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[bullethead]

I...I...I.....just...dont know what to say...wow..I am brought to tears by this. I never knew you personally, I only wish I had. I just hope were you go from here is far better then the world you are at now, where there is no suffering, no pain, no nothing but happiness. I hope the journey you go through is wonderful and just...man...I cant continue anymore this has just got me in awe..Ill stop right here....I give you my best Riz and may god let you walk through his gates and give you all you deserve that youve never gotten in this life. Take care my friend. I just hope everything will be better for you. Now i go to my Quote, "life is but a dream in someones head" From this I say when you pass on you will be awaken from this dream and brought into the true life that is meant for you.

[dancam]

Best of luck Riz, you will be missed.

[Ash]

A lot of wonderful send-offs. If he does manage to read this at any point, I'm sure he'd be brought to tears by it too...

I'll write an article for the guild on it shortly...

[Kazyumi]

I hope him the best... and if it ends in worsed case, may he r.i.p. my friend :(

[Pyromeleon]

So long :( We'll all miss you

[chemical ali]

I hope its quick not long and painful :(

[Daeda]

It allready is long and painfull, thats the worsed about any type of cancer.
But lets not talk about this horrible desease 9though Leukemia isnt completely normal cancer)

lets put al our hope on Riz, lets think about al god memories about him, lets think about his currage, but lets not go to deeply in this horrible desease taking people from us who should stay here :cry:

[Medalmonkey]

Good bye, Riz, we'll miss you.

Same here. Can´t really say more than Good Luck, Riz.

:oops: :(

[Daz]

I don't really know you but I feel this sortof thing needs a response.
Goodbye and good luck.

[Rattuskid]

Best wishes Riz. May we see each other again, perhaps under different circumstances. Hope you fight on, like you have. :cry:

Now, the IR team MUST finish his mod in his absense. As a tribute (and quite possibly future memorial).

[Hrod89]

I'm, pretty much at a loss for words right now. What bullethead said is pretty much what I'm feeling right now. :cry: Damn.

[Ash]

I've written a small memorial piece about him for the page Des0 and I are working on for him, if you'll indulge me:

MaperRiz

It is...it's quite difficult quite to know where to begin with this. What does one say? What can one say? I hope I cover everything in this... here goes:

Riz was one of the kindest people one could ever hope to meet. He was mature and intelligent beyond his years, and he would never ask for anything.

He added me shortly after he joined the Guild...and a week or so later told me about his condition. He asked me to keep it quiet, so honouring a friend's request I did. Whenever we talked about it (and let's be frank, it was usually him who brought it up), I was amazed at his courage in the face of it. He never showed an ounce of fear, or sorrow or worry about it. It was just an obstacle in his life to him. He just lived with it, got on with it and always had a smile on his face. Incredibly contented guy.

I would sometimes ask, "Wouldn't you rather go out and see the world? Of all the things you could do with your limited time, why mod a game?"
His reply to me was, "But I've done everything I could ever want to do. Modding is all I want to do."

"If it were me," I said, "I would be out seeing the world."
"But I've already seen the world. And I can talk to people from all over, and go to places just sitting here at the computer. I've been to Cape Canaveral, met President Clinton and done lots of other things others won't be able to. I don't want to do anything more."

So it's fair to say our friend had use of what time he had left...as short though it was, he had a full life. He said as much to me enough times himself.

I cannot fault the guy's dedication to his modding. He said he wanted it out before this time came to pass. Alas, it was not so. Yet it was perhaps the only thing he truly wanted. It is this...ability to ignore such a thing, the strength in the face of it, that really makes me admire him. Though I don't know quite how I'd react to such news myself, I would probably end up ending it myself before the condition did. Riz' strength and courage was exemplary. An inspirational character. And one who I'll always remember and respect.

I cannot begin to imagine what he must have gone through throughout the course of his life. Or how he coped with it. So I cannot fault his ability to smile in spite of it all, and find time to have conversations with me. Funnily enough, we never actually traded names or anything like that. It was always Riz and CJ. And now, as I come to write this, I find myself frustrated that I don't know such basic detail. So right now, I'm not CJ. I'm Ash. And I will definitely miss you, mate.

Goodbye, farewell. You'll be remembered for the great guy you are. And I hope that if there is a next life, it will greet you with open arms and be a far better and fuller place than this. Your life was cut painfully short...and it is such a waste, for you're such a great guy, undeserving of such. Those who knew you will be worse off for your passing. It was an honour...and it was a pleasure.

~Ash

[cr@zyiv@n]

Amen to that, very nice CJ, I'm on the edge of crying, will it be posted in the news ?

[Tom]

It has been posted in hte news. Me and CJ will have a page up for him on Friday. I will then ask for everyone to say a bit and send it to me. So we can get a nice comment page for him. :(

[Beowulf]

I'm at a loss of words and it's been 2 days. :cry:

[MSpencer]

Riz, I didn't know you, and I don't know what to say. I hope you're alright, and I hope you're alright.
Too young to die, that's what I said when I looked over that post. If you don't make it, know that we're all with you, always.
We'll miss you buddy. :cry:

[Destroyer]

I didnt know you Riz, I just watched what you did. You are an amazing person. My memory of you will stay with me for life.

[Deathscythe1911]

IR will be finished BY GOD! Riz told me to do artwork for it and I will go through with his wishes. My prayers go out to him and his family. :(

[kev]

I've admired your work and wish you well.

[Supersonic]

mate i didnt really know ya ba i am really gonna miss u. all the help u have done for us :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

oh why! oh why! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: