Re: My Brother

In message <Xns9402DE8B63883quongnguyenyahoocom@216.168.3.44>  Quong
Nguyen <quo...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have sad news.
>My name is Quong Nguyen and I am Tran Nguyen's younger brother. Last 
>weekend Tran and I went out late to a Taco Bell for some food when we were 
>caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in downtown Oakland.
>Tears are streaming down my face as I write this because Tran pushed me 
>down to safety behind his Honda. He died four hours later at the Alameda 
>County Medical Center. The doctors said he was dead the minute he entered 
>the emergency room but they did their best.
>I've never really read the internet but he always talked about his friends 
>on alt.ascii-art and making his buffoonish cartoons. He also wrestled with 
>his alcoholism which had haunted him since early high school and his way of 
>overcoming this demon was through laughter.
>Tran's ashes were scattered over the Pacific on Tuesday in a traditional 
>Buddhist ceremony. His ascii art "farts" will remain on the web for 
>generations to come so he won't be forgotten.

Sad news indeed.  I will sorely miss Tran's unique humor, which has
become such a fixture here in alt.asci-art.  I looked forward to
seeing his "goofy" stuff every day.  My deepest sympathy goes out to
you and your family for the loss of your brother.  Even though I have
never had the pleasure of meeting Tran, I feel as though I knew him
personally, and will always remember the laughter he inspired.

Thank you for telling us about your brother.  May his rebirth be met
with the joy he gave in this life.

Sharky