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Author Topic: Sad News  (Read 73 times)

Offline rendrag

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Sad News
« on: May 29, 2026, 11:40:36 AM »
Hi Gents,

I?m sorry to share some sad news. Dad, @DamienG, passed away last night.

Some of you may have noticed that he had been very quiet on the forum recently. His dementia had been getting worse, and he had not been able to log in since December.

I know this forum meant a lot to him, and he enjoyed being part of the modelling community here. Thank you to everyone who made it such a welcoming place for him over the years.

The forum will continue to be hosted and maintained as usual, so there are no worries there. If anyone has any issues with the site or needs help, please feel free to message either Eddy or me.

I?ll also be organising some forum upgrades over the next few weeks, as the software is a bit behind the current release.

Thanks again to everyone here for being part of something Dad cared about.

I'll leave you with the last selfie dad and I took together :)



Regards,

Damien Jnr
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 07:39:07 PM by rendrag »

Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Sad News
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2026, 05:49:29 PM »
I'm really sorry to hear of your dads passing Damien, may he rest in peace...

Best wishes
Eddy
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Offline Hankwilliams

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Re: Sad News
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2026, 07:40:51 PM »
Rest in peace, Damian.

Thomas

Offline derekwarner_decoy

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Re: Sad News
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2026, 06:51:38 AM »
Our condolences......in earlier years, Damian certainly enjoyed PD's

Derek
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Offline Spankbucket

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Re: Sad News
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2026, 07:32:02 PM »
Very sad news indeed.....may you and your family accept my deepest commiserations.


 

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