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Post by Finarvyn on Apr 5, 2009 11:06:35 GMT -6
From the Arneson family: Shortly after 11pm on Tuesday, April 7th, Dave Arneson passed away. He was comfortable and with family at the time and his passing was peaceful.
The Arneson family would like to thank everyone for their support over the last few days, and for the support the entire community has shown Dave over the years.
We are in the process of making final arrangements and will provide additional details as we work them out. We will continue to receive cards and letters in Dave's honor. We are planning to hold a public visitation so that anyone wishing to say their goodbye in person has the opportunity to do so.
Cards and letters can continue to be sent:
Dave Arneson
1043 Grand Avenue
Box #257
St. Paul, MN
55105
Visitation will be on April 20th
Time: yet to be determined
Address:
Bradshaw Funeral Home
687 Snelling Avenue South
St. Paul, MN 55105Old message, now obsolete....I got this message yesterday from Bob (Robert the Bald) Meyer regarding the health of Dave Arneson. As everyone knows, Dave is co-creator of our favorite hobby game and has been a frequent poster here. This one came in today. Bob’s original plan was to hold off on an announcement, but I convinced him that it would be nice to get the information out right away. My hope is that Bob can track down an address so folks here can send cards and flowers to demonstrate to Dave just what he has meant to our community. Clearly, this is devastating to Dave’s family as well as his gaming friends.  Updates will be posted here as I get them. EDIT: Update as of 4/8/09 for anyone who has not found the] other thread.[/b][/url] As of this writing, Dave is still with us. We have moved him into a facility where we can focus on keeping him comfortable. We have been and will continue to watch the forums and blogs and are passing along everyone's thoughts and prayers. Right now our focus is on getting Dave into the best possible position to maintain his comfort and his dignity. We will update the community as we can. We want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers and ask that you continue to send Dave your support in whatever form that means to you. An address has been established to receive messages to Dave. Dave Arneson 1043 Grand Avenue Box #257 St. Paul, MN 55105 Please do not call or visit! The family has asked that all contact be in the form of posts on forums such as this one or by sending cards to the address listed above. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2009 11:20:59 GMT -6
My thoughts are with Dave and his family.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2009 12:53:51 GMT -6
This is sad news. My prayers are with Dave and his family during this trying time.
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Post by benoist on Apr 5, 2009 13:07:39 GMT -6
This is terrible news. My thoughts and prayers are with Dave and his family.
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Post by RandallS on Apr 5, 2009 13:20:06 GMT -6
This is not good news. Dave and his family will be in my prayers.
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Post by Random on Apr 5, 2009 13:28:21 GMT -6
Thanks, Dave!
May he do better than expected.
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Post by havard on Apr 5, 2009 13:46:54 GMT -6
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Post by Zulgyan on Apr 5, 2009 13:55:14 GMT -6
My best wishes for Dave and his family. I'll have them in my prayers.
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Post by codeman123 on Apr 5, 2009 15:55:03 GMT -6
Horrible news... i hope Mr. Arneson will make it though.. my thoughts go out to him and his family.. been a sad past year or so for the gaming community..
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Post by cadriel on Apr 5, 2009 16:42:24 GMT -6
It would be a tremendous tragedy to lose Dave so soon after losing Gary. All by best hopes and thoughts go to him and his family. I hope he pulls through.
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Post by oldgeezer on Apr 5, 2009 16:55:02 GMT -6
I will keep Dave in my prayers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2009 17:32:24 GMT -6
Oh this is sad news. I found this site through this news, not the best way to find a site and make my first post but here I am.
I have had many years of fun with D&D and other games from TSR. and I met Dave and talked a bit with him at Gen-Con in 2007 and enjoyed talking to him quite a bit. I am not very religious, but may all the gods with any power in this world Help Dave recover from this to live on many more years.
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Post by robertthebald on Apr 5, 2009 18:19:08 GMT -6
I made the mistake of releasing the information about David before I checked with his daughter. She does not want anyone trying to visit David or sending him anything. I have just talked to her and explained what I had done, and she said that it is okay for it to be on this forum. She understands how people feel about her father. Greg's post was in response to an e-mail I had sent to him. It is just fine to keep this post up, and I apologize to everyone(especially Greg) for my mistake.
I did visit David with some of his other friends and it went very well. He was able to participate in the conversation easily, and we ended up staying with him for a couple hours before he tired too much. I think this should be the last update I should provide until afterwards.
Once again my profound apologies to everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2009 19:35:12 GMT -6
Well... crap. My apologies for promulgating it further from OD&D Discussion. I will see what I can do about deleting the other posts I have made, but it is a little late, as many folks have seen and already responded to them.
If I can't delete them (and as all have been responded to, I likely can't), I will pass on the request that there be no attempts to contact him. I know what that can be like, having gone through it with Bob Bledsaw...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2009 20:22:35 GMT -6
Well... crap. My apologies for promulgating it further from OD&D Discussion. I will see what I can do about deleting the other posts I have made, but it is a little late, as many folks have seen and already responded to them. If I can't delete them (and as all have been responded to, I likely can't), I will pass on the request that there be no attempts to contact him. I know what that can be like, having gone through it with Bob Bledsaw... Why delete the posts ? Personally I think people should know about his condition so that they can wish him well even if it is just to do so in this thread. (not saying that everyone should know where he is though) I understand that his daughter doesn't want any real contact that is understandable he needs his rest and doesn't need to deal with loads of people visiting or sending who knows what to him. Robertthebald... Please if you see him again soon let him know that people here are thinking of him and wishing him well. I know I am even though I am new to this forum. |
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Post by Finarvyn on Apr 5, 2009 21:00:40 GMT -6
I made the mistake of releasing the information about David before I checked with his daughter. She does not want anyone trying to visit David or sending him anything. I have just talked to her and explained what I had done, and she said that it is okay for it to be on this forum. Also my apologies. When I got the message from Bob I had the mistaken impression that it would be okay to let the word out, and by the time I had further contact and realized this was to be under wraps it was too late. It's important to emphasize once again that the family does not want outside contact at this time. I assume that it's okay for posters to continue express their well-wishes and comments here, but no cards and so on to the family. Again, sorry if I messed anything up here.  |
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Post by howandwhy99 on Apr 6, 2009 0:26:43 GMT -6
I'll be keeping him and his family in my thoughts and prayers.
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Post by Bard on Apr 6, 2009 2:19:21 GMT -6
This is sad news. :-(
Still hoping for the best...
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Post by chgowiz on Apr 6, 2009 5:28:35 GMT -6
Our thoughts and prayers from my family to his at this time.
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Post by snorri on Apr 6, 2009 5:39:04 GMT -6
All my support to Dave!
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Post by oldgamergeek on Apr 6, 2009 6:09:29 GMT -6
My prayers are with him and his family .
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Post by James Maliszewski on Apr 6, 2009 7:30:24 GMT -6
I heard the news of this late last night under less than ideal circumstances and it only made it harder to hear. While my personal interactions with Dave are far fewer than those with Gary, I've recently come to feel a stronger affinity with Dave than I had in the past. I had high hopes that his health issues were behind him and that 2009 might prove to be the year he finally got his time in the spotlight. He's contributed so much to this hobby, far more than is generally known. That makes this news very tough to bear.
My prayers are with him and his family.
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Post by badger2305 on Apr 6, 2009 9:38:07 GMT -6
I am very sad to hear of this; I had heard from Dave not that long ago that he seemed to be doing okay. This is unexpected and very unfortunate. My prayers are with Dave and his family.
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Post by thegreyelf on Apr 6, 2009 13:16:25 GMT -6
I had no idea he had cancer. I knew he wasn't in the greatest of health, but this is a shocker. It's a dark, dark time for the industry.
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Post by stonetoflesh on Apr 6, 2009 15:01:33 GMT -6
I too was unaware of his health condition. Dave and his family and friends will be in my prayers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2009 15:10:09 GMT -6
All the best to Dave & his family; you are in our thoughts...
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Post by robertthebald on Apr 6, 2009 17:48:35 GMT -6
Thank you for all of your messages of sympathy and support. It has been decided that this forum is a good way for everyone to support David and his family, and allow everyone to express their feelings while respecting his privacy. The family and I will be monitoring the postings, and they will share them with David as they are able to do so.
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Post by chgowiz on Apr 6, 2009 18:20:40 GMT -6
Thank you for all of your messages of sympathy and support. It has been decided that the forum is a good way for everyone to support David and his family, and allow everyone to express their feelings while respecting his privacy. The family and I will be monitoring the postings, and they will share them with David as they are able to do so. Robert, thank you for passing that along and for passing along our well wishes back. I hope that David is comfortable and getting the best treatment possible and that the family is handling it as best they can. I know the thoughts and prayers of myself and my family are with them. As well, there's an earlier thread where several of us expressed thanks to David for his immense contributions to our little hobby. |
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Post by calithena on Apr 6, 2009 18:46:10 GMT -6
Come on, Dave. Natural 20! (Or 1 I guess, since you play roll low, IIRC.)
Of course we're all thinking of you and hoping you pull through.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2009 18:53:43 GMT -6
I registered today just to leave this message.
I've been a D&D player for most of my life, and I have seen the joy that the hobby has brought to many people over the years. I hope that Mr. Arneson and his family know what good that he has brought and my thoughts and prayers go with him.
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Updates will be posted here as I get them.
