News RIP Ron The Bear

[TheLoungeLizard]

Hello MB folks,

Unfortunately this news hasn't made its way to the Main Board, so I think he is worthy of a thread.

Ron The Bear has passed away.

A lot of you knew him as the stats man and that he was.

But he was also a good friend to a lot of posters here.

RIP Ron The Bear.

 

[Osho]

Requiescat in pacem, Ron The Bear, this place will be lesser now.

 

[BF Tiger]

Posted this on the Richmond board but RTB deserves main board recognition too.

RIP Ron. I don’t think I ever skipped reading one of your posts as you mostly had something worth saying. Loved the stats… you certainly answered plenty of my queries.

If there is ever a BigFooty Hall of Fame I reckon Ron The Bear should be an inaugural inductee.

 

[La Dispute]

Sad news.

Always enjoyed reading his post and he was one of the most respectful opposition posters on here.

Did the forum a lot of good with his stats. I know I took a lot from his detailed explanations and hypotheses.

RIP.

 

[Jack Green]

Sad news.

Always enjoyed reading his post and he was one of the most respectful opposition posters on here.

Did the forum a lot of good with his stats. I know I took a lot from his detailed explanations and hypotheses.

RIP.

Yes , both respectful and informative. Will be sadly missed on these forums.

 

[RUNVS]

Wasn't he posting 2 days ago?

 

[Occidental]

RIP. Really enjoyed his contributions. He knew the game and would come up with the statistics to give a definitive answer to many a question. I’ll miss his posts.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Sad news. RIP.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Very sad. Always enjoyed reading his posts.

RIP.

 

[Slartibartfast]

A passionate Poster RIP

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

He used to pop in to the SRP boards a bit back in the day, but lesser so in the last few years. We weren't usually on the same side politically but he was always a respectful poster. Sympathies to his family.

Rest in Peace Ron The Bear

 

[Jibroni]

Very sad, RIP.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Very sad and awful news.

All my thoughts and sympathies to Ron, his family, friends and the Richmond Board and community here as well.

He will be greatly missed

 

[WillHayward]

Hello MB folks,

Unfortunately this news hasn't made its way to the Main Board, so I think he is worthy of a thread.

Ron The Bear has passed away.

A lot of you knew him as the stats man and that he was.

But he was also a good friend to a lot of posters here.

RIP Ron The Bear.

Truly sorry to hear this.

He seriously contributed a huge amount and made this forum a far richer community.

 

[windyhill]

Thank you for letting us know. Terrible news. RIP Ron.

 

[footyfan1978]

Wasn't he posting 2 days ago?

I literally thought I read something from him only minutes ago in another thread.
Damn, sad to hear.

I assume he must have been a lot older than I thought for this passing to have happened.
Sorry to his family for his loss.
R.I.P. Ron

 

[RUNVS]

I literally thought I read something from him only minutes ago in another thread.
Damn, sad to hear.

I assume he must have been a lot older than I thought for this passing to have happened.
Sorry to his family for his loss.
R.I.P. Ron

There is a natural assumption on this forum that most members are in their 20's and 30's. I don't know how old Ron was but I do know there are members who are in their 60's and 70's and unlike Ron who we found out died many popular posters will one day just disappear and no one will actually know what happened or why they disappeared. Probably has already happened plenty of times unfortunately.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

The Richmond Board has a lovely thread going. A highlight is a piece from a Port fella who moved to Melbourne and worked with Ron the Bear. Ron took him under his wing as he knew no-one and they went to the footy together.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Wasn't he posting 2 days ago?

Rons last post was Tuesday, a poster came on and said he passed.

R.I.P Ron

 

[pazza]

One of the all time greats of this place.

RIP Ron.

 

[Osho]

He used to pop in to the SRP boards a bit back in the day, but lesser so in the last few years. We weren't usually on the same side politically but he was always a respectful poster. Sympathies to his family.

Rest in Peace Ron The Bear

Indeed, his social cultural political views caused reactions, which I also enjoyed I must say.

 

[Shere Khan]

There is a natural assumption on this forum that most members are in their 20's and 30's. I don't know how old Ron was but I do know there are members who are in their 60's and 70's and unlike Ron who we found out died many popular posters will one day just disappear and no one will actually know what happened or why they disappeared. Probably has already happened plenty of times unfortunately.

Ron was in his mid-fifties

 

[Proper Gander]

RIP Ron. I was a fan of his truthfulness. I hope his family and friends are okay.

 

[South of the Yarra]

Big Footy Royalty. Rest easy good man.

 

[RUNVS]

Only if there's no morality clause.

I would be lying if I said I agreed with many of his social views. I am not sure it is appropriate to mention though.

It is sad he is dead, especially since he was not exactly old either.