Smokedaddy has passed away

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This is a peculiar thread to make. My relationship with Smokedaddy was only a collection of very, very long emails that were sent when I had no one else I could talk to. The other day I sent him an email for the first time in a few months to ask for some opinions on my project and I know now it will never be read. That is an odd feeling, and one I don't think I've ever had before.

Smokedaddy was an accomplished software engineer who has spent time developing many famous classic games from the 90s. If you have access to the off-topic boards and have somehow managed to miss his amazing thread on the video games industry, I would suggest reading up on it. Video games remained a huge part of his life even after he stopped developing them. He had a Steam account and was an avid player, with time on record leading up to the day he passed.

At 53, Smoke had the prestigious distinction of being one of our founders and one of our oldest members. In a community that is mostly made up of ornery twenty-somethings, he was a suitable sit-in for forum dad and a voice of reason. He was one of the many mellow voices that, next to @champthom and @brooklynbailiff, made the community a departure from /cwc/ and other Chris-related sites at the time. Without him, the forum may have fizzled out years ago as a meaningless try-hard, edgy troll site.


From what little I know of Smoke, I have nothing but positive things to say. He has been a impact on us all in at least some slight way. I will leave this open for other community members. Please be polite.
 
RIP :(

Loved him since the old Forumer days.
 
I never knew this person or had any contact with him here on the Farms, but the way you describe him, his achievements and his contributions to this site and in his own personal life really makes me feel bad for him and his death. Sucks that he was dealing with those health problems before passing away but he'll be missed. Wish condolences for his family and friends.
 
I will always think of Smoke as the fun uncle of the Farms. We had a few chats, mostly about viking shit, and he was always a blast to talk too. He had stories he could tell you, about his dad or about how he loved to play jazz. Never talked down to anyone, always real down to Earth.

Anyways, what I am trying to say is that we are going to miss you Smoke, I hope we get to meet again someday.

Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal:
But the good name never dies
Of one who has done well.

Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal:
But I know one thing that never dies,
The glory of the great dead.
 
RIP.
Even though we rarely talked to each other apart from times he told me how he spent part of his childhood in Monterrey.
Nonetheless, he was a great guy and saw him as a guy to look up to.
I hope he can now laugh at Chris in the afterlife.
 
Although I never really talked to Smokedaddy, I do remember seeing him about here and there and I always found his chats on the video game industry informative.

RIP Smokedaddy, the good truly do die young.
 
Never saw much of him personally, but he sounds like a pretty cool guy.

Here's hoping he's happy wherever he is now.
 
Out of sheer coincidence I knew Smokedaddy in a closely knit MMO back around early 2010-12. I didnt know Snokedaddy quite well, but my condolences towards those who knew him well.
 
I came to these forums after he stopped posting here regularly so I didn't really get to know him as well as some of the other users on this site. This is a really sad day for the Farms. My condolences go out to his family and everyone else who was affected by this.

Rest in peace.
:semperfidelis:
 
oh damn...Smokey. I thought he was joking.

I hope we can all take solace in the fact his legacy goes on through the games he help create and the joy people had playing them.

He will be missed.
 
Smoke was a brilliant mind who left a positive influence on this community. He will be sorely missed.

Goodnight, sweet programmer. May lines of code compile you to your rest.

:smokedaddy::smokedaddy::smokedaddy::semperfidelis::smokedaddy::smokedaddy::smokedaddy:
 
We never directly talked, but when he started chatting about something or other (if I recall, he also had a thing for fractal/computer generated art) it was worth paying attention to. Guy was as chill as they came, a real bright spot on this forum and the ones before it.
 
Though I didn't exactly know him well, his work in the industry and his thread in the Farms lead me to believe Smokedaddy was a highly intelligent person. Plus, I liked reading his stories. RIP, Smokedaddy, you died far too young.

:semperfidelis:

 
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