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A eulogy to David Von Foxkin
9 years ago
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Today I received the news that an old friend of mine has died.
David Von Foxkin (Foxkin Impfondo) passed away on February 25, 2017 at the age of 58.
http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/David_Von_Foxkin
Sadly, I was unable to attend his Memorial in Second Life and possibly catch up with some of our common friends.
This has hit me pretty hard just now, as I hadn't talked to him in years and now there is so much I would have wanted to talk to him about.
I must have first e-mailed him around 2002 because of his Macro art. He was the first person on the internet I made contact with, and would become my best friend for quite a while. Back then I started out as a bit of a fanboy. He had a lot more Art than me and some Anal Vore even, something I had just learned I wasn't the only person to be into. He told me I was lucky to message him at that time because he had just come back from a convention and he felt that it had made him more open and friendly.
And I must say, I was lucky. He was the best "first furry" I could have had. He was experienced and calm, he was able to deal with my outburst in a way that made me reflect on myself in ways that no one had before. He told me I would get less angry over time, and I didn't believe him, but he was right.
On June 19, 2005 we both joined Second Life and made our home in Healy.
I still remember him worrying about getting too involved in SL, something about him always finding job opportunities and then getting too deep into things.
We didn't spend too long as Neighbors though. After a while I bought his parcel and started expanding my lab (Cole Industries) in Healy as he began to work for a land rental agency.
Things where good, we spend a lot of time exploring Second Life and chatting.
While I was pretending to be a scientist/engineer in my own lab, my little fox friend spend a lot of time making new friends and work relationships.
Before I knew it he had his own Rental Agency and was a very busy fox indeed.
Over time Foxkin and I drifted apart. And even though we messaged each other every now and then, we could never really get into the same back and forth as we used to.
Now it has been so long, I don't even know if he knew about my work on the Fox.
I should have talked about it.. but I guess I thought we still had time. I wonder what he would have thought about my plans for the little guy.
An angry and socially inept Rayverak meeting a fox with similar interests to his own. Then building a lab and having the business savvy fox do marketing for him. Over time, the fox would slowly heal Rayverak's broken heart and turn him into a loving and caring partner.
I hope he would have liked that. I like to think that some of it was inspired by our time together.
At least I can comfort myself in that he was happy until the end. As David said in one of his last messages to me:
"I hope you are well and your life is going the way you want or at lease you're finding some happy moments (^_~). I am as always my joyful self (^_^), I never seem to change no matter what is going on."
Goodbye old friend, I will never forget the times we had together.
David Von Foxkin (Foxkin Impfondo) passed away on February 25, 2017 at the age of 58.
http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/David_Von_Foxkin
Sadly, I was unable to attend his Memorial in Second Life and possibly catch up with some of our common friends.
This has hit me pretty hard just now, as I hadn't talked to him in years and now there is so much I would have wanted to talk to him about.
I must have first e-mailed him around 2002 because of his Macro art. He was the first person on the internet I made contact with, and would become my best friend for quite a while. Back then I started out as a bit of a fanboy. He had a lot more Art than me and some Anal Vore even, something I had just learned I wasn't the only person to be into. He told me I was lucky to message him at that time because he had just come back from a convention and he felt that it had made him more open and friendly.
And I must say, I was lucky. He was the best "first furry" I could have had. He was experienced and calm, he was able to deal with my outburst in a way that made me reflect on myself in ways that no one had before. He told me I would get less angry over time, and I didn't believe him, but he was right.
On June 19, 2005 we both joined Second Life and made our home in Healy.
I still remember him worrying about getting too involved in SL, something about him always finding job opportunities and then getting too deep into things.
We didn't spend too long as Neighbors though. After a while I bought his parcel and started expanding my lab (Cole Industries) in Healy as he began to work for a land rental agency.
Things where good, we spend a lot of time exploring Second Life and chatting.
While I was pretending to be a scientist/engineer in my own lab, my little fox friend spend a lot of time making new friends and work relationships.
Before I knew it he had his own Rental Agency and was a very busy fox indeed.
Over time Foxkin and I drifted apart. And even though we messaged each other every now and then, we could never really get into the same back and forth as we used to.
Now it has been so long, I don't even know if he knew about my work on the Fox.
I should have talked about it.. but I guess I thought we still had time. I wonder what he would have thought about my plans for the little guy.
An angry and socially inept Rayverak meeting a fox with similar interests to his own. Then building a lab and having the business savvy fox do marketing for him. Over time, the fox would slowly heal Rayverak's broken heart and turn him into a loving and caring partner.
I hope he would have liked that. I like to think that some of it was inspired by our time together.
At least I can comfort myself in that he was happy until the end. As David said in one of his last messages to me:
"I hope you are well and your life is going the way you want or at lease you're finding some happy moments (^_~). I am as always my joyful self (^_^), I never seem to change no matter what is going on."
Goodbye old friend, I will never forget the times we had together.
I thought the name was familiar. I was a bit of a fan of his work myself. But I'd never spoken to him. Nice to know that he was a great guy to know.
It's a shame when good people pass on. They often leave a larger wake then those whom live life selfishly.
He was one of the first micro/macro artists I remember running into. Definitely an influence on me :/
Writing this Journal was a great thing to do, and just look at all the people who remember him in a similar light :)
It was an eerie feeling to learn he’s passed away, but I appreciate this Journal cause it’s good to know he was a good person and stuff.