R.I.P. ROBOTRON

njiska · Post by **njiska** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:10 pm

DJ Incompetent wrote:

A fitting tribute.

chempop · Post by **chempop** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:23 pm

Wow, upon seeing this thread my heart sunk, I really didn't want to believe it...
Goes without saying that ROBOTRON's presence here is going to be irreplaceable, and sorely missed.
My prayers go out to his friends and family.

Shocky · Post by **Shocky** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:05 pm

Oh man.. I always got good vibes from seeing Robo's avatar. From what I know, he seemed like a great guy, and a genius comedian =) I just recently discovered what was going on in the introductions thread. I rarely "lol" at anything here, but ROBOTRON's greetings always cracked me up, always. Even before this unfortunate piece of news I had decided to read through all of them, and now I most definitely will.

R.I.P., thanks for playing, see you next

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:08 pm

Man, I don't know what to say. I'm really gonna miss him

R.I.P

Battletoad · Post by **Battletoad** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:27 pm

This is very sad news indeed. One of the greatest personalities on the forum, I´ll miss him.

Rest in peace.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:30 pm

Sad news. Sounds like he made the most of life though. R.I.P.

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:35 pm

njiska wrote:
DJ Incompetent wrote:
A fitting tribute.

Great to see that again. When I think of ROBOTRON, I think of that picture of him in the boat. That dude was sharp.

It's also great to see the responses here. He was one of the best of a generally very nice crowd. We're missing you ROBOTRON!

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:42 pm

As far as most posters on internet forums go, he was a true class act. Always hilarious, always respectful and genuinely nice.

Rest in Peace bro.

Would love to hear how he might introduce himself to St. Peter.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:06 pm

thanks for the insights ubersaurus and judgement day, my thoughts go out to all his family and friends. and really sorry to hear about your loss as well rich

i remember when i joined and he had his location set to "Detroit, where we dodge bullets for real!".

shocking news, he'll be missed by everyone. RIP

edit: thread should be stickied and moved to shmups chat with his name in the title

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:21 pm

out of respect im chaining my avatar to Robotron's for the next week.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:07 am

Lordstar wrote:out of respect im chaining my avatar to Robotron's for the next week.

That's a nice idea, I'll follow that. RIP fellow shmupper.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:38 am

Just ran across this thread. Whoa. I can't quite believe it. No more ROBOTRON posts. One of the top Viewpoint players in the world. Wow. Introduction threads won't be the same without him. Well rest in peace man, you were awesome.

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:13 am

Farewell fellow shmupper, your finely crafted engrishy antics will be missed.

Gespenst · Post by **Gespenst** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:40 am

R.I.P Robotron :'(

Sad to see another nice guy passed away.

Alien Soldier · Post by **Alien Soldier** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:52 am

What the...

I can't believe this...

Rest in peace ROBOTRON

Mero · Post by **Mero** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:57 am

R.I.P

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:09 pm

Sorry to sound morbid but not knowing the detials I really do hope it was not painful.

I dunno im useless at these sorts of thing but is there something we can do? It feels like there should be something even if it is a small token to the familly or something?

dcharlie · Post by **dcharlie** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:15 pm

RIP Robotron. Sad stuff

even if it is a small token to the familly or something?

A wreath or a sympathy card is usual, but given Robotron's wish for a small family funeral, that may not be appropriate.

Given he was fond of helping others, how about finding out if there is a related charity that helps sufferers of his condition and we make a donation under the name of "Kinn / Robotron Memorial Fund" from donations from the board? Quite how that part would be done is a mystery but it seems the most fitting thing to do.

Did some searching around, and again - piecing together bits of info and guess work : http://www.apsfa.org/ - might be what we are looking for.

Donation page is there and you can donate in the memory of someone. Again, probably need someone closer to Robotron to make sure his family would be okay with this - and perhaps right away isn't the time. But the option is there.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:50 pm

Dreadful, dreadful news...

... At a loss for words.

spongdangly · Post by **spongdangly** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:17 pm

So long fellow shmupper

Rest in Peace

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:12 am

dcharlie wrote:Did some searching around, and again - piecing together bits of info and guess work : http://www.apsfa.org/ - might be what we are looking for.

I hate to be a rubbernecker but you're saying what killed him has been confirmed? In any case I think that would be a nice tribute.

I was thinking recently about doing a informal tournament...I don't think I have the time right now but I figure it might be worthwhile sometime to have a memorial tourney where we pick some of the kinds of games he would have liked and play them to put a focus on Mr. Robotron (I feel awkward saying Kinn). Just throwing that out there.

dcharlie · Post by **dcharlie** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:28 am

hate to be a rubbernecker but you're saying what killed him has been confirmed? In any case I think that would be a nice tribute.

nope - making an assumption based on the details, hence we'd need someone to confirm for the donation to have the right meaning and, as i say, probably a bit raw for the family to talk about this and we'd need someone from the board who was close to Robotron to confirm.

kinds of games he would have liked and play them to put a focus on Mr. Robotron (I feel awkward saying Kinn). Just throwing that out there.

This would be awesome.

Khan · Post by **Khan** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:58 am

Damn this is really sad news, I never knew much about him till the thread about debts and stuff he seemed like a real class act....you will be missed big man hope your sailing your boat in the sky RIP.

ubersaurus · Post by **ubersaurus** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:22 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
dcharlie wrote:Did some searching around, and again - piecing together bits of info and guess work : http://www.apsfa.org/ - might be what we are looking for.
I hate to be a rubbernecker but you're saying what killed him has been confirmed? In any case I think that would be a nice tribute.

I was thinking recently about doing a informal tournament...I don't think I have the time right now but I figure it might be worthwhile sometime to have a memorial tourney where we pick some of the kinds of games he would have liked and play them to put a focus on Mr. Robotron (I feel awkward saying Kinn). Just throwing that out there.

His nephew said that apparently he had trouble breathing, so they called the EMTs. They arrived too late, however. My more medically minded friends say that given his problems with blood clots, and the fact that they could cause a problem like that, it's likely that is the culprit. Can't say for sure, however.

I know a pretty good mix of games he liked, if you want to throw together a tournament. Not all of them are shooters though

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:18 am

Really sad news.

I hope his family is doing alright.

R.I.P., man.

CHI · Post by **CHI** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:13 pm

ROBOTRON,

when i first joined the forums 4 years ago, you were one of the first to welcome me, not just here but also at Neo Empire!
my heart goes out to your families and loved ones...
you will be missed... R.I.P dude

CHI

Skykid wrote:
Lordstar wrote:out of respect im chaining my avatar to Robotron's for the next week.
That's a nice idea, I'll follow that. RIP fellow shmupper.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:28 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
dcharlie wrote: I was thinking recently about doing a informal tournament...I don't think I have the time right now but I figure it might be worthwhile sometime to have a memorial tourney where we pick some of the kinds of games he would have liked and play them to put a focus on Mr. Robotron (I feel awkward saying Kinn). Just throwing that out there.

That would be fantastic! I'm pushed for time at the moment, but I'd gladly help with the organising/maintaining of that where I could...

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:24 am

Very sad to read this. My thoughts go to his friends and family.

dcharlie · Post by **dcharlie** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:58 am

How about a Lordstar commissioned t-shirt , complete with one of Robotrons quotes?

Sell it at usual Lordstar price + premium - with the extra going to the charity?

(Of course, that's putting a lot onto Lordstar's plate and i'm sure people are busy etc etc. Just a though.)

TriggerHeartExelica · Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:51 pm

RIP Kinn

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