GrabGrass 0 #126 May 17, 2007 Wasn't going to post here, I didn't know 'Duece' as well as you people. I met him a few years ago when I visited Perris and ran into him again last year at Elsinore. I was embarrassed because he remembered me by name and recalled a conversation we had 2 years before. I told him I wasn't an LEO anymore and we talked for a little while about that. He made a visitor feel welcome and it really made an impression on me. The next week I got introduced to his family and he talked like we were old friends. I've read this thread all day and can't get the warm smiling image out of my mind. Like I said I didn't know him as well as many of you writing now, but he struck me as a solid "guy's guy" that anyone would be lucky to call a friend. I understand the hurt and pain and sorrow of the people he touched. I can only say I'm sorry for your loss. ~ "Pack Fast, Pull Low... and Date Your Riggers WIFE!" ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpiritFingers 0 #127 May 17, 2007 damn... i still just dont know what to say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #128 May 17, 2007 Fly free, JP. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonnieblaze 0 #129 May 17, 2007 JP was, as another poster aptly put it, a true ambassador of Byron Luv. Didn't spend much time with him but one didn't have to in order to have a positive impression from him in your life. Blue skies, DeuceDad, and may your wings carry you to peace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #130 May 17, 2007 So sad. I didn't know him, but I am sad for all of those who did. RIP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alanab 0 #131 May 17, 2007 here's one of my favorite pics i have.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #132 May 17, 2007 Here is a pic from Labor Day 2002 at Perris Valley. From left to right....Lummy, Cornholio, Sebazz, Me, Jams and Duece (JP) http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Dropzone_Gatherings/2002_Perris_Labor_Day&image=Perris14.jpg&img=18&tt= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #133 May 17, 2007 That's a great picture Nate! Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #134 May 17, 2007 DUECE & GFD Back in the nuthouse dayzz... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #135 May 17, 2007 I am in shock. So sad and senseless.Bobbi A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #136 May 17, 2007 Unfortunately, neither I nor AndyMan had the pleasure of meeting Deuce, but we often talked about how he was definitely one DZ.commer we wanted to meet and hang out with. I know that online personalities can be wildly different from real life, but the impression that I got of Deuce--he was a level-headed guy who had a huge heart and would do anything for his friends. After reading this thread, it seems that my impression of him wasn't that far from the truth. It's sad, we need more people like that in the world. My heart goes out to him, his family and all of his friends (both in life and online). _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #137 May 17, 2007 Quote I know that online personalities can be wildly different from real life, but the impression that I got of Deuce--he was a level-headed guy who had a huge heart and would do anything for his friends. I think that's one of the best descriptions of Deuce I've heard yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #138 May 17, 2007 Damnit Duece..... I can only wish that you had found that one reason NOT to do it, but now it's done.... Thank you for all the advice for flying cam damnit, i've lost to many friends this way.... To all out there, My ear is open. I have had help durring VERY dark times from an unknown (didnt know personally) friend on dz. (I say thank you again Tim...) This is a sad day.....To all.... 813-766-6208 travis@sunpath.com any time every day...... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #139 May 17, 2007 This is shocking. A situation where there is so much I could say, but I really can't say anything about it. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #140 May 17, 2007 No. Miss you always deuce. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #141 May 17, 2007 damn it, i didnt want to say, but i can easily relate to him or others that commited.. blue skies, fly free or whuteva.. its your choice man, and, i can totally relate to it.. i hope you're at a better place now, one with the heavens always blue, since angels travel, there's always a blue sky.. AND, there's the sun shining.. dont look back, look forward to whats coming!!! hope you find your piece of peace!!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccq 0 #142 May 18, 2007 Well, here I sit after trying to absorb another brutal blow. I still have yet to make any progress. How to begin to remember and pay tribute to larger-than-life JP? What keeps coming back to me is a text message he sent to me a couple of weeks ago. We had been talking about some pretty intense stuff going on in my life and he was being the serious, loving JP that came out on occasion. At the end of the conversation, I told him how much appreciated his friendship, love, and support. He later texted me: "Ah, Chris, you are the best friend any man could hope for in a lifetime." I know it was just a silly text message, but I kept it because it reminded me of how much he cared and how much his support meant to me. I still have it. Now, I am not quite sure what to do with it. JP, you were the kind of friend that I treasure. I am sorry you had to leave the party early. --Q----- Chris "Q" Quaintance ccqquaintance.com D-23345 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #143 May 18, 2007 here is a nice one of Bets, JP, Mouth! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Dropzone_Gatherings/2002_Eloy_Christmas_Boogie/sangiro&image=IMG_3785.jpg&img=&tt=I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #144 May 18, 2007 Blue skies, Duece... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #145 May 18, 2007 >>"Ah, Chris, you are the best friend any man could hope for in a lifetime." I know it was just a silly text message, but I kept it because it reminded me of how much he cared and how much his support meant to me. I still have it. Now, I am not quite sure what to do with it. << Forward it to your great friends and let the ripple effect take place..... Let his sentiments echo on in the living..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpreil 2 #146 May 18, 2007 I can't come up with words to say what I'm feeling, so I am going to quote something JP wrote a few years ago. Check out the thread. Sorry, I am not up on clicky stuff; just search for "Golden Summer", it's the first hit. The thread has some nice photos too, one of JP doing a tandem, another that he took of Q, Gareth, and I'm pretty sure Rebekah launching a 3-way. ------- "I think this is it, for me, for skydiving. Today was nothing but fun from the get-go. Got to work ( I have no other gainful employment, so the DZ is "work") Did a freefly jump with Q that kept my hope alive of having a head down that will play well with others, then did tandems and AFF all day. ....[edited to keep it short]... When the work was done, (and before the beer light came on!) I folded up my money and met my family for dinner at a fun family restaurant called Pee Wee Muldoon's in Brentwood (My Brentwood, not OJ's) Me and my Mrs. shared fajitas while the girls had a corndog and fries and spaghetti. It was a great day. I got to use my ratings and I made a lot of people happy. A lot of people made me happy right back. And Mattias gave me this picture he took last weekend. Life is a bizarre stew of events and emotions. My skydiving community is the good stuff. The good stuff that you remember when you are chewing up something rancid and awful. The good stuff you look forward to eating next. I wonder if it can get much better. This is the golden summer of skydiving for me. " ---- I am going to try to remember JP this way, the way he lived, not the way he left us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #147 May 18, 2007 I really can't believe I'm reading this thread, still. I really can't believe that its JP we're all remembering... it just doesn't seem real/right. Goddammit... I hope he's finally having the fun he deserves up there... JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #148 May 18, 2007 Im sorry I didnt know him, sucks that his gone sounds like he was well liked!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_22359 0 #149 May 18, 2007 This just plane sucks! To all of Byron my heart is with you... If this shit keeps up I'm buying stock in Patrone. To every single one of my freinds... you have made a verry big impact on my life and for that " I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU " Yes I was screaming that at the top of my lungs so they all could hear me! Things like this make me want to enjoy every moment with the people closest to my heart and to let them all know how important they are, cause you never know how long they or you will be here. Love to all with a heavy heart Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #150 May 18, 2007 Here are some pics of JP playing.. most of them were from one very fun day a couple of summers ago when he had to take a day off and blow off some steam.. we talked about having another day like that a few months ago but never got around to it.. I wish we had.. it was a really good day. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
