RIP Saul

[Jay Homer Simpson]

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

As a tribute to Saul who was a pillar of Sarsfields I propose to rename the General Chat thread to "The Marcus McQuaid Memorial General Chat thread."

Alternatively the Thought of the day thread could be used instead.

What do folk think?

 

[AUL LAD]

He posted normally up til Saturday night. I suspect the cancer did not wear him down as normal but he might have gotten organ failure or sepsis or something as he went very quick.
when I talked to him he had no fear what so ever and his only chance ncern was actually the timing, so soon after his brother.
it was not a short hello, it was a good chat. He was about 5 years older imo that that photo, i am guessing early forties. I had plenty of time to size him up. He was the type that is relatively common in Ireland, not big but afraid of nobody and would NEVER back down. His mindset results in lads like him winning rows against bigger men .
He certainly appreciated the call.
I have met many posters down through the years. They are never like what I imagined them to be.

It is a sad thing, it awaits us all.

ye should check out Vals video about donations. He says a few very appropriate words about him. Well done @valamhic

I would like to thank you for making the call -i feel it was an important call to make--- and you were the man to do it -- .
2 thirds of us will go his way according to the data and a good and kind word from a source he would have respected was a comfort to him .
on behalf of us all - well done Declan

 

[Fishalt]

God.
Fucking.
Damn it.

I'm both upset and angry about this. I had no idea CPG even had cancer, I must have missed that post and I certainly had no idea it was terminal. I would have liked an opportunity to say Goodbye.

RIP. The best Sarsfield member. I'm happy he got to see Trump elected, and that he left some monuments of his time here. The stone walls he built will endure until the end of days.

RIP Marcus. You were a rare and fine breed of man.

 

[AN2]

God.
Fucking.
Damn it.

I'm both upset and angry about this. I had no idea CPG even had cancer, I must have missed that post and I certainly had no idea it was terminal. I would have liked an opportunity to say Goodbye.

RIP. The best Sarsfield member. I'm happy he got to see Trump elected, and that he left some monuments of his time here. The stone walls he built will endure until the end of days.

RIP Marcus. You were a rare and fine breed of man.

Yes, Marcus was a universally liked poster and I'm sure he was IRL too (these things translate)

I would like to see you post here more, I would like to see everyone post, even the Kangalese.. I don't generally believe in banning - and I've been banned a thousand times from these sites, always unjustly IMO but you know, maybe the silver lining is (almost unnoticed by me), is that each time I've come back that little bit stronger and more importantly wiser

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Shit, I wouldn't want to live with that. Not having a go at you, you've given your (regettable) reasons. I would have to agree with AUL LAD, without being fully explicit about it, he did more or less tell us that he had it and that the prognosis wasn't, well, good.

How were you so sure? All we have here are written words. No body language, no emotions, no nothing; just text. Hell its hard half the time to know whether someone is having a laugh or having a go. You get it mixed up all the time yourself.

In any event if you knew he had it bad why didn't you PM the man yourself?

 

[AN2]

How were you so sure? All we have here are written words. No body language, no emotions, no nothing; just text. Hell its hard half the time to know whether someone is having a laugh or having a go. You get it mixed up all the time yourself.

As I said, he wasn't fully explicit about it and as I also said, I don't think that he wanted to make a big fuss about it. I can understand how people missed it - some completely

In any event if you knew he had it bad why didn't you PM the man yourself?

I didn't have an account here when he announced it for starters, and then he posted as normal and like I also said, it's tempting to put these things to the back of your mind

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Fair points Sir.

 

[Declan]

I wonder if tadgh gaelach ever reads here and would be aware. I remember in the mod section of Political Irish, he always spoke of Saul in glowing terms. I would like to know if they ever met.

 

[Redbhoy1888]

Hello Everyone
I'm Marcus brother or as you knew him Coal Peat and Gas.Last night I saw a post on RIP by a regular here called Declan and after being directed here I felt it was only proper to say a few words.

Firstly thank you all for the kind words and testimonies that I've read here.I knew Marcus was active on a few sites but never knew what they were.Its clear he was held in high esteem and it's made me and his family happy to read what's been said.

Some background about what happened.Marcus was diagnosed with cancer in July.From the outset he met his illness head on.He said many times he wasn't afraid to die and if you knew him you knew that was true.Unfortunately last Monday something else crept up on him and before he or we could react it overcame him.His team in Cavan oncology dept visited him in ICU and all were unanimous that they didnt see this outcome for Marcus.Marcus passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning with myself and his other brother Declan beside him.

Marcus was a remarkable person.A beloved brother and uncle.He never sold his friendship or trust cheaply but when you had it you had someone who'd stand beside you through anything.We have lost perhaps the best of us and he's irreplaceable.After his diagnosis the only thing he wanted to do was get back to work and he did it producing easily his best work ever.No bucket list other than that and he did it.He did everything on his own terms right to the end.

Again thanks to everyone who posted.We have taken great comfort that he was known and respected beyond his immediate circle of friends and family.He was indeed a man you don't meet everyday.

Aidan

 

[Declan]

Thank you Aidan. I had a video chat with Marcus a few months that flowed easy and he was a lad that one would instantly bond with. His only concern being that if he should pass, it would be hard for ye, losing a second loved one so soon after the first. We are a small group, he was on other sites that are now defunct and he was an unusually popular poster. His life was a huge success, except it was short. We believe in a Heaven, and then it is a given, that he is there with his people in spirit.

But that is indeed correct. He was not fearful in the least, he was not angry that it befell him, he was just disappointed at the timing. God Bless and save Marcus.

 

[Declan]

I have read again the condolences. I did not write that condolence, I do not know who did. I would not view it as appropriate. But regardless, you now know that he was a loved character here while anonymous and later when he let us know who he was in real life as well. I am not in Ireland or otherwise, I would have went and said my goodbye in person

 

[clarke-connolly]

Hello Everyone
I'm Marcus brother or as you knew him Coal Peat and Gas.Last night I saw a post on RIP by a regular here called Declan and after being directed here I felt it was only proper to say a few words.

Firstly thank you all for the kind words and testimonies that I've read here.I knew Marcus was active on a few sites but never knew what they were.Its clear he was held in high esteem and it's made me and his family happy to read what's been said.

Some background about what happened.Marcus was diagnosed with cancer in July.From the outset he met his illness head on.He said many times he wasn't afraid to die and if you knew him you knew that was true.Unfortunately last Monday something else crept up on him and before he or we could react it overcame him.His team in Cavan oncology dept visited him in ICU and all were unanimous that they didnt see this outcome for Marcus.Marcus passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning with myself and his other brother Declan beside him.

Marcus was a remarkable person.A beloved brother and uncle.He never sold his friendship or trust cheaply but when you had it you had someone who'd stand beside you through anything.We have lost perhaps the best of us and he's irreplaceable.After his diagnosis the only thing he wanted to do was get back to work and he did it producing easily his best work ever.No bucket list other than that and he did it.He did everything on his own terms right to the end.

Again thanks to everyone who posted.We have taken great comfort that he was known and respected beyond his immediate circle of friends and family.He was indeed a man you don't meet everyday.

Aidan

Thanks ~ ~ The Posters here had Great Time for Marcus and many of us considered him a Friend ( all-be-it an internet friend )

We considered him a Damn Fine Man and we had a lot in common with Marcus.

Thank You for your post and, Sincere Condolences from all on Sarsfields to Marcus's Family and Friends.