He had a lot of personality and seemed like a good kid. RIP.

RIP.

RIP

RIP

Sad RIP

What a shame (and at the moment: mystery).

Like others have said - a horribly tragic loss - but I take some comfort that he appears to have gone out when he had things together - and was winning at life. He'd been facing his demons - and beating his demons. He won.

Opened the thread hoping it was a weird way of saying that he had just left the forum.

RIP sir.

Crazy I had actually staked him in the marketplace a while back. Then saw the " a lot of you know myself..." thread.

RIP WVUSkinsfan

I don't know if I'm going too far overboard but I feel like it would be a nice gesture on our part if we all chipped in a little to help Mark's family with final expenses, which I'm sure they didn't plan for. He was a part of our community and I think it's important for them to know that we all appreciated having him in our lives, even if it wasn't in the typical fashion. I'm not expecting us to raise enough to pay for it all but I'm sure every little bit would help during this tragic and unexpected time.

It seems like there are some on here who would be in a better position than me to handle the logistics because they live nearby or have had a personal relationship with him. But I'm more than happy to take care of it. I'm not too sure how we could go about setting this up. If anyone is interested in doing this or contributing please let me know so we can start to set this up.

Didn't know him or interact with him but the loss of someone even just on an website creates a real sense of sadness
RIP

RIP, condolences to the friends and family.

Sorry to hear. He definitely had one of the greatest threads in OOT history with amichelle. How old was he? Like 25 or 26? The worst part about this is he had such a great and happy sober life ahead of him. Too young to go so soon.

I was always very impressed with WVUSkinsfan's authenticity - not a small feat given the hubub he was involved in and the fact I only lurked his posts on an anonymous message board.

You will be missed.

One more thing just to dispel any myth I can 100% confirm this is for real, there is no doubt he is gone from us. For those who asked he was 29 ( he would of been 30 in a little over a month)

QFMFT

RIP

I remember taking a bit of a shot at something he posted once and being amazed at his calm and mature reaction to it. My view of him as a poster changed instantly, and I was glad to read that he was turning his life around.

RIP WVU

RIP

RIP, you will be missed.

RIP, very sad

RIP so very sad. was on the right track after a long time of being derailed.

RIP

Would toss a few $$'s to the cause if the someone set something up

A friend of his posted a link to a memorial page yesterday, is it ok with mods if I link to it?

I've known Mark since I was 13, I hadn't stayed in contact really since highschool, but I found him through this forum, and been in contact with him over the past few months. He's was always a genuinely nice guy, always willing to help someone. I know this forum, poker,and a lot of people here were a big part of his life.

R.I.P. Mark.

I really think we should leave that for his friends and family who really knew him, tbh. I don't think it would be great for it to be flooded with hundreds of random people from 2+2.

Lets give the memorial page a rest I'd also appreciate you guys not passing it around in PM let his friends and family have that. Eventually sure but it's still fresh let it be for now