Was away most of the month so missed putting my name on the list.Wonderful gesture of respect. Thanks John

256?  Unreal!  I find that very encouraging.  :)  I'm sure someone (or more) in his family will too.  

jb101


I procrastinated about adding my name to the letter, as I had not really communicated with Billy in my short time on this forum, but had read many of his posts, and identified with, and learned from, him.  I felt disingenuous to join in.
 
 
It was something BitFlipper shared that made me want to add my name.  Your later post made me realise that I was right to.
 
Thank you both.

I wish you had been included. You have every right to be included. Its not your fault or mine its simply timing. It is that I am sorry for.

No one of us is more entitled to be included than any one of us. The thought is the most important thing.

Janet


256?  Unreal!  I find that very encouraging.  :)  I'm sure someone (or more) in his family will too.  

Yes I was surprised by the number too. But it was a fat envelope.

I'm glad it was asked.

Thanks for all your hard work and effort John. It was very thoughtful of you. I didn't know Billy well but read enough of his helpful posts to realize he was an asset to this community. May he rest in peace. Thoughts and prayers to his family.

John, would you consider making a copy of the letter available to download, maybe as a Word doc or a PDF?

Or maybe even posting it in its entirety in here?

I for one would be proud to own a permanent copy of this wonderful forum gesture for Billy. And also, it might be nice to look back at some stage in the future and read through the list of all the good folk here who thought enough of him to want to have their names added.

Just a thought.

John

jb101


I procrastinated about adding my name to the letter, as I had not really communicated with Billy in my short time on this forum, but had read many of his posts, and identified with, and learned from, him.  I felt disingenuous to join in.


It was something BitFlipper shared that made me want to add my name.  Your later post made me realise that I was right to.

Thank you both.

I wish you had been included. You have every right to be included. Its not your fault or mine its simply timing. It is that I am sorry for.

No one of us is more entitled to be included than any one of us. The thought is the most important thing.

 
 
I think you probably did include me, I was post 244.
 
If not, thank you anyway for your time and effort.
 
I know you think that you don't desereve the credit, that it is the forum that does, but it is a good thing that you have done..

SteveStrummerUK


John, would you consider making a copy of the letter available to download, maybe as a Word doc or a PDF?

Or maybe even posting it in its entirety in here?

I for one would be proud to own a permanent copy of this wonderful forum gesture for Billy. And also, it might be nice to look back at some stage in the future and read through the list of all the good folk here who thought enough of him to want to have their names added.

Just a thought.

It is at the top just remove the parts that are meant for explanation to the forum. Those are the ones before the salutation and below the closing and names. The letter is there. Any changes I did were posted back to the forum. It is up to date. If anyone wants their own copy in PDF format I can provide it via a PM to me with their email address. However its up at the top.

I did not want the letter to be unseen while asking members to put their name to it.

jb101

John

jb101


I procrastinated about adding my name to the letter, as I had not really communicated with Billy in my short time on this forum, but had read many of his posts, and identified with, and learned from, him.  I felt disingenuous to join in.


It was something BitFlipper shared that made me want to add my name.  Your later post made me realise that I was right to.

Thank you both.

I wish you had been included. You have every right to be included. Its not your fault or mine its simply timing. It is that I am sorry for.

No one of us is more entitled to be included than any one of us. The thought is the most important thing.

 
 
I think you probably did include me, I was post 244.
 
If not, thank you anyway for your time and effort.
 
I know you think that you don't desereve the credit, that it is the forum that does, but it is a good thing that you have done..

Yes it was included. You can see it listed on the OP. That is good news to me.

Thanks for the wonderful and humane gesture John. I am sorry I was away from the forum for a while so I missed the opportunity to add my name to the list. I hope this special gesture brings some comfort to the family for their loss.

Ken