SWC is gone

[tptcuse]

RIP Steve. Condolences to your family and friends. You will be missed!

 

[CuseVegas]

Damn... this is very sad news. I just heard Matt Park mention Steve's passing on the radio, so I wanted to stop by to pay my respects and to express my condolences to everyone... I would have loved to have known him. RIP to an all-time great fan.

 

[Otto21]

Such an amazing poster and fan. You will be sorely missed. On to the next adventure

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Sharing a message from Axe to the board:

Hi, everyone. First, I'm truly sorry to hear about Steve's passing. I know how much he meant to so many of you. I enjoyed chatting with him on the radio for so many years as well. He was truly one of kind. I'm writing a piece about Steve and would appreciate hearing from any of you that knew him personally beyond the board. baxe@syracuse.com is my email. Appreciate any consideration.

 

[TheHaze315]

Awful news. Syracuse sports and certainly a board legend. Going to miss all of the informative posts, the why each team will win, and just him being on this board. Never met him in person but grateful I got to hear his opinions on the sports we shared a passion for. You will be missed, SWC.

 

[Stern]

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[Millhouse]

This is very sad.

A bunch of us met him at an ancient tailgate in the lot on the corner of Waverly and S Crouse. Nice guy.

At the time, I was 26 and like anyone that age I thought he was old. Here I am now older than he was then. Wild how many of us have "known" each other for so long.

It's a shame he didn't have decades more time Easy to imagine him being a sharp-as-a-tack ninety year old board historian for people who haven't even heard stories about McNabb, Anthony, or Marcy.

 

[shermstheman]

Can’t say anything that has not already been said. Did not know Steve but felt like I did due to his enormous presence here. His Upside/Downsides were a part of my routine after games and were spot on. I’ve been an irregular contributor here for so many years and he was one of the constants, a magnet that kept me feeling a part of the community. Thank you Steve. Rest in peace.

 

[syrBossHogg]

Oh man, condolences to his family.

He will be missed

 

[BBQuse]

So sad. I've been lurking (and occasionally posting) for many, many years now. Even without day to day interactions, there are certain posters that you feel you know personally. Reading his posts were part of my daily routine. His absence will be felt for a long time and his contributions to this community will be sorely missed. RIP Steve.

 

[dwilmont44]

I really admired his passion for his stats and write ups. I feel like he would have still posted them even if he was the only person remaining on the forum.

RIP SWC. You will be greatly missed.

 

[dbrave]

English is not my language, so it’s difficult for me to say how deeply I feel sad. But i’ m impressed how Steve was loved by all of us. i would like that our first victory next year is dedicated to him.

 

[Easy Goer]

Another longtime lurker. Haven’t been on recently and just learned of Steve’s issues last night.

Very sad to hear and as everyone has said, he will be sorely missed! Thoughts and prayers for Steve and his family and friends.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I know a lot of people point to SWC's upside/downside, radio show recap posts as favourite memories. While I agree they were tremendous and showed what an amazing fan he was, I will forever treasure his posts after the hoops season was over, all but one ending in a loss... the posts simply pointed out that another season had passed, but spring was on the way. He also had a number of posts warning people to not wish time away, especially summer days, and take time to enjoy whatever moment of the year we were in. As a fellow Mets fan, I also enjoyed his posts about baseball and listening to games on the radio... which btw is how I grew up as a Mets fan, listening to games on the radio.

If I were to summarise what made these posts so special to me, it was the message to slow down and take a minute to smell the flowers and enjoy what's next versus wishing way the summer. I would read those posts and I could just feel the calm exuding from them. They gave me peace as I pictured someone I had never met in person in my life just relaxing and enjoying the day.

SWC, you made life better, if only for a few minutes at time, for this stranger you never met in real life just based on your words on a message board. I posted this before and I'll post it again, but when my time comes I can only hope to have the same amazing impact on strangers that you have had over the years. I hope you are in a happy place and you can talk to your brother about the upcoming football season versus writing a letter.

You should send this to Brent Axe.