Pacers have lost a great friend.  Peace is now.  Please rest.  We will miss you.!!!

I loved hearing his passion for the Colts, Cubs, and Pacers!  Not everyone always agreed.  But we were all on the same team; so to speak.  We will miss him......

[BrentMc11]

19 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Excellent Post!

Thank you.   

[Coltsfan1953]

God speed Gavin. 

[Restored]

Absolutely terrible news and a sad loss. Rest in peace.

[Gramz]

My deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

 

One of the first friends I had on here, and although we didn't always agree on things, he was always very friendly and respectful, as well as knowledgeable.     

 

His presence will be missed.

[WarGhost21]

Never had the pleasure of having a conversation with Gavin, but he felt like a brother. He touched everyone's lives on this forum in one way or another, be it with his amazing wit and humor or his beautiful grasp on the knowledge of the league. He was an amazing guy, and you can find his mark on nearly every post on here. He treated everyone as family, even when in disagreement with someone. His insane love for this forum and the Colts organization will forever be remembered by all who are here, and I will personally remember this day every year on our forum for as long as I am here. You will be missed, pal. I'm glad that you can run around in heaven now, meeting former Colt greats while standing on your own two feet for the first time in a long time! RIP Brother

[HOZER]

1 hour ago, PrincetonTiger said:

After reading several of Gavin's Threads/Posts I have realized that we were a lot alike and had the same fears/problems

 

Such a sad story RIP Gavin

 

(If you don't know my story, just PM me)

You have mail.

[dw49]

Very sorry to hear this. He was no doubt a nice young man.