A picture of Khashka...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Thanks to Mary-Ellen for sending this to me...

Got it yesterday...

Just scanned it today...

Sorry it's not the best quality, but it tells us how he looked, and that's the important thing...

Here you are:

[Redstone]

1. I'll miss the guy, too. Not as much as you will, but still...

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I hear you, my dear Redstone...

This has been the toughest loss in a long time...

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Thank you, Peggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. You're welcome, my dear SeattleGirl...

:hug:

[NewJeffCT]

5. Thanks for posting the pic, we all miss him

we've lost too many good DUers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear NewJeffCT...

We sure have, haven't we?

I just hope they're all having the best DU meetup wherever they are!

Thanks for coming by...

:hug:

[graywarrior]

7. What a major loss.

Thanks for posting that, CP.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear graywarrior...

It sure was...

I really wanted to do this...

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. sigh

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear pri...

You got that right...


Sorry I didn't call yesterday...way too busy.

I will call you today, OK?


:hug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. you can call me whenever, i am going to try and get you in touch with thom

he is a much better organizer. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. That sounds like a plan!

I need advice on how to get around, where to stay and so on!

Feel free to give him my number!

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. will do.

[NewJeffCT]

15. if i was closer

you could stay at my place - but, I'm 2 hours away by car.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I wish you were closer too!

It was an excellent thought nonetheless!

Thank you, sweetie...

:hug:

[NewJeffCT]

28. well

I am planning on heading down to NYC on the 10th to hopefully meet a bunch of DUers - I'm a DU virgin when it comes to meeting people in person.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. We will gladly strip you

of your DU virginity!

I'm an old hand at that...:evilgrin:

[NewJeffCT]

32. just be gentle

my daughter will likely be there as well.

[lost-in-nj]

14. Hi CP`

what a wonderful picture.....


thanks

:hug:


lost

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear lost...

It is a wonderful pic!

I thank you for being here...

:hug:

[malta blue]

16. thanks for sharing Peggy.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. You're welcome, my dear malta blue...

:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. Thanks Peggy...

:hug::hug::hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. You're welcome, my dear GoddessOfGuinness...

:hug:

[TZ]

21. Thanks Peggy

I didn't know Khash nearly as well as most..but what I did know, I liked very much. I'm glad to have seen this.
I will miss his humor and kindness much..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. You're welcome, my dear turtlensue...

I'm missing his humor and wisdom every day...

And his kindness too...

We shared a huge friendship...

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

22. Thank you for sharing this Peggy

Was there any news on his cause of death? Please excuse me if I'm being intrusive. He was so young. :-(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear KC2...

You're welcome, sweetie...

I just talked to his mom today, and I asked her if they'd gotten the autopsy report yet...

She said they hadn't.

And you're not being intrusive at all, sweetie...

I want to know too...

:hug:

[siligut]

23. Peggy, thank you for your compassion. always

You know, he was an icon.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. My dear siligut...

Ah, you're welcome...

But you know I posted this pic as much for me as for all of you...

I'm trying so hard to keep him close to me...

And the picture helps.


Perhaps he was an icon...

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

29. Thanks for posting this

:hug:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear Retro...

You are very welcome, sweetie...

:hug:

[DS1]

33. .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear DS1...

How good of you to fix this...

Thank you.


:hug:

[Shine]

35. So THAT'S what he looked like.

Sigh. :(

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear Shine...

Yup, that's what he looked like...

This pic is helping me...

I hope it's helping you, too...

*sigh*

Thanks for coming by, sweetie...

:hug:

[ikojo]

37. Thanks for the pic, California Peggy

He was taken from us far too early

RIP, Khashka

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear ikojo...

He sure was...

And, you're welcome, sweetie...

I feel sure that he's at peace...

It'll be much better when we get there too...



:hug:

[supernova]

39. I often tweaked him about not posting

in the pic threads. He always declined saying he was ugly.

He was just beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear supernova...

Yeah, I could never get him to really reveal himself, either...

And, my god, he was gorgeous, inside and out!

Thanks for coming by, sweetie...

:hug:

[lumberingbear]

40. Thanks for posting this Peggy.

He looks a lot like I pictured him in my mind, except for the glasses.

He was a nice looking young man. I really enjoyed his posts and his wit.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear lumberingbear...

Somehow, I always saw him with a more slender face and build...

And black hair!

Don't ask me where I got those images from!

He was such a cool guy...

:hug:

[Cant trust em]

41. WTF???? I'm gone from DU for a couple of weeks and bad things are happening.

I don't like this one bit. I only knew Khashka a little bit in the lounge, but he always entertained me. This is very sad.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear Cant trust em...

Yeah...things can turn on a dime all right...

And this was truly a bad loss...

I join you in your sadness...


:hug:

[tigereye]

42. aw, he always seemed like an attractive guy in spirit ( and a bit of a wise-guy)

and he was attractive in real life, too. That's really a shame. He had health problems didn't he?


I admired his analysis of the human condition - I think he said he was a therapist, at one time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. My dear tigereye...

He had the most remarkable spirit!

Very smart, very sweet, very loving...

Yes, he had health problems...a bad case of MS.

And he was a therapist a long time ago...

He helped me so much...

*sigh*

:hug:

[bigwillq]

43. RIP Khash

I hope he is at peace.

Thanks for posting this pic, Peggy.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. My dear bigwillq!

I hope he's at peace, too...

Somehow, I get the feeling that he is...

I am honored that his mom sent me this pic...

Thank you for being here...

:hug:

[From The Ashes]

44. What a lovely picture...

...taken from us far too young...:(

Why do the good ones die so young?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear From The Ashes...

I think it's lovely too...

Oh, yeah...far too young, alas...

Seems as though they do, doesn't it?

:hug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

45. He looked like a very nice person

He will be missed here:hug: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

53. My dear socialdemocrat...

He was a very nice person, to that I can testify!

His gentle spirit lingers in my soul...

I think I will miss him all the days of my life...

:hug:

[MrScorpio]

46. What a cool looking guy

I'm missing him

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. My dear MrScorpio...

So damn cool looking...

Me too, sweetie...me too...

:hug:

[Fox Mulder]

55. ...

:(

I miss him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. My dear Fox Mulder...

I hear you, sweetie...

I think everyone who knew him at all, misses him...

And that includes us...:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

57. He was a good looking guy. Sad.

How old was he? Possibly, he succumbed to complications from MS?

Thanks Peggy, for posting this picture.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My dear Tuesday Afternoon...

Yeah, he sure was...

He was 41 when he died; this pic dates back 2 or 3 years, according to his mom...But she also told me that this is what he looked like now.

It's entirely possible that some aspect of the MS killed him; we don't know. No autopsy report just yet...

I will let you know as soon as I know...

You're welcome, sweetie...

It helps all of us, I think...

:hug:

[Iggo]

58. Dang. (n/t)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. Dang indeed, my dear Iggo...

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

61. So very sad.

RIP dear Khashka.

:cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

62. My dear BarenakedLady...

It's breaking my heart too, sweetie...

Thanks for being here...

:hug:

[applegrove]

63. Vibes.

[blueknight]

64. he looked like a gentle soul

RIP khash

[Flaxbee]

65. Thanks for posting this, CalPeggy...

Really quite tragic that he's gone. :hug: You doing any better?

Any word on what happened to him yet?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. My dear Flaxbee...

I was so grateful to his mom for sending this pic, and for her urging me to post it...

No word as yet as to what happened...

I am doing a bit better, and thank you for asking!

I still have tears every day, but not as many...

:hug:

[Taverner]

66. Khashkha - He will be missed

I missed the thread, but how did he die?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. My dear Taverner...

Yes, he sure will be missed...

His parents still don't know what happened...

They've not yet received the autopsy report...

I will report on it as soon as I know...

:hug:

[Taverner]

69. Damn - I hope it was painless

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. We sure hope so too...

I doubt that we will ever know...

*sigh*

[Taverner]

71. Nope - probably not

Death is, and will always be, my enemy

[southlandshari]

72. Khashka was a good friend

He was someone who was there to absorb the pain of those around him, and whose pain was felt by those around him, if they were paying attention. I loved him and I worried about him. A lot, on both counts. I was also supported by him. Often when I needed it most in the past few years.

Peggy, if you could please add my name to the list of people whose thoughts and prayers you are passing on to Khash's mother and family, I would really appreciate it. And tell her that he was a beautiful soul, and one who gave twice as much as he took. No matter what struggles he may have had, he was very strong for himself and for others, me included.

I loved him and I want to add my voice to those celebrating his life.