George Tincher
EF5
I simply don't know what to say. This is shocking. I haven't been keeping up with the board or the chat much the past couple of weeks and I just learned of his passing. This is just so terribly sad.
I have never met Eric in person, though I did get to chat with him a great deal back in the 2001 and 2002 timeframe when he was so active in weather chat. And I have also followed his posts here and his chase reports. Chasers and weather enthusiasts are a relatively small, yet close knit group. So when something happens to a member of that community, it's effects are heavily felt by everyone.
Like most others have described, he always came across as a highly knowledgeable and dedicated chaser. He was also a very nice, well mannered and helpful person. I'm sure I probably learned quite a few valuable severe weather forecasting tips from his discussions.
This is just all really hard to believe. I mean everyone is describing him in the same way. Everyone has mentioned how nice he was, how outgoing, how caring and concerned. He was very intelligent. He loved what he did and had a tremendous passion for it. He seemed to have everything going for him and so much to live for. And Amos, I am sure you know these things better than me or anyone else here so this has to be really tough on you. How could a man who cares so much for others do something like this to himself? There's never any answers to these kind of questions. But perhaps it is people like this who feel so much for others, sensitive, caring people, who also hurt the worst on the inside and often keep things bottled up, so as to not "worry" anyone else with their problems. I have found many times that people with Eric's traits spend all of their time worrying about the well being of everyone else while giving little thought to themselves. That makes his loss so much harder to accept, because there just aren't a surplus of genuinly nice people out there in today's world that seek to put the needs of others before their own.
Again, I am terribly saddened to learn of this tragedy. I will pray for his family and friends. Amos, that includes you as well my friend. And if you ever just need someone to chat with, I'll be here man. Dealing with something like this is never an easy thing to do and you'll carry this pain for the rest of your life. But sometimes simply talking about things when your mind fills up with thoughts, memories and those "why" questions that frequently come around can be quite helpful, much like you have done in this thread. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with you and with Eric's family.
-George
I have never met Eric in person, though I did get to chat with him a great deal back in the 2001 and 2002 timeframe when he was so active in weather chat. And I have also followed his posts here and his chase reports. Chasers and weather enthusiasts are a relatively small, yet close knit group. So when something happens to a member of that community, it's effects are heavily felt by everyone.
Like most others have described, he always came across as a highly knowledgeable and dedicated chaser. He was also a very nice, well mannered and helpful person. I'm sure I probably learned quite a few valuable severe weather forecasting tips from his discussions.
This is just all really hard to believe. I mean everyone is describing him in the same way. Everyone has mentioned how nice he was, how outgoing, how caring and concerned. He was very intelligent. He loved what he did and had a tremendous passion for it. He seemed to have everything going for him and so much to live for. And Amos, I am sure you know these things better than me or anyone else here so this has to be really tough on you. How could a man who cares so much for others do something like this to himself? There's never any answers to these kind of questions. But perhaps it is people like this who feel so much for others, sensitive, caring people, who also hurt the worst on the inside and often keep things bottled up, so as to not "worry" anyone else with their problems. I have found many times that people with Eric's traits spend all of their time worrying about the well being of everyone else while giving little thought to themselves. That makes his loss so much harder to accept, because there just aren't a surplus of genuinly nice people out there in today's world that seek to put the needs of others before their own.
Again, I am terribly saddened to learn of this tragedy. I will pray for his family and friends. Amos, that includes you as well my friend. And if you ever just need someone to chat with, I'll be here man. Dealing with something like this is never an easy thing to do and you'll carry this pain for the rest of your life. But sometimes simply talking about things when your mind fills up with thoughts, memories and those "why" questions that frequently come around can be quite helpful, much like you have done in this thread. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with you and with Eric's family.
-George