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Rest easy, Dragoneer.
a year ago
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It's a hard moment to wake up to news of someone as important as Dragoneer having passed away.
But what makes this extra bit heavier is the fact how I was able to talk with him in one of the Discord channels he was residing in. Being able to exchange words and learn more about him, both his view on life, personal struggles and the experiences he's been through was a genuine experience in on it's own. Friendly person, even amidst the hardships he was going through at the time. Part of me genuenily wished he could've made it through the last few struggles...
This site may not be up to date compared to many other websites out there, but one thing is for sure: he made sure this website was a home for many who got their introduction into the furry fandom as a whole. Mine included: a lot of things were happening at the time when I first joined in (2006, to be exact), most of which I had yet to fully grasp at that moment in time, but through it all, I grew and got to meet many other people of different skills, different backgrounds, with different inspirations and different moments in life that would allow them to explore and discover more about themselves.
Without this website, I have no idea where I would've been exactly in this world.
Thank you, Dragoneer. Be at peace.
But what makes this extra bit heavier is the fact how I was able to talk with him in one of the Discord channels he was residing in. Being able to exchange words and learn more about him, both his view on life, personal struggles and the experiences he's been through was a genuine experience in on it's own. Friendly person, even amidst the hardships he was going through at the time. Part of me genuenily wished he could've made it through the last few struggles...
This site may not be up to date compared to many other websites out there, but one thing is for sure: he made sure this website was a home for many who got their introduction into the furry fandom as a whole. Mine included: a lot of things were happening at the time when I first joined in (2006, to be exact), most of which I had yet to fully grasp at that moment in time, but through it all, I grew and got to meet many other people of different skills, different backgrounds, with different inspirations and different moments in life that would allow them to explore and discover more about themselves.
Without this website, I have no idea where I would've been exactly in this world.
Thank you, Dragoneer. Be at peace.
I also had a convo with him on discord the first week of july right before going to anthrocon where he was expressing sorrow over the loss of his motor functions in his hand.
How that would impact his ability to draw in the future.
I ended the convo with him by saying:
I do want to leave you on something more uplifting though. I think you should keep in mind that there’s a lot of good your site has done. I’m a happier person because of some of the friendships I’ve been able to forge over the community that came to Furaffinity.