A tribute to one of our beloved members. Poppy 4...

There has been concern about Poppy 4 as he had not posted since around christmas. Upon investigation I was able to get ahold of his phone number & called this am. Talked to his daughter & she told me that Poppy had passed away due to a massive heart attack the day after christmas. None of us knew as he kept a low profile here but he was a celebrity in the Cleveland Ohio area. He was a disk jockey at WMMS Radio. Here is a sample of his radio work, http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SIilqhsUtWb. Please join in & send out prayers for his family. If you like you can leave a message in his guest book. http://www.legacy.com/cleveland/Deat...sonID=20499649 . He will be missed. BJ

He will be missed. :(

Here's a tribute page by his former radio station, WMMS, in Cleveland with some pictures and audio clips.

http://www.wmms.com/pages/boom/index.html

I am saddened by the news :( My condolences to his family and friends. I know I will miss him on VDr. :(

My condolences go out to his family. He was an outstanding member of this community, and he will be sorely missed :(

Poppy 4 was one of those members that made VDR a great place to be. My condolences & prayers go out to his family. He will really be missed. SW

My sympathies to Poppy's family and to all here that grew close to him over the years.

Very sad indeed......:(

My sympathies to family and friends.....:(

Sad news indeed.

We will all miss you poppy4

My condolences to his family.

Sadly missed by us all.

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Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Poppy 4 was one of those members that made VDR a great place to be. My condolences & prayers go out to his family. He will really be missed. SW

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Precisely.

hey poppy i will miss you here every morning i will try to keep those updates going for you

MISS YOU MAN

One of those cases where no news was good news wasn't true
Miss you just don't seem right. More Like CYU
My sympathies to family and friends as well

This is the 2nd time since I've been with JM that we've lost a great person on our forums. The other was a mod on hardwarecentral.com, Ranger Al, whom we lost late in 05. We had our NY rangers fandom in common, and bonded because of it. I still miss him too.

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That's a nice touch, and appropriate

Poppy, I didn't know you, but you made my life better. May you rest in peace.

God got Poppy4 just in time for Windows Vista.

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God got Poppy4 just in time for Windows Vista.

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Saved him from the pain and suffering of it maybe...............

As has been said,Poppy4 kept a low profile here. But his knowlegeable and helpful suggestions and answers gave him a very large profile to those who gained from his help. May He Rest In Peace...

Sadness here and condolences... such a sad thing. My heart goes out to all who knew him... :(

God Bless that man.
Thanks, I guess; for the sad information!

I recently PM'd him to find out why frebo had taken over the service done: of updating everyone expecting little in return except the satisfaction that comes from helping others.

Small wonder I didn't receive a reply. :(

I'd like to share with this community that I consider my online family a gift that was presented to me when my Dad passed on. (God rest his weary soul)

Steve_83

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That was very nice Steve, thank you for that. BJ

Yep, Poppy you will be missed. I put In Memory of Poppy 4 on a shamrock for muscular dystrophy. Not much but it's hanging in the store.

This is very sad news. My sympathies go out to his family and friends.

We'll surely miss you Poppy!

Very sad to hear of poppy's death. My thoughts are with his family and those here who were close to him.

Rest in piece Poppy.You will sadly be missed by many worldwide who may not have met you but know you even so :D

Poppy we will miss you:(

A lot of people have been signing the guest book .. that it nice to see.

It was an honor to be on the same forum as poppy4.

I would prefer reading one of his posts rather than this sad news. I missed him long ago and will miss him in the days to come. So long Trooper and sharer of jokes and wisdom.

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I have a million words in my head and yet none of them seem to fit. You will be missed.

Wanted to include this in post #31 but couldn't readily find it:

The clock of life is wound but once,
And no man has the power,
To know just when the clock will stop,
At late or early hour.
So live your life, as best you can
Love. work, serve with a will.
Place no faith in tomorrow,
For the clock may then be still

I strongly suspect poppy4 did just that!!!

Poppy 4, you are gone but will never be forgotten as has been evidenced by the number posts here.

My toes still curl when I remember a vitriolic post made by Spy1 attacking Poppy about 5 years ago (my first encounter with poppy 4) but Poppy's fine heart and spirit forgave him.

Sleep well poppy 4, you have earned your rest.

My sympathies and condolances go out to Poppy's family and friends.

Rest In Peace Poppy 4

Sad news. Condolences to everyone affected by his passing.

My encounters with Poppy 4 were few ..... but already my heart is heavy and my day a little darker. May you rest in peace and be in the comfort of a true and greater power. I will miss your warm and friendly advice and your gentle sense of humour !

Hello -
For those who knew my Dad, Poppy4, I wanted to post some news. Earlier this month he was inducted into the Radio and Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame of Ohio. It was an incredible evening for us all. Here is the link to check it out -

http://radiotelevisionbhof.com/

Also, a book was just released that was written by the old program director at WMMS where my Dad was a DJ for 30+ years. The opening of the book among other areas talks about him. I have enclosed a link to the WKSU page that talks about the book and has some voice ID's (All of the station ID's are him) as well as a picture of him with a tshirt on that says Spoiled Rotten from back in the early 70's.

http://www.wksu.org/news/features/buzzard/

You all were such a huge part of his life. He loved being techy and having a forum of peers to join in with - IT was my profession until recently and it was something we both enjoyed discussing together. (I think he loved it that there were things he knew that I didn't.) Once he retired the forum became that much more to him - You were his family and I am grateful for you all. I was so sad to give the news about his passing and yet so grateful the get the call and to be able to let you all know. We were worried about you guys not hearing from him and just did not want to post it on the site.

Thanks to all of you for your postings here and well wishes in the online legacy book for him.

PoppysBrat

Thanks for the update Poppysbrat. It's good to know that his legacy will live on in so many ways and that he won't soon be forgotten.

Thanks a lot for the update. I hope all is well with you and your family!