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Message: [QUOTE="Cuseregular, post: 1083417, member: 185"] Brian we're all thinking about you, your young ones, your wife, your mom and the rest of your family. And we will for quite some time. In many ways that's one way to measure the magnitude of a man, what he's done and what he's accomplished and as evidenced by the reaction here and around Syracuse it's hard to adequately measure your dad. He's off the charts. In some ways this is extraordinary, especially by looking at what's going on here. Your dad was part of something larger than himself, part of a new trend in society that frankly it's amazing that a man of your dads generation was in the forefront leading the charge. Social media (which of course is what this board is) has been shown to be both good and bad. That someone again of your dads generation helped make this site the great place it is is unusually cool. The larger than himself part was that he helped create a community here and improved it to such a large degree that I think only now that he's moved on to a better place will we see just how much of better site he made it here. To be able to bring so many people together by sharing a love or passion for something is truly unique in this day and age. And then to enhance and improve peoples experience and to increase their happiness is an unbelievable feat. Your dad did this. We're all scattered in a million different directions these days. The reality of the times separates family and friends all over the country. The tenor of the times makes meaningful new friendships later in life a challenge to achieve. This place has fostered that to a great degree and your dads role in this has been instrumental. This is no small accomplishment and is in many respects a great feat. I know myself that over the years I don't see/talk/communicate with my own friends and family as much as I'd like but I do my Orange friends sometimes everyday. We all see one another at tailgates, games, connect here and have reveled in so many new aquaintences and new friendships with those others who share this SU passion. With shared goals to strive for some of which your dad took the lead on (ED statue, IPF, or just improvements in the program) it's become a communal thing. You're dad became a good special friend to me from all this as have some others over the years too numerous to name now. I know the same was true for your dad. Even when on the other side of this and that with others on things (politics, a sports issue or whatever), he and they never let it become personal and stayed friends remembering that what really bonds those here is the love of all things SU. If that's not what it all about then I don't know what is. THAT IS what it's all about. People. Connections. Shared passion. Your dad was a trailblazing ground breaking leader in this regard, and he might not have even realized it. This is what your dad fostered: [ATTACH=full]17636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]17640[/ATTACH] What's going on here is unique and is the best possible result of the website/social media era. I thank God for having gotten to know your dad and I know he's up in Orange heaven ready to look down on the success of the programs he loved so much. As someone else said elsewhere I see a lot of your dad in you and it is with that thought in mind that I send my families love and thoughts to your family. Hang in there bro and see you tues. [/QUOTE]

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