Session Start: Sat Jan 21 00:00:00 2012 Session Ident: #Itsy we are very pleased to have Itsys's wife with us here for this memorial :) it will be logged and printed off and sent to her... now on a more personal note i have something i'd like to say.. I met Itsy on Oct 22nd, 1995 on Undernet in a channel called #canadian. I knew absolutely nothing about computers but a friend had talked me into buying a computer and getting online. When I joined #canadian I saw a lot of folks chatting up a storm and one of those people was Itsy. We immediately started chatting and the rest is history. The channel #Itsy was born on Undernet and it has ALWAYS had the same topic. Itsy helped me with many many things when it came to computers and taught me some things about the security part of it as he did with so many others on here. He would open up a chat window with me everytime we were online together. Itsy and I shared a lot of things on chat...a lot of tears...a LOT of laughter and of course a lot of music and he shared pictures of his precious cat Nim. Itsy was a very private person to most on here...but believe me he had a heart of gold when someone was hurting. He was here for me when both of my parents passed away, when treecat passed away and when my sister passed away last year from lung cancer. He was fighting his own battle with cancer but still took the time to comfort me in my time of grief and now I do hope I can do the same thing for his wife Noy. There are so many things that come to mind about Itsy but I would be here for days telling you all about them so for now I'll just say to Itsy/David that you are a wonderful friend and always will be and you will always be in my heart...for that I have no doubt. Thank you Noy for sharing him with me and the others on this network. StarLink-IRC was one of his many passions and he has left this network as a legacy to many people. thank you ==== I cant begin to tell you of all the support and help Itsy gave me over the years ... from advice on computers and software to how do be fair in dealing with chatters in #autism to how to deal with things in my personal life to political debates :) he was always a person i thought of when you have one of those i need advice moments in your life. we also shared alot of likes in music i admired him because he worked so hard to be fair to all chatters and keep this network a nice safe place to chat Noy ... I have talked to you on the phone before when i called in a panic when the net had problems ... my real name is Nancy I like Amazing could talk for hours on how he has helped me but just want to say thanks for shareing him with us :) ==== Itsy was a rare man, he devoted many hours of his life to slirc, without any intention to profit for himself. His own profit was helping others enjoy themselves. I'll always admire that. Thank you ==== Figuring out what to say after over a decade of being on SL-IRC and being a part of this family has not been easy to do. Because when speaking of Itsy that involves everyone whom has ever been on this network. So here goes.. Hiya everyone! We are gathered today in remembrance of a man whom wanted a place to chat without the of hassles he had seen elsewhere. So along with a few others this network was created with the unique user friendly CStar bot & no need for nick registration. The desire was [& still is] for everyone to be as safe as possible while enjoying their channels the same as anyone would do in their own homes. When Itsy was diag'd with cancer and began treatments the biggest concern for Itsy with this network was for it to continue as it has all these years after he was gone. He knew that the cancer was likely to be unbeatable but he sure put up a awesome effort to be with us as long as possible. Itsy kept going for 19 months longer than the doctors said he would survive. I believe that occured for a few reasons. Two of those reasons that I will share with everyone are these: First would be his wife Noy - I'm told he called her his Walking Miracle. (Hugs Noy & Thank You). The second reason is because of everyone on this network. He held on as long as he could for us - everyone one of us. On a personal note Itsy encouraged me in many ways over the years. One way was he encouraged my getting out of the vicious cycle of being with a abusive man. This included his being here when I traveled 1,000 miles away to go to a shelter to get away and start over. At that time i was very ill myself - on treatments for hep c & mentally drained. Over the years Itsy helped me to regain my self confidence in many aspects of my life. Itsy was here for me when my father committed suicide. He was here for me when other life things didn't go well. Always encouraging. I never heard Itsy complain about his having cancer. He faced that with the strength of his loving wife along the knowledge of folks whom knew caring. Like I mentioned earlier - his only request was for this network to keep existing for all of us. This past week I've heard ltns said to me many times. Heh and will probably hear that said more as folks realize I'm back. Just know tho that I am back for all of you as well as for myself. SL-IRC is home. A home that was created by Itsy and several other good people. While all of us are hurting with the loss of Itsy - please keep his wife Noy and Amazing and .. well.. for all of us that have ever known Itsy... in your thoughts while we grieve and learn how to move forward in this magical world Itsy created. P.S. Itsy was not the only person whom encouraged me over the years. Amazing and the rest of the staff was there along with those that knew of the things happening in my life. To those folks you will always have my thanks. For the many friendships overall you have my thanks. To Itsy .. treecat.. and others .. you will always be in my heart. Good bye my friend - be at peace. Thank You ==== you know as i went through my loss i to had the shoulder of itsy at times he was always one who said hey i am here if you want to talk and that was worth more than anything to know he thought enough to offer his ear men being as we are... we dont show a lot of emotion he and I had more of a tecky relationship and i learn so much from him i will always miss that when problems arise ... but he prepared me well so it will be fine to his wife i knew you were special to him.. he always kept his life private and i to admired him for that .. i came here when he started this network along with treecat Amazing and others and i never left .. rest well my friend you will never be forgotten Thank you ==== Before I begin, I'd like to paste something from Obiwan Most of the people here were IRC ops and knew itsy well. I just know him from hearing of him. But the world that he created opened up a whole new universe to me...one which led to an amazing friendship with you and the completion of a part of God's will for me, to come here in Louisiana and do whatever his bidding would be for me...starting with me surrendering my life to Him and living as He would have me live. Thanks for that, Obi. We just never know how far-reaching our influences can be. As the others have said, to isolate a few things to say about Itsy is so difficult. He is larger than life. I say "is" because I believe in eternal life and know that Itsy still lives, just not on this earth where we can share living with him. First and foremost, if I had to choose just one word to describe Itsy, it would be: Brilliant He had an amazing mind (no pun, Amazing) :) I can't think of a single time that this network faced difficulty that Itsy didn't have a solution at hand. Like IronHawk, I was here the very night the network was formed, and the stories are far too plentiful to recount in one sitting. And if I did, somehow, from far away on his star, Itsy would somehow find a way to make a brand new Follies entry about what I had to say. :) He had a wicked sense of humor that peeked out at the best of times. He built something so special here, unparalleled in cyberspace, and for it, I am thankful. The friendships made here have reached far beyond internet connections. They became ties of the heart that are unbreakable. All because one man had a vision, a dream, and the smarts to make it happen. * NOLady raising coffee mug... To Itsy. We will miss you, my brilliant, big-hearted, terribly wise, and oh, so funny friend. And if I could remember how to do it, I would SO play Pickle a Doodle for you! Thank you. ==== I had the hardest time to figure out what to say without being here all night... so I have 2 First I'd like to offer my condolences to you, Noy. Thank you for sharing Itsy with us. I am known to most as LindyM but Itsy called me lm Thinking of the many memories of Sire/Mr. Itsy (as I called him); my husband, Will and I are very blessed to have known him. He was always there when I needed an ear to listen. Mr. Itsy was compassionate, caring and protective of the chatters here. He wanted things to be done right to keep the servers safe for all of us. He, Amazing, the rest of the Admins and staff worked as a team to make this possible. At the same time, those that were watching and keeping us safe behind the scenes, he expected to have fun also. Many times you'd think he wasn't watching but he never missed anything. Much of that came out in his follies for which I now NOLady was thrilled I helped even things up A very special friend you could confide in, one who liked excellence but not at the expense of missing out on the fun, Sire, you will be missed but always and forever in my heart you will stay. As I struggled to try to write what I would share, I found this... The topic here never changed.. No intelligent chat so I'd like to share a short dialog of a chat here with Sire they are stealing snowshovels from porches around here lots of snow huh? more coming lots want to trade it for rain? no 20 to 30 I'll take 10, okay? take a foot ok...ship her down u pay shipping of course won't have it any other way use them little post office envelopes did you know you lose 26 calories by kissing? hmmm...those two topics don't combine at all where'd you hear that? hehe read it on the internet it's a Valentine trivia question they used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead, she would marry a sailor what if they saw a crow? God help them lol lol marry a coal miner Rest in peace Itsy.... we love you thank you ==== i have something i'd like to paste from CoffeeCup .... I did not know Itsy well yet Itsy kindly came to my channel to help when needed. Always polite and always helpful, Itsy was much appreciated by the people in #Catholics. Thank you to all those who provided this opportunity for us to be here in appreciation of Itsy's life on Starlink-irc. And a special thank you to Noy for being here with us. God grant eternal peace and rest to the soul of Itsy and comfort to those who loved him here on Earth. Thanks. ==== Hi everyone I just want to say that I met itsy thru oldradio chat along with charlie and lois there Itsy never said much there but when he did he was a good one He let me know a few things about irc and introduced me to itsy chat room so all i would like to say is thank itsy for having a place for me to meet some new life long friends and thanks for being here for all of us god bless and be in peace thank u amazing for the time ==== I want to ditto what doggy said and really everyone else as well. but here are my thoughts I just want to say how much Itsy will be missed, he was so much a part of Starlink-IRC. He taught me so much, helped me with webmaking and computers as well as IRC, and kept people informed of important internet issues. I think i remember a café, where you could order the most unusual concoctions. Itsy was fun as well as very informed, brilliant someone said earlier. My condolences to Noy and to the staff of Starlink-IRC ==== I'm so very sorry for your loss ((Noy)) and I will be forever grateful for how you shared Itsy with us when i came to the net i had never been on the net before, i came in on an old school computer and I could hardly even make a sentence let alone spell or type and it took me 3 days to even log on and stay on i think Itsy notice this and somehow keep me here Itsy provide that safe place for us that others have spoken about so equilently however to just even think of how accepting and opened minded and loving this man David was I can not fathom to not only allow us here but to also protect us I do not belong to facebook and all the other im chatts not because i can't because I am safe here I am protected here I can't begin to tell you how much that means to me, to us I opened my own channel and i wa sscared very scared to do so and it has been so I pray you don't mind me saying this I loved him for all he gave silently he never said much he never complained but I knew His Spirit His "Star" will always shine in my heart and I will also be eternally grateful God Bless you ((Noy)) ==== I just wanted to say that .. I am thankful and blessed to have known and learned alot from Itsy.. When I was a newbie IRCOP he taught me alot and if it had not been for Starlink-irc I would not have the love and friendship of people from across the globe. I hope that in someway that knowing what Itsy ment to alot of people will give his family great peace and comfort. Thats all I have :) ==== I am here to express my deepest condolences to Itsy's friends family and his Network, as one of the original members of this Network I will always RESPECT Itsy for his dedication and hard work to make this IRC Network a friendly SAFE place to chat. The Internet Has lost a Pioneer someone who educated me in many ways computer, internet and Life. God Bless Starlink-irc.org and may it continue in the memory of Itsy and others who have passed through our lives. ==== There is nothing I could say that hasn't already been said. I simply want to say Thank you, Itsy. I found refuge and comfort in IRC after my husband passed away. IRC changed my life and I will forever be grateful. Itsy, you will remain in our hearts always and you will be missed. Thank you, Noy, for sharing him with us. *hugs* ==== I have been asked by 2 people to share for them.. Tisket has been a joy on the net and she too like others found comfort when she lost her husband I dont know what all to say except Itsy's family have my deepest sympathies. Kanga had sent me an email but she also rushed here to share more with all of us this is her email I would love to be at the memorial for Itsy but on the 21st I will be away for the weekend so I am asking could you please give my apologies & pass on my condolences to Itsy’s wife Thanking you Mary aka Kanga Just wanted to let EVERYONE know my thoughts & Prayers are with you all.... I just got home from a weekend away from a "non"fishing trip ... seas to big offshore.... know that you are all in my heart... like the rest of us, she HAD to be here Physically also.. email was not enough This is what we call family Thank you ==== Noy from me and the webtv say sorry over the years Itsy & The IRC op team helped with a lot things Ty Amaz prayer goes out for you Noy ==== i have a msg here from daph .... i have to go but just want to say i'm going to miss david and give my besst to his wife i will daph and thank you :) ==== As a veteran, I salute Itsy for his USAF service to our Nation. yes Wullie...for sure :) Amen, Wull yes His service to our country went beyond the military and we honor him for that as well ==== I just want to share something from Will he's not good with American english...or British english Will doesn't say much as many know he would go to Itsy with a question and Itsy always had a way to translate what he was trying to say as Will said, 'I could be so stupid to try to explain something'.. Itsy was patient to listen, figure it out and give him an answer guess we all know about that one that's it ==== okay...now i'd like to share some emails .... Condolences too all who were close to Itsy, especially to Amazing. lorellei .... So very sorry to hear the news. I'm sad to hear this for all of you who were so close to Itsy. My condolences to you and his family of course. Teedee .... I would like to offer my deepest condolences with family and friends of Itsy, also on behalf of the Dutch users residing in #autsider. I wish family and friends all the strength of the world in coping with this loss. Gerrit. ..... I am Dolynn. I am so sorry to hear that and will keep his family and loved ones in my prayers. God Bless Them all. He was a wonderful person. .... I am in shock! I am so sorry to Itsy's family and friends. Karm .... I would like to send my deepest sympathies. He will be sorely missed. Thread/Connie .... Very sorry to hear that sad news. Boomer1 .... Very sad to lose someone of his caliber. I never knew his name was David or his last name or where he lived or if he had a family...he was to me just "itsy" a very sweet man and always a gentleman. J0y .... I am SO sorry for your loss hon...and to his wife I extend my deepest and heartfelt sympathies. Itsy was a dear man, who pissed me off now and then...but always stood for what HE believed to the right. I had the greatest respect for him and he will be sorely missed in real life by his friends and family and in cyber life by those who knew him. Charlotte Hart (aka Momma) .... Another good one no longer with us, but in a far better place. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Steve57 .... We, Bob and I are so sorry to hear of David's passing. He is without pain now and in heaven with the Lord. Dorie and Bob .... I'm sorry I wasn't able to make it Saturday - David / Itsy was a very special person + was always there too lend a hand when I didn't understand something or had a problem with something and loved chatting with him. He's in my thoughts + prayers right now + will truly be missed. Safe trip David, I'll miss you. Karen / Moonbeam .... Itsy did a great job running this network, but he did a lot more than just that. He's helped many people in "real life" well beyond help with their computers. He cared very much about others and I know he will be missed. It's a difficult time, but we must remember that we were fortunate to have known him and focus on being thankful for that. Andrew .... Itsy was a lot more than just a friend but he was a big influence on me over the years. He really did encourage me in a lot of ways that has helped to lead me into the operations of various servers online. Webservers and various other servers including IRC. This all comes back to being a part of StarLink-IRC and having Itsy as a friend. What I learned as a result of our friendship has helped me to be able to be a bigger part of this net and gave me the tools to operate a business. Our friendship was priceless! He will be forever missed. OldCrow .... Itsy was the most knowledgeable and kind man that I have ever known. Nothing was too much for him to do.We used to have a little computer club here in British Columbia and never once was there a question that he did not get back to one of us immediately. He will be sadly missed. Scorp:( .... I'm sorry to hear such terrible news. LarryC .... My heartfelt sympathy to Itsy's family and friends. He will be missed. Linda/Poliwog .... It is a sad day, but I don't think he would want us to do anything but celebrate his having touched our hearts! HUGS, Mush .... I just learned of Itsy's passing from Joy and wanted to pass along my deepest condolences. My heart is so sad. May you, his family and friends experience God's loving arms of peace and comfort at this difficult time. Sincerely, Loopy^ .... and...i know chiefy spoke in here but he also sent me an email that i'd like to share.. Its with Great sadness that I learned of Davids Passing. While our relationship over the years became strained I always admired him for his dedication to his work, the Network and his friendship with you. The internet will be a little slower now, not quite as fun as it once was because the Spidy isn't here to give it and US a swift kick in the Hard Drive. I wish you, Starlink-IRC Itsy's family and friends all the best, as each of us remember a good man and internet pioneer.. God speed Itsy.... Richard L. Rohrbaugh aka Chiefy .... This is from Sassy of #40Something Apparently, I can't connect to Starlink through the random server anymore? I won't be able to make it tonight, but please tell everybody that I am so sad about David and truly thank him for all the IRC support he provided. I didn't know him very well, but he was always so welcoming and helpful. May he rest in peace in a better place without any pain. Hope all is well with you and yours. Much love, Sue ==== Itsy was also one of the funniest people to ever hit the internet. I'm sure David would want us all te remember his quick wit, his stories of terror while using yard appliances and his various Cat Stories .. I was talking to Itsy on the Phone one night and Amazing had Just returned from threatening to Kill a furniture Store Clerk, we were both laughing so hard on the phone we had to hang up because we were choking... I will never forget those times and Never Let Amazing forget them either!!! Hugs and a smile ==== i want to express my condoelences from marbs and myself i have learned so much from being here I thank itsy for allowing me to feel like i had a family even though was away from time to time as i sit here today i see so many friends and itsy you will be missed Rest in Peace ty ==== Well I would like to thank Itsy for the vision to create this network and keep it going A place that has been a safe home for groups that might have had issues on other networks When I first started coming to Sl-irc I used to spend more time in #Itsy and he was always supportive of me (as were others) He will be missed greatly ==== I have not been around here for a while... some of you remeber me...and I remeber some of you as well... It really shocked me to know that Itsy had not received an email I sent to him explaining I wanted to join back in, but that I needed to have my reg code, and password... But it shocked me more when Amazing sent the email saying he had passed away... He was always helpful to me and patient with all the questions I had about the mIRC operations and all related to it... My deep condolescens to his family, particularly his wife, and to all his friends here... Ty for letting me share... God bless you all ==== If I may speak... on behalf of my friends from #wtgo, we are sorry to hear about Itsy. Itsy and Amazing helped us relocate here when TalkCity imploded in '02 or so. We weren't accustomed to running our own room and Itsy was very helpful and accomodating... very congenial, too. I've posted his passing on our room topic and I'll direct my friends to stop in, if at least for just a few moments. My chat client is pre-Y2K, hope you can piece that together. :) ==== i'm going to close the Celebration of Life now with a poem.. God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be so he put his arms around you and whispered, "Come to Me" With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you pass away and although we love you dearly we could not make you stay. A Golden heart stopped beating hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best .... Rest in peace dearest Itsy...we will always love you *hugs* thank you everyone for coming.. Amen * Bambi fluffs Sir Itsy's pillow and tucks him into his bug bed with a box of mints ! ==== all of us will be able to look up into the night sky and see a shining star.. a star that has been named for Itsy...it is called David'sCStar.. it was named through the International Star Registry and the documentation will be sent to Noy :) ==== Goodbye Noy, Thank you for sharing Itsy with us for so many years. God be with you. Thanks Noy for coming to be with us :) Noy, we love you... thank you and you are in our prayers thank you Noy for being here with us for this tribute to your wonderful husband David :) Thank You Noy - you've done more for us than we can ever do for you. I hope this service helped your heart Noy good night Noy :-) thank you for sharing Itsy you all are in my heart and prayers Thank you, Noy, from us on the autistic spectrum on the safest iRC network in thre world ==== hi everyone. so sorry to hear about itsy:( I didn't know itsy well, but he was such a big help with us in #wtgo. Always there to help us out. So glad I made it in tonight. My thoughts and prayers will be with his family. Good night all and God Bless... ==== I know Goggomobile and Roo_I_am were here and mentioned how helpful itsy was when Rosecatt and I first started our room here about 9 years ago....you too Amazing gotta get back to my room. supposed to be a game tonight, but few have shown up. my condolences to mrs. itsy and all his friends ==== Thank you so much for your kind words for my husband he was a kind man and more yes we greatly appreciate your sharing your husband with us Noy - and care about you deeply. Soft hugs always :) ==== From Vicki in #40-up i'm just sorry he was so sick and i'll always remember things he's done to help me in here .... thanks Lindy :) yw I don't think I ever chatted with Itsy..but sad to hear he lost the battle and passed away. My sympathies to his wife, family and friends please tell Vicki and NCBlue thank you :) ==== so glad to be here for Itsy's celebration..it was truly wonderful to see and feel all the warm love that was expressed by his friends. It was nice to meet some of you folks and hear your heartfelt stories. Thank you for sharing and goodnight to you all. God Bless especialy to Noy. ==== greetings folks I would like to express my condolences ==== Thanks again everyone for such a beautiful memorial for Itsy. I'm sure he's looking down on each and everyone of us and smiling :) Goodnight and God speed Itsy...we love you *hugs* :) ***************