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Quasi, my friend
9 years ago
It was the spring of 2003 when I first got on LiveJournal, and at first I didn't have a lot of friends to make connections with. Within the first few weeks I got a friend request from another LiveJournal user who was trying to make connections with other Central Illinois furry fans. This was my first contact with QuasiSkunk.
Later that year, during the holiday season, he mentioned that he and some other furries would be at an event at Wildlife Prairie Park near Peoria, and invited me to come participate. I did, and that was the first day I met Quasi in person, along with several other furries. Among them were Hazardous Roo, Cal Foxx (then known as Butterscotch Vixen), and Steve Plunkett. I don't remember who the others were that day, but I shall forever remember it as one of my first experiences when I met other furry fans in person.
That was my first time meeting QuasiSkunk. In the years that followed, I got some coaching from him about puppetry at Mephit FurMeet. One year at Midwest FurFest, I somewhat by accident walked into a panel about fursuit spotting that he was leading and found myself interested. Multiple times while attending other conventions such as Furry Connection North or Anthrocon I ran into him. He was always happy to be running the con suite, though gruff the first time I found him in the staff lounge at MFF (I think he was just messing with me since we knew each other pretty well by then).
At LAFF softball he was a worthy opponent even when the opposing team would win. And online he was always glad to speak of any occasion when he could get out and fursuit. On those occasions when I made it to CILFCO meets (and at least one PeoFurs meet) he was there, ready to enjoy the company of other furries and don his fursuit for the occasion.
Most recently I saw him at MFF 2016, helping Aragorn Wolf get around. I shall never forget what a pleasure it was to see him, chat with him, and keep in touch with him. Furmeets and furry conventions will no longer be the same now that QuasiSkunk is no longer with us. Rest in peace, my dear friend. My experience with furry would not have been the same without you, and now I can only imagine what it might have been if you had been there to continue on the journey.
Later that year, during the holiday season, he mentioned that he and some other furries would be at an event at Wildlife Prairie Park near Peoria, and invited me to come participate. I did, and that was the first day I met Quasi in person, along with several other furries. Among them were Hazardous Roo, Cal Foxx (then known as Butterscotch Vixen), and Steve Plunkett. I don't remember who the others were that day, but I shall forever remember it as one of my first experiences when I met other furry fans in person.
That was my first time meeting QuasiSkunk. In the years that followed, I got some coaching from him about puppetry at Mephit FurMeet. One year at Midwest FurFest, I somewhat by accident walked into a panel about fursuit spotting that he was leading and found myself interested. Multiple times while attending other conventions such as Furry Connection North or Anthrocon I ran into him. He was always happy to be running the con suite, though gruff the first time I found him in the staff lounge at MFF (I think he was just messing with me since we knew each other pretty well by then).
At LAFF softball he was a worthy opponent even when the opposing team would win. And online he was always glad to speak of any occasion when he could get out and fursuit. On those occasions when I made it to CILFCO meets (and at least one PeoFurs meet) he was there, ready to enjoy the company of other furries and don his fursuit for the occasion.
Most recently I saw him at MFF 2016, helping Aragorn Wolf get around. I shall never forget what a pleasure it was to see him, chat with him, and keep in touch with him. Furmeets and furry conventions will no longer be the same now that QuasiSkunk is no longer with us. Rest in peace, my dear friend. My experience with furry would not have been the same without you, and now I can only imagine what it might have been if you had been there to continue on the journey.
And I am.. so sorry.