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[Brad]

I was contacted today by the wife of one of our dearest members, Bert (Captain).  I think it's safe to say that anyone who got to know him thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  He was a Contributor to this site in particular, and as a freeware author he was a contributor to the flight simulation community as a whole.  He was an early member of this site back when we were just getting started, and always had something nice to say no matter the situation - his posts were truly a joy to read and his point of view was always on target.  He has my utmost respect.

So it saddens me to report on his current situation.  This is the news straight from Bert's wife:

Mrs. Bert said:

It saddens me to inform you that on the 18th of September Bert had an accident while he was doing his morning run. While jogging he was run over by a car.
Sadly he lost his right leg and suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage because of this accident. Since the accident he is in a coma and the doctors can't say if or when he will recover from this.

I will be in contact with Captain's wife and will keep everyone abreast of his situation as it changes, but in the meantime he badly needs our prayers.  She contacted us in the first place because he had previously told her that if anything ever happened to him, he wanted her to let his online friends know what was going on.  And doesn't that sound just like him - always thinking of everyone else.

So let's lift up our brother in his time of need and get him back in the virtual skies!

Brad

[Greeney]

OMG Wow... this is very sad. My prayers are with you Capitan and family.

[Roflcopterrr]

My.. God.

Captain, My Prayers are with you.
May he get better

  

Edited by Acura, 29 October 2005 - 09:39 PM.

[ucantcme]

Wow!!! Deep prayers are with him through this tragic time for him

[F/O James]

So sorry to hear that

[Cocoa Flyer]

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Sad to hear.

I hope he gets better.

[Chief Wiggum]

That's very sad to hear. I wish all the best to Captain and his family

[Kentaro]

This is very very sad

All we can do is hope for the best

[boeing_737]

This is really bad! Why do such things happen to good people like Bert..?

To Bert and his family : Don't worry , When whole of fs2004.com unites for a cause , we've always been successful. You will be in our prayers and Bert will soon recover from this.

btw Brad , any news on the idiot that did this to Bert..? This guy has to be brought to justice.

Edited by boeing_737, 29 October 2005 - 10:12 PM.

[UltimatePilotAce]

The Worst things happen to the nicest people......

[Hornet]

Captain! Why?!? He was always there for me when I needed a cheer. On Akroma, he allowed me to join his flights and we had fun.

My prayers are with you Captain!

Edited by Hornet, 29 October 2005 - 10:20 PM.

[Red]

oh ###### I hope he recovors.     

Edited by Red, 29 October 2005 - 10:19 PM.

[Dennis.]

Your in my prayers Captain, hope you get better

[Majestyk]

JEEZE!! That is horrible! My deep condolences to Captains family

[SargeJr3]

If captain puts the same effort he puts into these forums into getting better I sure hope he'll be fine

This is really awful news, get better soon my friend.

[kewlceo]

This is so very awful, Bert is friends to everyone here and the flight sim community at large, and we all care about him. I've been wondering about him lately, so this comes as quite a shock, of course. On a side note, I lost one of my closest lifetime friends two years ago when he was mowed down by a careless driver, so it brings all those feelings back. In this case though Bert is hanging on so maybe we can help him by praying in faith that he can be helped.

I hope everyone reading this thread will take Brad's advice and pray for Bert.

Rick

[Lanchile]

That is so shocking.   
Absolutely terrible news, my condolences to Bert, his wife & daughter and all others close to him. I TRULY hope that he gets better and retains a positive outlook on life despite his loss - (But then again, he is a great guy so there should be no problem there).
GET WELL Bert.  

[Mango]

Oh my good god, this is absolute horrible !

I'm out of words... Let's pray for him and his family !

[silentghost]

Wow, this is unbelieveable. My heart goes out to Bert and his family.

[Folgers]

That sucks.  

A few weeks back, my mom's 2 friends got slammed into by a drunk driver while they were on a motorcycle.

The woman got out okay, but her husband has been in a coma since (about 4.5 weeks).

Good luck captain, you have my thoughts.