I'll miss you, Chef.

[Rayjay]

What? Oh no! Great dude! He will be missed very much for his contributions here.

 

[burgerdj]

In the spirit of Chef, let’s all work to keep this forum a positive place for everyone to convene.

 

[Hahaha]

Sad to hear.

 

[beaglesandbass]

After some discussion, we agreed to leave this one up for a while too, and it will eventually be merged. Here is the link to the In Memoriam thread.

R.I.P. Chef

 

[Feral Feline]

Fermata in Peace, Chef, I enjoyed your posts and sense of humour.
Condolences to all who knew him, whether a little or a lot.

FF

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I use to go see Chef back in the 1980's in Columbia Missouri. He was one of the finest bass players I have ever seen. His bass leads were off the chart, even back then. He played at the highest level. I learned so much from watching him play. Chef was an amazing person. I am very sad to hear this.

I wish I could have seen him play in a club setting. I knew he was good from the awards he earned, but he was low key at the two GTG’s where I met him and played a Valenti and Sadowsky of his. He was a mellow guy from what I read of his Facebook posts, and seemed to be very happy with his life until the cancer.

 

[akukulich]

Very sorry to hear this. I didn’t know him personally, but I always enjoyed his comments and appreciated his insight.

 

[MarkA]

I had no idea that he was sick -- goes to show that you never know what burden someone is carrying.

Very sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Janforth]

RIP Chef

 

[Deleted member 261632]

Damn, that stings, even though I am not in here for that long. I do remember him talking with reasoned and seasoned/wise words.
He will be missed.
Rip, Alan "Chef"

 

[Samatza]

RIP Chef. Sad news indeed.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Good memories of exchanges with Chef. He was alright. I gotta' go back and look for those posts now.

 

[SemiDriven]

Learned stuff from Chef.
Thank you Alan.
Sigh....

 

[JimK]

We lost one of the good ones. RIP Alan and condolences to all his family friends and TB'ers who were fortunate to know this gentleman.

Well said.
RIP, sir.

 

[nonohmic]

Condolences to those that knew him well.

A big loss to the site, rest well brother.

 

[TNCreature]

Just got word from a mutual friend that TB's Chef has passed away.

He's been fighting cancer for the past year or so, thought he was in remission but it wasn't to be.

Alan is someone I first knew here on TB but we became friends on Facebook and he's been a constant and regular friend there for a few years. Beyond being a great player, he was a kind, gentle, sweet and devoted human. He was always thoughtful, and relentlessly tried to be positive and the best person he could be. I know that a few years back, the death of his mother hit him hard and even years after her passing, she was always in the forefront of his thoughts. He also was very much a dog lover, who spent most of his waking time with Annie, his constant companion.

Alan, my world is a little bit lesser for you not being with us anymore, but my life is richer for having known you.

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Lovely tribute. Warm wishes.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Aww man, this is so sad. Chef was one of the "main dudes" around here. Cancer SUCKS! I just lost my amazing mother to it... so, double sadness on my end.

 

[Altitude]

Well written. What hard news this was yesterday. Alan was a good man and touched so many. This is a real loss for the world.

 

[TheLarch]

One of the good guys, gone way too soon. Not only did Chef and I have several bass transactions over the years, we also had worked for MTV Networks at the same time (albeit on opposite coasts) so we had that to commiserate about. You will be missed.

 

[LeFunk Machine]

I’m not sure what to say in the face of such a difficult loss.
Rest in Peace Chef.