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I'll miss you, Chef.

#124
BurningSkies said:
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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I remember seeing his name in the left margin...it's always sad to lose a member of th "crew"...RIP, chef...my condolences to those who knew him...
 
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#134
Very well said, my friend.

BurningSkies said:
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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#135
Jerry J said:
Very well said, my friend.
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Still thinking about him regularly and daily and what a good guy he was. Still also thinking about his attitude/and philosophy towards pretty much every day life and that he found at least one thing every day to be grateful for.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Still also thinking about his attitude/and philosophy towards pretty much every day life and that he found at least one thing every day to be grateful for.
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This was so true especially during his illness. In discussions with Andy and me about work on new Mesa products and just stuff in general it was obvious how genuinely grateful he was for life's smallest blessings and how he was able to always see them clearly through life's nonsense.

In some of our conversations over the last year it was almost like he was trying to make us not feel so bad about him having cancer. It was actually inspiring to connect with him even when his day was tons worse than mine. I'm not sure how many people in life one can say that about! He's one of those people that you'll never forget having known.
 
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Al Kraft said:
This was so true especially during his illness. In discussions with Andy and me about work on new Mesa products and just stuff in general it was obvious how genuinely grateful he was for life's smallest blessings and how he was able to always see them clearly through life's nonsense.

In some of our conversations over the last year it was almost like he was trying to make us not feel so bad about him having cancer. It was actually inspiring to connect with him even when his day was tons worse than mine. I'm not sure how many people in life one can say that about! He's one of those people that you'll never forget having known.
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Good that he really touched people's lives in an important way...but really without specifically trying to do that, just because of who he was and how he moved through life. Living by example and trying to be your best while going through things both large and small is something everyone should aspire to.

...I've also heard him swear like a mothereffer. ;)
 
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BurningSkies said:
Good that he really touched people's lives in an important way...but really without specifically trying to do that, just because of who he was and how he moved through life. Living by example and trying to be your best while going through things both large and small is something everyone should aspire to.

...I've also heard him swear like a mothereffer. ;)
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I couldn't agree more. People that inspire you simply because of how you feel when you're around them are rare spirits. I admired and respected Alan yet he was not someone who sought or did anything simply to get admiration or respect. IME Alan was someone whose only thought about respect was offering it to others and he always did/said what he believed was right. He was comfortable with who he was and that is definitely something I wish I had more time to learn from him.
 
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Sorry to hear the news. As a big Mesa fan, I really enjoyed and learned a ton from Chef’s experience gigging and owning various models over the years. He could always be counted on to give great insight into gear. I never got to meet him but he always impressed me with his knowledge and calm demeanour

A huge loss for his family and for the Talk Bass community. Rest easy brother.
 
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