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In memory of my friend Kevin Martin (digger)

life is a crzy thing. RIP bro
 
If there's an EF heaven, I know they got a hell-of-a board...

sad news, sorry for his families loss and the loss of your good friend George. Yes, another sad day on EF, and yes, these are real people who post here, sometimes I think that we forget that.

this is for Diggs, tweak the words a little and insert the different names, Diggs, Guardian, etc. Learning how to embed is a small pleasure that I really enjoy, thanks to Diggs keeping the system up and working, allow me to do one in his honor...



 
wow.......I never talked to him but its just so sad when someone in our community passes away....death is so scary....you just never know when its your turn next
 
I truly respected the character and charisma Digger showed here on the boards, and his particular dry sense of humor and tolerance of all of our board bullshit was definitely admirable. I can honestly say I will miss him.

My deepest sympathies to those who loved him and whose hearts he touched. His light may have gone on, but his love will remain with you eternally.

Hail and Farewell.
 
Never even knew he was ill. Just shocking.
Sending out my most loving vibes to his loved ones who will be struggling to come to terms.

Digger and I were pm'ing over something once and it happened to be on a Saturday Morning and he said "I can only image how many hangover threads we'll have today" I replied "Well as soon as Pick3 logs on, we know there will be one for sure"

Pick logged on 5 mins later and made a hangover thread....hahah!

Rest in eternal peace and say hello to Will (Guardian) for me
 
Eventhough I don't post often, I feel the sadness of losing a good broly. Rest in peace sir, you will be missed. :rose:
 
wow. . .i just noticed this. . .and i must say i am sad about his passing. . .he seemed like a decent, honest and genuinely nice person. . .goodbye bro. . .till we meet again. :(
 
pin said:
I want him to come back. :(
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We all do.

He was a key player for the continued growth of the site. We will never find anybody else like him.
 
I didn't know him that well but he seemed like a real no-nonsense, take no shit kind of guy. The world needs more like him.

RIP Brother...

A tender heart stopped beating,
A sole was laid to rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best
 
blueta2 said:
Never even knew he was ill. Just shocking.
Sending out my most loving vibes to his loved ones who will be struggling to come to terms.

Digger and I were pm'ing over something once and it happened to be on a Saturday Morning and he said "I can only image how many hangover threads we'll have today" I replied "Well as soon as Pick3 logs on, we know there will be one for sure"

Pick logged on 5 mins later and made a hangover thread....hahah!

Rest in eternal peace and say hello to Will (Guardian) for me
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yea i wish he would have been more open about his illness also,perhaps we could have been there for him.. .. i think he really UNDERESTIMATED the love everyone on here has for him .. if he is looking down from heaven now he will know
 
Hi George, I know you are busy now, but do you happen to have any info on where to send flowers or donations in Kevin's name? I'd like to send my condolences to the family. Thanks.
 
I miss Kevin every day. We talked daily about forum happenings and decisions that needed to be made.

He loved the forum, he loved the change we make in people's lives here. He cared about every single person here.
He was the perfect Admin... The perfect server manager... He is just irreplaceable...

I feel bad I never had the time to get to know him personally as much as I should... He did hate to talk on the phone, but he would always pick up for me and entertain my talkativeness... Nobody could ever imagine the kind of person he was.
 
I never got the chance to get to know him but his wit and contributions are missed already. A truly great guy. RIP Good Bro. Hit up Guardian.
 
gotmilk said:
Wow...just wow.

Any chance we could create a collection to make a donation in his name to cancer research? Something near the end of the year where people can use it as a tax write-off?
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I am sure his wife would appreciate your making a donation in Kevin's memory.

I just updated the first post in this thread with her address.
 
Very sad news...he was very helpful to me when there was alot of craziness on the board a few yrs back.

RIP Digger...you will be missed :(
 
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I have not been on here very much lately and I just saw this thread. I am very saddened by his passing he was a very good man and I will miss him very much. Digger joined my folding at home team about 6 months back. If people do not know what that is its a software that you run on your computer that helps finds cures for diseases like diabetes cancer ect. Digger and I did not always agree on things but one thing we did was that we both wanted to see cancer and other diseases cured. And now I know why that program was so important to him. He donated alot of his computing power towards that and got alot of work done. Digger I thank you for that. You are sorely missed. My prayers are with him and his family God Bless..


Kano
 
Bino said:
man, diggs and i butted heads on numerous occasions
he could be cantekerous, he could be scathing, he could be a dick...but at the end of the day, he was fair and forgiving
may his memory live in on EF
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I agree with this too even though we had our disagreements I always respected him and the job he did. I am just in total shock last time I was gone I came back to hear the news about Guardian and now Digger. I was having a very bad day already and it just got worse. RIP DIGGER:rose:
 
Very sad! :(

We used to have a lot of fun tweaking him and we'd read into his posts at what he was meaning.
I never disliked Digger whatsoever, it was like a chessmatch with him many times.

It's strange, when I lived in Portland I said I was posting on EF from the Max train in Portland on a new web system years ago. He responed by saying very cool, which struck me as odd for him. And I also worked for Image Comics and we talked about that with PMs about comics and then went back to being online buttheads towards each other, like a side break. Even one time I said, gotta go, I am going to Digger's house for tacos.
If I'd know we lived in the same city, I wouldve taken him out for some tacos for sure.

Well, Digger, I am sure you will be managing God's servers in the sky I am sure as you moved on through the membrane that separates us and the next journey for your spirit.
We will meet again!
I will definitely send something for his family and I hope others will too, C'mon guys, even a simple gift of 100$ will go along way and it's a small token given how much he looked over the boards and even if a 1000 people send only a dollar, its not about the money, its that 1000 people cared enough about Digger/Kevin to make an effort and a gift, so do it now. My condolensces to his family and his EF's family

BB
 
I'm sorry to hear that.. and good post George, I know how hard it is to break news like that on here...

May Digger RIP and have all the acess to comics that he can handle
 
What a sad news!
My deepest sympathy goes out to his family and friends!!
 
I want to bump this once a month forever thanks
 
"He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
 
I am new to EF but almost everywhere I've gone I see some type of memorial to DIGGER. It is so touching yet sad at the same time. I don't even know him, like many of you may have had the great fortune to but I want to say something.... great people are always missed by the rest of us. May his family find peace and may Digger be all the best wherever he is, whatever he felt in his heart was "the resting place". All my respect to his family and friends.

debi
 
Digger told me a story once when I was at a very low point in my life (which was like every other week LOL). Elite and I have a history, albeit not always a happy history, but few things in life that come easily are ever appreciated.

He told me about how the site was about to be shut down. (Not kidding) and it was not shut down because of ONE MEMBER that didn't even knowingly do anything. They were *regular board* not a moderator, or a mentor or chairman of the board, or sponsor... just *regular board member*. That member was just who they were openly on the site looking to the world that elite offered for comfort, provocation, guidance, support, information and when that member could they would give back in every way they knew how. He offered up that member's presence on elite and said, "Elite is this member's life line." as he welled up with tears, his voice breaking.

Well anyway, digger knew that member really was *this close* to the edge.... so he shared the story of how elite was essentially saved by that member even though that member didn't have clue one that they had done anything and were questioning their value in the world.

I'm really happy that I remembered that. It's helping me deal with some tough stuff.

Even posthumously digger is helping me and I'd never even had a telephone conversation with him. I will try to keep him living by passing on what he gave me. Thank you digger.
 
BIKINIMOM said:
Digger told me a story once when I was at a very low point in my life (which was like every other week LOL). Elite and I have a history, albeit not always a happy history, but few things in life that come easily are ever appreciated.

He told me about how the site was about to be shut down. (Not kidding) and it was not shut down because of ONE MEMBER that didn't even knowingly do anything. They were *regular board* not a moderator, or a mentor or chairman of the board, or sponsor... just *regular board member*. That member was just who they were openly on the site looking to the world that elite offered for comfort, provocation, guidance, support, information and when that member could they would give back in every way they knew how. He offered up that member's presence on elite and said, "Elite is this member's life line." as he welled up with tears, his voice breaking.

Well anyway, digger knew that member really was *this close* to the edge.... so he shared the story of how elite was essentially saved by that member even though that member didn't have clue one that they had done anything and were questioning their value in the world.

I'm really happy that I remembered that. It's helping me deal with some tough stuff.

Even posthumously digger is helping me and I'd never even had a telephone conversation with him. I will try to keep him living by passing on what he gave me. Thank you digger.
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who was the 'one member'?
 
According to some of the K notes and PM's I'd gotten, it could have been anyone and many times it was EVERYONE. Elite has been here for so many people when they needed a lifeline.

The point of the story was not to glorify "that member" but to illustrate just how important elite is in the lives of so many and, I feel, that one of the greatest reasons this was true was because of Digger. Lotta fitness sites and other types of discussion boards on the web. But there is only ONE elitefitness. For Digger, his position with elite wasn't *just a job*, it must have been a passion... that is the only way to explain the way he handled all the aspects of his position at elite. Countless people come to and through elite, some stay a little while, some just lurk and others are like me, I suppose... bad penny, no matter what is done - elite just can't seem to get rid of me. LOL But because of Digger the site is a place that effects some people in tremendous ways. Most of us wander over to get a little training/diet/contest prep advice and we find an e-family that is willing to cross the boundaries/limitations of *the words on the screen* and reach out to one another and become HUMAN.

Lotta good folks here, none of us is perfect but there will NEVER be another Digger. I'd never met him nor even spoken on the phone with him but I miss him terribly. He taught me so much about life, about people, about myself... I could type all day and I would only scratch the surface.

Times change, people come and go and memories fade. But as long as we take with us and proliferate how it is that another touched our lives then that person will live on.
 
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I Still Have some Pm's from him, I don't have the heart to delete them as there was some wise spoken words he offered me, I never knew he was younger than me,but he was wise beyond his years!



RADAR
 
parahphrasing the old S&L slogan: "when digger talked...people LISTENED".
 
Damners, I just now saw this thread. I was unplugged when this happened I guess. Not meaning to uselessy bump, just acknowledging.

Whiskey
 
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