I'll forward the info I read to you guys....
This is from ICELL: from someone who communicated with him via email.
Rocky - A monumental loss to our community
I received incredibly sad news late last evening. Rocky and I sometimes traded emails and since I had not heard from him in a few weeks I sent him one. Last night his wife responded and let me know that he had tragically passed away in early July. Shock and a huge sick feeling in my stomach is what I felt as I read it, probably similar to what you are feeling now. Sadness and tremendous sympathy for his family soon followed. He is gone too soon.
Since I read the email, I spent a lot of time thinking about Rocky and what he meant to all the people here and to myself. About how you can think so highly of someone you have never met. It amazes me that so many of us grew to respect, admire, and unflinchingly accept the opinions of, someone we had never met. To me this speaks to his character, something that was so strong that it stood out on a load and crowded internet. I wrote his wife back and tried to convey those feelings, along with my condolences. It wasn't easy, except the part about finding good things to say about Rocky.
Our community was such a small part of his life in so many ways, but I know that to a lot of people here, Rocky had a very meaningful effect. I wanted his wife to know how many people respected him and how highly he was thought of. I hope I was able to give her a sense of that. I told her I knew that many others in our community would need their chance to grieve his loss and to reflect on what he meant to them. I suggested that when she might be up to it, I would pass along those thoughts, which I hope you will add to this thread.
I know that I will not forget Rocky. I'll remember all the time he took to answer my foolish questions. And lots of other peoples. And he always did it without making you feel silly or small. In that respect, he was a tremendously selfless person. He already knew almost all the answers we sought, but still took the time to guide the rest of us 4,726 times just on icell alone, in addition to countless posts on multiple other sites. I'll remember him being a sounding board when I needed one. He taught me how to be a smarter investor. I wish there was something I could do to thank him for that.
Again, to us and our ACT community, Rocky was a huge part of our lives. In the grand scheme of his life, I'm sure this was a small part, but something I think he enjoyed. From the little I know of him, he loved the outdoors and his grandchildren. I wish I knew more.
If you would like to share your thoughts about Rocky, this would be a great thread to do it. As I said, I have offered to share it with his wife and family and will do so if they would like it. Please keep this thread only focused on that. I hope they will find a small amount of comfort in knowing that he touched so many lives in addition to theirs. Thank you
AI
