The Big C

[Ankerson]

Not active since July. Hopefully that's because he's doing well or at least doing some bucket list stuff.

Unfortunately that's not likely or he would have checked back in by now to let us know.

[DSH007]

https://www.kcgoldengate.com/obituaries ... ign=legacy

I'm not 100% it's him, but I'm confident enough this is JD to post it here - based on timeline, location, DOB, basic life details Joe has shared over the years, it tracks.

Tough hit for the forum community - I'll be pocketing my Cruwear Ayoob in Joe's honor.

[ChrisinHove]

Very, very sadly, I think you must be right.

Rest in peace, JD Spydo. You were a good man.

I too will carry my Ayoob sprint in his honour and memory.

[Evil D]

I'm all but certain that is the right Joe. Very sad. I'll miss him.

[James Y]

Yes, unfortunately, that definitely sounds like him. Very sad news.

All the best to you in prace, love and light, my friend.

Jim

[paladin]

JD was always quick to recognize birthdays of forumites...for sure he was one of the most recognizable Spyder-addicts especially when it came to advocating for SE models.

I hope Sal honors him with a special SE Ayoob reissue with some Micarta handles. May not be feasible because...business. I understand.

[Mushroom]

That is very sad news. JD meant a lot to this community. His contributions and presence here on the forum will be greatly missed.

His legacy here will always be more than just his posts. I think we can all agree that JD was the driving force behind the CruWear Ayoob and Temperance sprint runs - and of course, they had to come with a spyderedge, just the way he liked them. I’ll always know those as the “JD Spydo” Sprint runs.

Rest in peace, Joe. @JD Spydo

[Ankerson]

https://www.kcgoldengate.com/obituaries ... ign=legacy

I'm not 100% it's him, but I'm confident enough this is JD to post it here - based on timeline, location, DOB, basic life details Joe has shared over the years, it tracks.

Tough hit for the forum community - I'll be pocketing my Cruwear Ayoob in Joe's honor.

I think you are unfortunately correct, the timeline is pretty much dead spot on.

[Manixguy@1994]

I just read this and devastated. Joe and I went back a long time ago . I even have a special knife from him . Breaks my heart will miss PMs from him . RIP Joe !

[Kleon]

Rest in Peace JD.

I enjoyed our conversations and hope you are carrying a Golden Age Spydie in the afterlife brother.

K

[Capt'n Boatsalot]

RIP JD!!
He always had interesting posts, and was a good person around here. I will miss him!
Cancer sucks!

[TkoK83Spy]

****, I had a bad feeling about this when I posted the other day. Incredible how quickly cancer can do this. He posted this thread and 2 months later he was gone.

Joe really was a pillar of this community. Always welcoming new members, acknowledging members birthdays, obviously his devoted love of models of knives that Sal and the crew ended up bringing back to life. I'll also miss talking football with him in our football threads.

This news definitely bummed out my Saturday, but I feel fortunate to have gotten to know a bit of Joe over these past 8 years of hanging around here on a regular basis.

As Joe liked to call this place "Spyderville"...it certainly won't be the same here without him, we lost our Mayor.

RIP Joe

[cabfrank]

Terrible news. Terrible. I hope he remained comfortable in the short time since his diagnosis, and he is now in a better place.

[James Y]

****, I had a bad feeling about this when I posted the other day. Incredible how quickly cancer can do this. He posted this thread and 2 months later he was gone.

Joe really was a pillar of this community. Always welcoming new members, acknowledging members birthdays, obviously his devoted love of models of knives that Sal and the crew ended up bringing back to life. I'll also miss talking football with him in our football threads.

This news definitely bummed out my Saturday, but I feel fortunate to have gotten to know a bit of Joe over these past 8 years of hanging around here on a regular basis.

As Joe liked to call this place "Spyderville"...it certainly won't be the same here without him, we lost our Mayor. RIP Joe

Yes, I'm definitely going to miss Joe. He was actually the first person I connected with here, when I started posting here again in 2018. I'm going to miss talking with him in PMs. He was a genuinely good man, and a pillar of this community.

Jim

[Scandi Grind]

Gosh. I am a newer member and didn't know him as well as many here do, but I could always tell he had a positive influence. It's hard to hear how quick someone can go. Prayers for his family and friends at this time.

[Coastal]

Oh no. I didn't know JD, other than through the few times we responded to each other's posts but, man, he seemed like a great guy. Loved his Golden Era posts, and his advocacy for certain models. Certainly one of the more influential forumites!

[Ankerson]

****, I had a bad feeling about this when I posted the other day. Incredible how quickly cancer can do this. He posted this thread and 2 months later he was gone.

Joe really was a pillar of this community. Always welcoming new members, acknowledging members birthdays, obviously his devoted love of models of knives that Sal and the crew ended up bringing back to life. I'll also miss talking football with him in our football threads.

This news definitely bummed out my Saturday, but I feel fortunate to have gotten to know a bit of Joe over these past 8 years of hanging around here on a regular basis.

As Joe liked to call this place "Spyderville"...it certainly won't be the same here without him, we lost our Mayor.

RIP Joe

RIP Joe.

I miss him too.

He was one of the good ones, it's a real shame, what a waste.

[Enactive]

RIP Joe! He was a great community member here. I hope he didn't suffer too much in the end.

[mikey177]

This is sad news. My condolences to his family and friends on the forum.

[wrdwrght]

I’m glad you had your faith to see you through, but you are missed, Joe.