Update on Kyle: 11/02/21
4 years ago
Update today:
Kyle's family has made the very difficult decision to take him off of treatment and place him into hospice care. They have done all that they can and are now focused on making him comfortable for as long as possible.
I'm sorry, everybody.
Kyle's family has made the very difficult decision to take him off of treatment and place him into hospice care. They have done all that they can and are now focused on making him comfortable for as long as possible.
I'm sorry, everybody.
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We will miss you Kyle. You were an icon of the Paw Fetish community. ❤
He was one of the first people to get me into the furry fandom. This is heartbreaking.
This is the last updated version of the site Kyle made back in 2009 or so. I never took it down. The Flash animation on his home page doesn't work anymore and some of the links are dead, but the site itself and its content are still intact.
I never got to interact with him myself (which will surely tug at me on the inside now knowing the news), but it's clear to me how much he's touched people's hearts. I may not have known him as a friend, but I knew his characters, he'd pop up here and there back in the old DeviantArt days, and his stories would always intrigue me, and dare I say even influence me with how I'd tell stories nowadays.
I just hope that, for what time he's got left, he at least spends that time with the ones closest to him, happy. He truly was a wonderful person, so the least that he should get is that moment of happiness before having to eventually wave goodbye. He's managed to stick around for a long while, even with cancer pushing against him, so while I dreaded it would only be a matter of time, at least he held on for as long as he could, and that will forever be something to admire in the eyes of some.
I also hope and wish the best that you will be fine, Cham. I know that dealing with loss can be a very tough and emotionally gruelling process. Believe me, I've lived the same scenario with family. I imagine I sound pretty silly detailing this little story about how I knew Kyle, but figured sharing something nice I had to say could help with... dealing with all of this.
Regardless, I hope you're doing okay. I'm sorry about these current events. I hope Kyle is doing well with his family, with whatever time's left.
I never got a chance to really know Kyle, beyond just a few chats, but like many others, I don't think I would have gotten into this part of the community without him or his work.
I hope for all the best for him, his family, and for you as well.
Mirroring other posts, I too would likely have never been a part of the community if it wasn't for him. I'm so sorry it had to end this way Kyle, I hope you can stay comfortable.
I remember they where the first I discovered a long while ago when I just enterrd in the furry fandom, you have let a big mark on the furry communoty and be sure than no any of us will forgot you.
Pleas make this nice soul luve as peaceful it's possible his last instant with his family in this crazy-world, I hope your next life will be even better and end in the good and peace.
Pleas Che, keep us informed about any news even when it will be the end.... Kyle, you'll let a big hole in our heart, I wush you the best until the end and....in the afterlife TwT.
I feel powerless. The only thing I wish is that we can be able to keep all his work and that he manages to stay as calm and painless as possible in his final days.
He was one of the first artists I saw during my "guest" days for FA, among other paw artists. One of the many regrets tho... I never interacted with him. I can only wish him good now. Apologies.
Hope is the last to die, they say. I really hope he'll feel better at least, passing his moments with his family. And I hope you'll take care too, Cham.
It is really a terrible and heartbreaking news, but if his family decided to take this decision then it is probably for the best, though I was hopping he would beat this. But I believe his final days will be joyful and peaceful, surrounded by his family.
It's quite surreal when I think about it. He wasn't that old, only one year older than me: I discovered the fandom through the old VCL image website and his website, 17 years ago. Almost half of a life time, and yet it seems it was yesterday.
Judging by the comments, many of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. And like many others, I didn't even know him, we practically never chatted. And yet his influence is real.
We'll miss him a lot.
You’ve left your mark on all of us, Kyle. Your legacy will never be lost, nor forgotten. May your final days be filled with peace, and may that peace be with you on the other side.