Sad news concerning forum member DSW

[HT2-4956]

I posted about this at the I FORGE IRON site, here's the moderators edit, site post ,http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/4805...w-passed-away/

Mod edit

Douglas S. Wilbur passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. He was 49.

Born in Hawaii, Douglas was a long time resident of Bucks County. A graduate of Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science with a degree in Architecture, he worked in the building trades for many years before starting his own contracting business.

Doug loved outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, scuba diving and archery and had an avid interest in the art of blacksmithing.

He is survived by his parents, Charles and Klara Wilbur; his sisters, Heidi and Melinda; and will be deeply missed also by his Aunt Saile, his Uncle Scott and many other family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorial gifts be sent to the Bucks County 4H Club.

If you would like to contribute to the Bucks County 4-H Program, please make your check payable to"Bucks County 4-H Fund" and send it to:

Robert Brown
4-H Coordinator
Penn State Extension, Bucks County
1282 Almshouse Rd.
Doylestown, PA 18901

[Billdacat]

This is sad sad loss. 49 is way too young.

RIP Doug...

[TJS]

Prayers to the family. Such a huge loss. His posts were full of knowledge and insight. He has helped me along the way. God speed. Rest in peace Doug.
T.J.

[cloudman]

WeldingWeb won't be quite the same without DSW.. One of the good guys for sure.

[rlitman]

So sad. He will surely be missed.

[shovelon]

I can't believe this! Only 49. Hope his family is doing ok. My sympathies.

We spoke often on our different styles of teaching tig. I will miss that.

[zapster]

Well...
I have had some time to digest all this.

And it gives me heartburn.

I never met him face to face but it feels like I / WE lost a big part of this family and it will hang with all of us for a very long time.

People like him are very hard to come by and are getting more and more scarce every hour.

We wish him peace and his family the power and grace to get on with life no matter how hard it may be in this chapter in life.

We all are only here for a short time on this planet and we all should make the best of it every day.
This is just another example of how unfair things are at times and nobody is immune to any of it.


Rest in peace my friend.


...zap!

[snowbird]

Well said zap. condoleances to all .

[Seawalker]

Thanks for posting his bio/obit. Nice to learn a little more about him. He seemed like a very genuine person


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[grumpycricket]

To say I'm shocked is an understatement! Rest in peace DSW.😞

[12V71]

Very sad to hear this. Condolences to the family.

[Scootr]

Sad. My prayers and condolences go out to his family. So young. Kind of scary from my stand point, since I just turned 50 nine months ago. I have always enjoyed reading his posts.

[AKmud]

So sorry to hear this. He helped me out more than once... Time to go hug my kids.

[WenValley]

Condolences to Doug's family.

I really enjoyed reading his input, and I admired his skill and expertise. It's funny how "familiar" members become on this forum. I felt like he was someone that I would have enjoyed working with, and I know that he could have taught me a TON of welding tips.

God Rest his soul, and best regards to his family. He will be missed.

[ManoKai]

Doug, Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us during your time on Earth. We know you are teamed up with the blacksmith/fabrication crew in Heaven, instructing and forging with the best of the best.

You will always be remembered for your leadership, mentorship, and grounded responses on this Forum. From afar, you tirelessly trained many fabricators/weldors and offered sage technical advice and commentary.

Fair winds and following seas brother. Rest in Peace. My sincerest condolences to Doug's family, friends, and acquaintances.

[therrera]

My condolences too. He was always ready to give me advice and I really appreciated his ideas and the effort. He will be missed.

[SWells]

I am in shock, Doug was a great guy. RIP my friend. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

[Kelvin]

Aw, man, that SUCKS. He seemed like a heck of a good guy and always took the time to write well-thought-out replies to help people, including me several times. He was a real asset to this forum, IMHO.

So sorry to hear of this. My thoughts and condolences go out to Doug's family.

[tanglediver]

I've taken some time away from the board, but ouch.
On the 16th, I shared his posts describing the Bryn Athyn Cathedral ironwork, I had little idea.
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...-pict-heavy%29

Doug, Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us during your time on Earth. We know you are teamed up with the blacksmith/fabrication crew in Heaven, instructing and forging with the best of the best.

You will always be remembered for your leadership, mentorship, and grounded responses on this Forum. From afar, you tirelessly trained many fabricators/weldors and offered sage technical advice and commentary.

Fair winds and following seas brother. Rest in Peace. My sincerest condolences to Doug's family, friends, and acquaintances.

Manokai, you are a poet. Doug will be missed.

[user 9328330]

Wow, what a loss. I almost never come to this part of the forum and just saw this. And here I'd been thinking he must have been on vacation the last few weeks and was wondering when he'd get back.

We are diminished.

[weldbead]

i havent logged in to this forum in i'm scared to even guess how long..three years? and this is absolutely the first thing i see and click on..if there's any lesson it's treasure your time..

[killdozerd11]

Have not been on the forum myself and was shocked to see this ...Terrible loss

[admswelding]

Rip Doug. Never met, but read your post sad loss to all.

[pantelones]

Wow, what a loss. I almost never come to this part of the forum and just saw this. And here I'd been thinking he must have been on vacation the last few weeks and was wondering when he'd get back.

We are diminished.

I was wondering why DSW was MIA... RIP Doug

[mikecwik]

I don't know if I ever was worried about death or not. Maybe more so thinking about what dbag might get ahold of my stuff.

Maybe there is no heaven but dang if there is you know they got a hell of a shop. I am looking forward to putting in 7 24's with a lot of this forums members up there.



With my luck St Pete would hand me a reflective vest and put me on gate guard.