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Title: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: jperryss on December 29, 2012, 07:42:21 AM
Just saw this on Digitpress, I think he went by Firebomber7 here.
Some unhappy news concerning Breetai (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?165563-Some-unhappy-news-concerning-Breetai)
Racketboy thread here (http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=41103).
RIP, bud.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: Bernie on December 29, 2012, 07:46:13 AM
Wtf! :( This is terrible news.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: Sadler on December 29, 2012, 07:57:12 AM
Oh man, that's awful. :( I swear he was just in chat the other day. :( Really sorry to hear this.
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Post by: hizaygizirlz on December 29, 2012, 08:01:30 AM
I'm so sorry to read this. What a terrible tragedy. He was a great guy. RIP and thoughts and prayers to the family.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: DragonmasterDan on December 29, 2012, 08:03:38 AM
We've lost a fantastic forum member, and a good friend. This is obviously an awful tragedy.
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Post by: TurboCro on December 29, 2012, 08:07:54 AM
RIP :( Horrible news. My deepest condolences go out to his family.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: PunkicCyborg on December 29, 2012, 08:08:49 AM
I can't believe it took me so long to hear about this. I talked to him all the time in the chat room till late at night at times sharing stories and chatting. I will surely miss him. I'm glad to hear his daughter is doing already despite the injury firebomber you will surely be missed and I'm glad we got to know each other, R.I.P. brother!
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: T2KFreeker on December 29, 2012, 08:16:45 AM
I am so sorry to read this. Blake and I talked quite a bit. Between his divorce, trouble he was having with work and trying to juggle seeing his 2 year old, things were rough for him, but he made it work and had gotten strong doing so. I know he was a great Father and posted many fun pictures of his little girl gaming on the chat. He was very proud of her and was at a place in his life where he seemed to be happy again. I can't believe he's gone. Know him as Bretai or Firebomber7, the dude was so cool. I know I'll miss him. We had gotten close enough to exchange Christmas Gifts even this year between our families. Damn. At least his little one is okay for the most part physically which is what he would have wanted in the end.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on December 29, 2012, 08:28:46 AM
Oh man, that's awful. :( I swear he was just in chat the other day. :( Really sorry to hear this.
Yes, I think I was talking with you guys. He was a very cool guy, and f*ck!@! Damn, I wish I could have gotten to hang out with him. He was talking about making the trip to one of our Turbo Fests coming up too..
A horrible loss for the community and a great guy. I'm so sorry to hear about this.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: turboswimbz on December 29, 2012, 08:44:05 AM
I use to love his mash up photo of systems and attachments. He will clearly be missed here among other places. This is def a shock I was not expecting.
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: SuperDeadite on December 29, 2012, 08:49:34 AM
Holy shit. R. I. P. man...
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: tggodfrey on December 29, 2012, 08:52:27 AM
wow, this is really shocking, almost to the point you dont wanna believe it. My condolances to his family, we will miss him.
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Post by: TheClash603 on December 29, 2012, 09:08:48 AM
RIP, that's sad news.
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Post by: ParanoiaDragon on December 29, 2012, 09:13:01 AM
I didn't know him, but, seeing that picture of him with his daughter broke my heart. :(
Title: Re: Breetai
Post by: Sparky on December 29, 2012, 09:32:32 AM
Terrible to hear, and with a 2 year daughter as well. T2K said it best, his daughter lives on as he would want, but a terrible loss.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: henrycsc on December 29, 2012, 09:59:59 AM
Rest in peace buddy.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: ProfessorProfessorson on December 29, 2012, 11:24:31 AM
Terrible news, seriously. At least his daughter survived the crash, but just shity he didn't make it. If anyone here has any sort of way of contacting some of his family, would be great if they could just let them know they have our condolences. The guy was a highly valued member to many across multiple forums. This is a real loss.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: roflmao on December 29, 2012, 11:54:29 AM
Terrible news. I'm at a loss of words.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: MotherGunner on December 29, 2012, 11:55:45 AM
Boy, 2012 has just been so shitty, I caught this news through Bernie on FB and felt terrible. Most of us are Dads and can imagine what that would mean for us and our sons/daughters/wives in that situation. *sigh/smh*
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: KnightWarrior on December 29, 2012, 12:00:07 PM
RIP Man..I only talked on PMs with him
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: hoobs88 on December 29, 2012, 12:21:45 PM
Boy, 2012 has just been so shitty, I caught this news through Bernie on FB and felt terrible. Most of us are Dads and can imagine what that would mean for us and our sons/daughters/wives in that situation. *sigh/smh*
Yep thats what I was thinking. Really glad his daughter survived. In a shity situation like this, the only thing I could think of worse is both of them being killed, or him surviving and losing his daughter, which as a parent, I know it would have destroyed him. I was extremely lucky to survive a head on collision earlier this year. Air bags were defective and did not activate and I was thrown forward into the steering column pretty hard. Had my kids been in the car with me, whoever would have been in the front passenger seat would have been killed or seriously injured for sure. The steering wheel is basically the only thing that kept me from slamming my head through the windshield, as the seat belts gave too much slack and did not keep people in place in the shoulder area of the seat really in that car.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: blueraven on December 29, 2012, 01:58:50 PM
That really sucks. That really, really sucks. FB7 was solid. He will be missed and that's horrible what happened.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Tatsujin on December 29, 2012, 02:31:21 PM
Oh no... :cry: :cry: :cry:
I am just so deeply shocked about reading this terrible news can't even put the right words together. He was such a cool and fun-loving person. Really terrible loss to the community and the world.
When he was still living in Japan, we once had a meet-up in Akihabara and we had a really good and funny time togther going through all the retro shops, buying some stuff here and there and making non-stop jokes about this and that. We also made funny plans about opening a Swiss-Canada Chalet together in Akihabara with rustily interior, traditional food and games and stuff.
Also I was shocked to hear about his own family problems he had when he moved back to Canada, which involved a divorce and fighting for his daughters parental rights etc. He was very unhappy at times, but he was was always strong and took it like a real man.
Also my deepest condolences going out to all his family members and that his daughter will be fine in the future, also without her loving daddy next to her :(
You sure will be remembered forever in our hearts.
Fare well my friend and R.I.P. :(
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: vestcoat on December 29, 2012, 02:46:38 PM
Very sad news. He was a positive force around here.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: GohanX on December 29, 2012, 02:51:55 PM
My heart just fell to my gut, this is terrible. He and I have been talking a lot more recently, I can't believe he's gone.
You'll be missed, my friend.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: FiftyQuid on December 29, 2012, 03:01:14 PM
Man... I really don't know what to say. We messaged back and forth a few times. I'm not sure why this is impacting me as much as it is. I didn't know him, but I did you know? I'm extremely saddened by this news and at the same time I'm so grateful his daughter survived.
Wow... just wow. My prayers go out to his entire family.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: 420GOAT on December 29, 2012, 03:20:00 PM
lifes short, be happy , good, and love your family.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: nectarsis on December 29, 2012, 03:22:21 PM
:cry: :cry: You will be missed man
This BOMBAAAA'S!! for you:
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: NightWolve on December 29, 2012, 03:29:10 PM
I caught this news through Bernie on FB and felt terrible.
Yeah, same here, then I went to the chatroom (was MIA there for a while) where I had met him to verify the "WTF?" I was feeling... And it made the news... (http://www.tbnewswatch.com/news/254758/One-dead,-3-injured)
He was a cool guy, how tragic! I didn't get to know him too well, but we had some fun chat sessions not that long ago with him posting random 80's videos, many with this particular Italian big-boobed singer that he liked and what not. ;)
Well, Rest In Peace brother...
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: SignOfZeta on December 29, 2012, 03:36:38 PM
I didn't know the guy at all, barely noticed him being here. He was one of maybe 5 other North American Macross 7 fans other than myself that I can think of though so I always knew there was something there. I'm glad you other guys got to know him better than I did.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Sadler on December 29, 2012, 03:44:13 PM
It feels like a sucker punch to the gut. I honestly thought it was a joke until I saw the news article linked in the racketboy thread. I'd like to thank firebomber for introducing me to . :)
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: nodtveidt on December 29, 2012, 04:16:33 PM
This sucks. :( FB7 was one of the best guys around. Damn. :(
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: TR0N on December 29, 2012, 04:30:15 PM
RIP FB7 damn this has come out of nowhere.Any time i talk to him chat,he was in process of rebuilding his collection.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: chany60126 on December 29, 2012, 04:32:35 PM
Such terrible news. I talked to him almost everyday in the chatroom. Such a cool guy to talk to.
RIP fb :(
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: chop5 on December 29, 2012, 06:29:34 PM
im still in shock. when you talk to someone on chat almost everyday it hits you hard when you realize they are never gonna come back on. i even bookmarked a restaurant to show him called bree thai,thai food. im sure his spirit is looking at this and is laughing. later blake ;) the man from the bay of thunder.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Bardoly on December 29, 2012, 06:58:32 PM
Sad news.
Rest in Peace, man.
From what I knew of him, he was a great guy who was lucky at raffles. (He won 2 of my 3 raffles.). He was actually in the process of sending me for free an extra bootleg pressed Sapphire for my new Arcade Card sometime in the next week or two... Man, this is hitting me hard for some reason. I'll be praying for his family.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: MotherGunner on December 29, 2012, 07:47:40 PM
Guys, you know the biggest mind-f*ck in all this? His last post here was on the 23rd, the day he passed. I had maybe a few back and forths with him, so I only knew him by name, but I feel so sad for him and his family. :-/
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: HercTNT on December 29, 2012, 10:08:31 PM
Guys, you know the biggest mind-f*ck in all this? His last post here was on the 23rd, the day he passed. I had maybe a few back and forths with him, so I only knew him by name, but I feel so sad for him and his family. :-/
No kidding huh, mike told me earlier today and i remember seeing the post. Kinda of was in disbelief. I'm thinking to myself, but he just posted. sucks, not good to lose people at all.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Arkhan on December 29, 2012, 10:26:41 PM
This really blows. I always enjoyed the random back and forthing in chats with him.
Gaming communities all over the internet lost someone awesome.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turboswimbz on December 30, 2012, 02:05:29 AM
Guys, you know the biggest mind-f*ck in all this? His last post here was on the 23rd, the day he passed. I had maybe a few back and forths with him, so I only knew him by name, but I feel so sad for him and his family. :-/
Yeah I'm pretty certain he had been in the chat the night before as well.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: BigusSchmuck on December 30, 2012, 03:31:26 AM
Can't say I knew the guy very well, but he'll definitely be missed. RIP.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Jibbajaba on December 30, 2012, 03:33:39 AM
I never interacted with him much, but after reading through this thread I went back and read a lot of his posts. We definitely lost a great PCEFXer. RIP.
Chris
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: psychobear on December 30, 2012, 06:07:30 AM
Didn't know him, but like others have stated he seem like a cool dude, condolences to the family, and to his little girl hope she gets well.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: cdamm on December 30, 2012, 06:58:14 AM
i just found out now.
well this is a shame. the one man who followed me from forum to forum arguing pce vs snk everywhere.
he was a great guy and i will miss him tremendously. I wish nothing but the best for his family.
-c.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turbokon on December 30, 2012, 07:05:50 AM
Damn, I am truely sorry to hear about him. Glad his daughter survived. I sold him one of my ifu setup not too long ago.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Ji-L87 on December 30, 2012, 07:57:47 AM
Oh. Man. :(
Thinking back, I won a Sapphire bootie from that guy. I guess that was my major interaction with him but...still. Good thing the kid survived.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: csgx1 on December 30, 2012, 08:47:40 AM
Damn, this is very shocking and sad news. My condolences to his family. Rest in peace.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Arkhan on December 30, 2012, 10:36:00 AM
He was pretty cool. He put up with my dipshittery in shoutbox! That's infinite cool points, right there.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: FiftyQuid on December 30, 2012, 11:36:20 AM
Does anyone know if the 69 year old man driving the pick-up truck was charged? Was the 69 year old driving or the 17 year old. There's a lot of drinking and driving that happens near Christmas in Ontario. I'm curious to know if the older man was driving and if he was impaired.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turboswimbz on December 30, 2012, 11:43:14 AM
Does anyone know if the 69 year old man driving the pick-up truck was charged? Was the 69 year old driving or the 17 year old. There's a lot of drinking and driving that happens near Christmas in Ontario. I'm curious to know if the older man was driving and if he was impaired.
tried looking it up, all said the same thing on the internet: crash was under investigation. But none were updated.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Necromancer on December 31, 2012, 01:52:49 AM
Man, what a kick in the gut. You'll be missed, FB.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: CPTRAVE on December 31, 2012, 06:44:24 AM
Wow, this is terrible, God bless the family. Life is way to short you never know when your time will come.
John 14:1-3 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Bosley on December 31, 2012, 10:33:45 AM
Hi i just signed up to this site to talk to you all about my friend Breetai aka firbomber7 aka Blake. We just layed him to rest today and everyone has been very thankful for the outpouring of support from all the forums he has visited. I wanted you to know that pcenginefx was his favorite place to come chat and he often spoke of the friendships he created here. Its wonderful to know that he touched so many lives. Ive gotten used to him being my wakeup call as he would burst through my door almost daily so excited about a package of games he had received or some games he had found at the thrift store. I can still hear him "Dude you awake" even though he new I was asleep since I work night shifts. Video Games just got him so excited he couldn't wait to show me lol. Or the many times that he would decide my games weren't organized correctly and he would spend hours rearranging my entire collection. He was a walking encyclopedia of retro game knowledge and taught me so much about the hobby. PC engine was by far his favorite system to collect for and he would often tell others that their collections were worthless if they didn't have one. He was relentless in nagging me until i got one. Which im very glad he did. So thank you for the joy that you all added to his life as I know we will all miss him.
Bosley/Troy
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Bernie on December 31, 2012, 10:36:39 AM
So sorry for the loss of your friend man. :( If there is anything this community can do, please let us know. We have a pretty good support system here.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turboswimbz on December 31, 2012, 01:08:04 PM
So sorry for the loss of your friend man. :( If there is anything this community can do, please let us know. We have a pretty good support system here.
+ 1 on this. God bless man.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: FiftyQuid on December 31, 2012, 01:14:00 PM
@Bosley - Thank you for taking the time to sign up and post. It means a lot to me and I'm sure to many others. I also want to thank you for sending me a PM and for sharing some of your memories with FB7. Most of us never met him, this is the internet, but the news of his passing still punched us all in the gut. He will definitely be missed.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on December 31, 2012, 02:05:00 PM
Hi i just signed up to this site to talk to you all about my friend Breetai aka firbomber7 aka Blake. We just layed him to rest today and everyone has been very thankful for the outpouring of support from all the forums he has visited. I wanted you to know that pcenginefx was his favorite place to come chat and he often spoke of the friendships he created here. Its wonderful to know that he touched so many lives. Ive gotten used to him being my wakeup call as he would burst through my door almost daily so excited about a package of games he had received or some games he had found at the thrift store. I can still hear him "Dude you awake" even though he new I was asleep since I work night shifts. Video Games just got him so excited he couldn't wait to show me lol. Or the many times that he would decide my games weren't organized correctly and he would spend hours rearranging my entire collection. He was a walking encyclopedia of retro game knowledge and taught me so much about the hobby. PC engine was by far his favorite system to collect for and he would often tell others that their collections were worthless if they didn't have one. He was relentless in nagging me until i got one. Which im very glad he did. So thank you for the joy that you all added to his life as I know we will all miss him.
Bosley/Troy
Thank you for the update Troy! He will surely be missed. You guys can count on our group here if anything is needed from us.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: spenoza on January 01, 2013, 04:17:57 AM
Super sucky he's gone. He was a very active member over at RB and was, for the most part, a pretty friendly guy. Cute daughter. Too bad she won't have her dad around as she grows up. I am glad we all have good memories of him. Just wish there was some happiness going forward in this mess.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: esteban on January 01, 2013, 07:57:28 AM
I just got to this thread. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png)
Rest in peace, comrade.
Bosley/Troy, thank you for taking the time to post here. We all appreciate it.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Neurosis138 on January 01, 2013, 09:58:27 AM
I did not have any contact with firebomber7, but seeing the picture of him and his daughter breaks my heart. I did remember reading his posts and seeing that he was passionate about this community. My prayers are with his family, I know from experience how this type of loss affects those left behind. The upcoming days will be incredibly hard, but as they say, with time things will get better. As I said, i didn't know firebomber7 personally, but it sounds like he left a legacy of love for those he did know.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: lukester on January 01, 2013, 10:33:29 AM
This is very unfortunate. I just got here. I never really even knew Breetai, but he seemed to be a great forum member, and that picture of him and his daughter makes the whole situation worse.
RIP Breetai, I hope you enjoy your afterlife in heaven. :)
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Bernie on January 01, 2013, 10:37:37 AM
I don't know about y'all. I mentioned this in chat last night as well. I can't even f*cking look at my Turbo stuff without seeing that pic of him and his baby girl. I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: bartre on January 01, 2013, 01:02:23 PM
I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...
absolutely, it can be easy to forget that there's a person behind each of these posts. my heart goes out to Blake's family, may the Lord watch over them.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Nando on January 02, 2013, 02:55:58 AM
Saw news on this on FB. What little interaction I had with FB was always pleasant and chatting with him was super fun. R.I.P!
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: soop on January 02, 2013, 03:10:10 AM
I didn't know him well, but I'm still a little heartbroken. R.I.P.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Mathius on January 02, 2013, 03:21:36 PM
What??? This has heartbroken me. I just put two and two together after reading other posts in other threads. I then went looking for this info I hoped I wouldn't find. I knew Breetai back before he became a regular on here. I loved talking Macross with him (though I wish we got to talk about it more). I love and miss you, FB.
Man, I need a group hug. I would hate to lose any of yuz guyz.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Mathius on January 02, 2013, 03:25:49 PM
I don't know about y'all. I mentioned this in chat last night as well. I can't even f*cking look at my Turbo stuff without seeing that pic of him and his baby girl. I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...
I can't get that image out of my head either, bud. They look so happy there. I am proud to have known him.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turbokon on January 03, 2013, 05:25:49 PM
What??? This has heartbroken me. I just put two and two together after reading other posts in other threads. I then went looking for this info I hoped I wouldn't find. I knew Breetai back before he became a regular on here. I loved talking Macross with him (though I wish we got to talk about it more). I love and miss you, FB.
Man, I need a group hug. I would hate to lose any of yuz guyz.
I'm in.
It's just hard to put a face behind a name online but after seeing that picture I will never forget that face and the name. Like I mentioned previously I sold Blake one of my IFU cd-pce setup back in April or May and he also wanted me to mod a TE or GT eventually for him down the road.... RIP brother.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: munchiaz on January 05, 2013, 02:38:08 AM
This is such sad news. I didn't know the guy well but he did win my raffle for Keith courage and sent this back
"Yay, awesome! Except when I posted in that thread, I just said "!!!" in response to SamuraiGhost not having a copy. I didn't actually intend to enter. Whistle
Maybe a redraw would be fair, without my name in it?"
He really didn't have to do that. A truly upstanding guy. He will be missed.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: GohanX on January 05, 2013, 01:54:26 PM
I got my mystery game in the mail from Firebomber the other day. It was so weird pulling out the package, knowing he had shipped it out just days before dying.
It ended up being Crossed Sword 2 for the Neo CD. I've never played 2, but it looks awesome, and is one of the few Neo games that is not hindered by the CD format. Excellent choice, my friend, I will always cherish it.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: esteban on January 05, 2013, 02:11:08 PM
I got my mystery game in the mail from Firebomber the other day. It was so weird pulling out the package, knowing he had shipped it out just days before dying.
Damn.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: grimm on January 06, 2013, 12:03:26 PM
I used to chat with him a little in pm's here on the forum. Sad to hear about his passing, he was a nice guy, we used to talk about my cat when he was ill recently.. My condolences to his friends and family.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: greg on January 10, 2013, 10:57:00 PM
It's a mystery how Blake came across a stack of those CARE4DATA Sapphire bootleg games, but this is how I came to know him. I met him on the Racketboy forum in 2011. He sent me several of those Sapphire boots, and I distributed them to my friends local to the Phoenix, AZ area. We got to know each other through PM. Aside from our obvious shared interest in retro Japanese video games, he and I had very much in common. We were both Christian, in our 30's, had lived in Japan, both married to Japanese girls, and both of us had very young and adorable daughters (his is 2 and mine is 4).
Blake and I were once talking about earthquakes in Japan via e-mail, and he said, "If the worst happens and I die, well... I believe in Jesus. I'm not worried about dying at all." So, I don't grieve for Blake. I feel badly for his daughter. I hope that as his daughter grows older, she will not forget her father, nor how much he loved her. I will miss him.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Bernie on January 11, 2013, 02:11:08 AM
Greg, I can solve your mystery.. :) He probably got them from fellow member here, BlueBMW. Blue bought a ton of them, and handed them out here in the forums. Many of us took a good amount to help hand em out.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: FiftyQuid on January 11, 2013, 03:32:18 AM
It's a mystery how Blake came across a stack of those CARE4DATA Sapphire bootleg games, but this is how I came to know him. I met him on the Racketboy forum in 2011. He sent me several of those Sapphire boots, and I distributed them to my friends local to the Phoenix, AZ area. We got to know each other through PM. Aside from our obvious shared interest in retro Japanese video games, he and I had very much in common. We were both Christian, in our 30's, had lived in Japan, both married to Japanese girls, and both of us had very young and adorable daughters (his is 2 and mine is 4).
Blake and I were once talking about earthquakes in Japan via e-mail, and he said, "If the worst happens and I die, well... I believe in Jesus. I'm not worried about dying at all." So, I don't grieve for Blake. I grieve for his precious daughter. He told me of his custody battle for her, and his wife's violent, explosive behavior. I shouldn't go into much detail on here, but from what he told me, I am certain she is an unfit mother who will now have full custody of that beautiful girl. To me, this makes me cry more than the death of my friend. I can't imagine my own wife mentally snapping like that. If she did, I doubt I could handle it with the strength that he did. Blake carried a great pain in his heart this whole time, and by the grace of God he was able to keep going, despite so much heartache. I hope that as his daughter grows older, she will not forget her father, nor how much he loved her. I will miss him.
I almost wish you hadn't shared this story. I will pray for his daughter. Hopefully an unfit mother will not regain full custody.
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: greg on January 12, 2013, 01:06:35 AM
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Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: turboswimbz on January 12, 2013, 01:55:06 AM
I pray that she will be raised with love and happiness just as her father showed on the forums despite these circumstances. I'm sorry to have heard this. :(
Title: Re: Breetai aka Firebomber7
Post by: Windy on January 28, 2013, 01:42:17 PM
Terrible news. I hope he rests in peace and his family blessed.