Topic: Zepher Memorial Thread - page 4. (Read 4816 times)

Though I have never interacted with Zepher in person or in chats, it is really disheartening to hear a community member passed away. I visit the collectibles section quite often and see Zepher organizing up some auctions/raffles and his friendly talks with other forum members. But those happy times with Zepher will be missed for sure, also he was an outstanding member of the community. Initially as a tribute to his contributions, I thought of engraving his name on the bitcoin blockchain as a part of a transaction to his address using the OP_RETURN function, but since that is frowned upon and bad to the bitcoin itself I have dropped the idea.

Wherever you are right now, we believe you will be as happy as you were in this life and stay healthy.

My deepest condolences to his loving mother and his family.

We miss you and RIP (Return If Possible) buddy! 

Regards
Heisenberg

It's taken me some time to get here myself, so much to say .... 🤷‍♂️

I first met Z online here when he returned to the forum 2 or 3 years ago after a very long hiatus. Strangely enough, we connected on so many levels, I felt like I had literally found a brother. Long story short, we spent countless hours chatting on slack or whatever the medium of the week was. We finally ended up meeting last year around this time in the UK for CoinFestUK. We spent the better part of a week hanging out and partying like rock stars in Manchester with a few different and awesome people from our collectibles group.

To say he was a nice guy is nowhere near proper - He was a fine gentlemen who would give you the shirt of his back if he needed to. And I don't mean mine, I mean anybody.  He also had one of the best senses of humor you could ever ask for. One of those people that are the life of the party, someone that everyone seemed to want to be around.

I never got to speak to him again since ~July of last year. I will always regret not being able to talk to him again after that. I still feel like I have so much to tell him, but on the other hand, I truly hope he is in a better place with no more worries and pain. 🙏

Lastly, Zepher - As we always said, "Friends till the end". I hope to see you again next time, that's for certain.

Rest in peace my brother. 🚀

RIP

pity i never came across with this member (i'm a late comer @collectibles)  ,but a good person is just a person to be missed by many, the support of the BTC community reflect that very good
very sorry to read this, but very good its been shared on this amazing forum, so his mother and family can see very much people regrets this very hard
pity i haven't got any messages with the man himself....

best to the family and my condolences

take care

Micg

Its taken me a while to post here. I had hoped to find some words that would be appropriate, but there arent really any

Zepher was the bitcoiner that lived closest to me (actually very close). So I got to see him fairly often, have a cuppa, put the world to rights, and show off the collectables. I will miss that incredibly.

Z had had his health problems for a long time, and they took their toll on him in many ways. But unless you knew, you would never guess. He had gotten used to carrying on regardless.

As many people had said, in his periods of good health, Z sure knew how to party. He would have a good time, and make sure those around him did as well.

He loved this place, and the people he became close to through it. It has been very reassuring seeing everyone rally round. His family have taken great comfort from all of the kind messages they have received from people all over the world they dont know. It has shone a light to a part of his life that they didnt know much about, and they have been pleasantly surprised by the high regard people here held Z in. I know he would have liked that a lot

He was a black or white kind of a guy. No inbetweens. Fiercely protective of this forum, and happy to have his account painted red, if it meant he was saving someone else from the risk of being scammed

I will miss him a lot. I will miss talking about something and nothing, just chewing the fat, having a laugh.

Taken far too young, gone but not forgotten. Rest in Peace Zepher

Looking at all the comments above seems like Zepher was a great person. Never personally met him or dealt with him but I can understand the pain of loosing a great team member which happen to me and few other people when suddenly we lost a great team member from one of our game rooms whom we have never met but always talked and cared about with each other like a family.

Having said that from the message above it seems like Anon will be meeting his mother sometime.

As a community, I have created a raffle to send some BTC to his family.

Oh man.  It's been close to a year since I logged in to the forum, and looking back at my messages close to 2 years since I talked to Zepher.  This news is extremely sad, and I felt I had to log in and share my experience with him.  B was the most trustworthy and friendly person I've dealt with here, and I will miss his seemingly endless knowledge of everything crypto collecting.  He was always the first person I would go to if I had a question, and was always immediate with an honest and genuine response.  On several occasions, I trusted him with very large to me sums of money without hesitation, and was never disappointed.  Wish I would have had the privilege of meeting him in person, but will cherish the conversations I had with him here on the forums.  My thoughts are with his family & loved ones.  Coming from some random American he met on the internet, I find it only appropriate to end this message the same way he always did with me. "Cheers Bud"

My sincere condolences
I had exchanges with zepher including a sale
Remember a collector

Zepher provided his service as escrow for my first- ever valuable trade on this forum.
He was very kind, helpful, and showed a great amount of honesty and professionalism. He was the kind of person that got me into this hobby. Therefor I trusted him with a rather large amount of money, even though It was the first time I dealt with him. Thereafter we had a chat every now and then and traded multiple crypto collectables. It was always a pleasure dealing with him. I bought multiple items in his last- ever auction, hosted on this forum. Every time I see my kialara gold, it reminds me of Zepher, calling me out for getting a good deal on it. He was without a doubt one of my favorites out here, and will be really missed by me, and without any doubt, many more of us, crypto collectors. He told me he was having health issues,  but I never expected it to end like this. Not So young... Zepher was a great person. A real asset to this small community of crypto friends.

Rest In peace my friend.

 

Thanks for all the messages so far guys (and girls). I'll keep this topic open for a few more days before I start working on the hardcover book.

Always hard to hear of a forum member who has passed away.
I hadnt contact with the user personally but from his profile page it looks like he was very active with alot of well known members in the community and was popular person to many people who he did have trades and conversations with.
Rest in peace zepher.

I never met Zepher. I barely messaged with him. Yet his passing left quite the impact as I found myself in tears as others recalled stories of past times.

I'll be honest. Ive always seen this board as a fun interesting hobby I genuinely care about, but also as a side income. Sure, I've made some contacts here I'd consider personal friends, but the loss of Zepher made me totally re-evaluate my view towards this board. Truly, it is impeccable community that has been organically been born, mutually developed & progressed to the point that the value of all items come secondary to the community aspect. Yes, we may involve in valuable transactions, however, what both parties want is to come out happy for all involved when the deal is done. That's caring for your fellow man. I cannot fathom how a group of vastly different individuals from around the world congregated to create a legitimate micro society. Thank Satoshi.  Nobody here is a 'customer'. We are all collectors and Zepher was one of the most devout - aiding some fellow collectors in ways you'd never imagine.  A true legend. 

Long Live Z.

Rest in peace good boy

I look forward to meeting a lot of us collectors in the future at one of the many conference and even though you will not be joining us in person, your spirit will be at each and every one through the lives you've touched. It will be unbelievable how many toasts will be made to and about you Zepher. You're only really gone when and if you're forgotten... you my friend will live on eternally.
Rest easy.

It's so incredibly cool to see many people from many different countries all collectively being able to mourn the loss of a mutual friend, whether a personal friend or an acquaintance over these forums.  We all may hide behind pseudonyms, but it's so incredibly important to realize the humanness we all share and that we aren't just some computer generated message that pops up on a message board.

Zepher and I only had one transaction together, but he was essentially one of the few people at the beginning that had helped me realize how generous and kind people on this board could be (granted there are a lot of assholes on here )

My condolences to his mother. I hope you may take comfort in knowing your son was a stand up person that had affected a lot of us robot*ahem* people who spend so much time on here.

Thanks for being so welcoming when we met in manc.

Rest in peace Zepher.

I never trade or had any deal with Zepher before his departure but I'm thrill with what was said about him and anyone that make a positive impact in the crypto sphere is definitely an inspiration to me.
Please guys! Lets take care of our self very well and always exercise our body.

I am kinda new user in this community, and I had never the chance to interact with Zepher. However, I closely monitor the majority of auctions/offers & user comments in the collectables section. I have to say (from all that I read through the time) that he was an awesome & one of the most trustworthy users here. This forum (and the whole society generally speaking) will be definitely poorer without him 

I remember Zepher from the group buys years ago. He was honest and handled everything professionally. I Would also see him help and educate a lot of the newbies on this forum.  It is  sad to lose a fellow collector, not many of us out there. Zepher,  you will be missed.

R.I.P Zepher