Sadly, our fren Tetartos_Ippeas is on one final mission, Operation Valhalla. I was informed by his wife that he passed away the evening of November 1st:

Hello Lone, I had reached out to you previously when Michael went into the hospital and wanted to let you know he passed away last night. I didn't know where to even begin to let the board know. My Dad is here helping me now, I'm not sure what I'm going to do or what is going to happen next. I'm at a total and complete loss. We thought he was getting better. A few weeks ago when he had been gone from the board he was back in the hospital, he had a blood clot that they said they "caught in time" and had been put on medication and was due to go back in a couple of weeks for new scans. Apparently, so far as the doctors think, we won't know until the autopsy is completed to know for certain, but they're saying he had another clot that broke loose and traveled to his brain giving him a massive stroke. We were in the middle of talking, I was on the couch and he was in the kitchen getting a snack and laughing when he stopped laughing all of a sudden and I could tell by the look on his face something was wrong. I rushed to the kitchen and he held the side of his head and just dropped. I called an ambulance and they rushed him in but it was too late. He never said anything else and never regained consciousness.

I know he would want me to reach out to you and let you know, and for everyone at the board to know what being here, with all of you meant to him. I honestly think having this board is what kept him going for longer than what he was supposed to have been here. So thank you for taking such good care of him here, it means more to me than what I can put into words. Just sort of lost right now and I don't know what else to say.

From today: I know at times he could be cranky, but it was more the disease and the pain, because before all of that he was different. All you saw was his sense of humor, and boy did he have one. That's one of the things I will miss the most. We had lost so many over these last few years and having the folks on the board to talk to, especially people like you really did his heart good. As big and strong of a man as he was, as you saw he also had an incredible depth of emotion and feeling for others. It got him hurt a lot in his life, but as he always would say "I'd rather be like that and just be 'me' than be like the way other people treat each other". In a lot of ways, he really was just a big kid, always laughing and joking and wanting so much to make other people smile. Do you want to know something odd? He, not but several days ago, said he felt like there was something 'different', something 'wrong', and I could tell he was scared. I asked him but all he said was 'I'm okay, I just want to grow old like Mamaw and Pap'. We were hoping so much that the stem cell treatment at Mayo was going to be our saving grace. I also know this will really hurt u/TaQo. Please let him and so many others know how much they meant to us, and I really do mean that. If I had to try to list everyone it'd actually be a shorter list of who didn't mean so much to him and make him smile.

I really do credit everyone here on this board for keeping him going and giving him something to look forward to, especially after losing his Son. One of the best times in his life in these last few years was when you did Operation Lily Pad. He would have never have allowed me to tell you this, but he balled like a baby when he saw that. He said 'people don't treat me like that anymore'. I'll stop now. I'm so tired and drained. I have so much to do in the next few days, things I don't want to do but know I have to do. Feel free to share my message with the board. They have a right to know what happened and to know how much Michael loved them and appreciated their kindness, prayers, links to treatments and the like. I don't think allowing them to know his name was Michael is doxxing, and I'm sure he would have liked them knowing as well.

My friend Tetartos was passionate, caring, dedicated and very insightful.

Even during his own hard times, he never abandoned the fight.

I salute you sir, for you are the best of us.

RIP Anon. May you continue to live on in the friends and family you've impacted.

Oh bless this man, I did so love chatting with him. Such a sweet and sensitive soul.

This one hurts.

If OP talks to the Mrs. again, please pass along love and prayers from me, Sumthnag__/ GodFirstBro__

Fuck. That's a gut punch. Devastating loss to GAW. To me.

I knew something was wrong when he went days without posting.

Fuck. I am so bummed out right now. We are so close to the finale of this movie.

Prayers for his wife and family.

Very poignant that now we get to know his name. This was part of my second to last message to him...

So very sorry to hear about your son. May he rest peacefully in the loving arms of He who laid the foundations of the world and set the stars in their places until you are reunited in heaven.

I guess that reunion happened soon after I sent the message. His last message to me...

Appreciate you fren'. I mean that. Many thanks for both your words and the tunes. Good stuff 100% 208' ... 100% o7 🍻

This was my last message to him...

o7 🍻

He had just given me awesome advice. I'm so sad right now... We just lost a good one, the salt of the earth.

RIP Anon Michael, my brother in Christ.

RIP Michael

See you in Valhalla, brother.

RIP Anon

That is so sad. He will be missed. I can relate to health issues making you more irritable than you want to be. It’s a real struggle to try to maintain your mental health along with your physical health. I pray for strength for his wife during this horrible loss. The Lord is close to the broken hearted. I’m glad she let us know. Would hate to think he just got fed up with the board.

RIP Anon

The Lord has welcome our fren Tetartos Home, with "Well done, good and faithful servant!".

Very sad news. I will miss his posts here. Prayers for the family.

Very sad to hear. I pray God gives comfort to his family. He will be missed. To me, he was one of the brighter minds to post, and comment.

He made a difference. He mattered. It is up to us to carry on. RIP brother. You will be missed greatly but not forgotten.

RIP Tetartos_Ippeas! Give Jesus a hug from us!

I'm crying for someone I'd never met. I loved this stranger.

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

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Sad news bless his family. 🙏

Thanks for letting us know.

We know he is now in a more beautiful place, free from the world's pain. May he rest in peace. Prayers for the loved ones he left behind.

Shit...

I didn't think TopSide needed you back this soon...We weren't done with you yet!!!

You're definitely going to be missed, Mike.

Thanks for all the great talks, witty and twisted sense of humor and best of all your kind friendship.

It's times like these I am reminded how fragile we are... How precious each friendship is, and what's REALLY important.

Hopefully everyone reading this takes a moment to realize this... and give the ones they love and extra squeeze or just let them know you're thinking of them.

It's the void and vacuum left in place of one's presence that's always the hardest to deal with. Like wanting to share something... and, "Oh yeah... I forgot... he's not here..."

I'd argue that he, and others are indeed closer to us than we know...

Rest in peace my friend. Your days on the line are over. You done good. o7

Mrs Mike - My heart goes out to you. May God support you and guide you when you need it. If there's anything I can do, message me. BIG HUGS

u/#peperain

Rest in Peace, Michael. May your journey continue on the other side and may your light shine there too and may God keep and bless your wife always.

Just logged in after a few days off. This is not what I wanted to see.

Condolences to the family.

Rest in peace friend and thanks for you efforts

WWG1WGA

This is heartbreaking. All my prayers are with him and his loved ones.

Rest in peace sir. We will all miss you. Give Undine a hug from us up there.

Sending you all much Love! Prayers for Tetartos and his beautiful family! Much Love ❤️ you guys all!

I'm glad Tetartos_Ippeas got to experience a lot of "the good side" winning this past year which hopefully boosted his spirits and gave him strength. He's been such a tremendous, strong contributor to this board and his loss will be felt here among those of us who enjoyed his posts and comments and respected the perspectives he shared with us.

Condolences to his wife and other loved ones. May God watch over them and comfort them in their time of grief. 🙏✝️

Rest in peace, Michael, and thank you greatly for being such a fine patriot, sharing your time and energy with us on this board.

We will miss you on this Earth, Michael. Much thanks for being a respected guide and leader for us working to speak up and fight for truth! Can’t wait to join back up with you soon!

Condolences.

The 4th Horseman rides in Valhalla.

I will miss his posts.

WTF?! Long time admirer, cool name, we just had a moment not long ago. Glad we rectified our first interaction. RIP brother, may your journey be peaceful.

This is devastating. I learned so much from him. My deep sympathy and prayers go out to his wife. Thank you for letting us know.

That is VERY SAD news, prayers for his family and friends here and at home! He will be missed.

So sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family. His GAW family will miss him.

You sir, were a good one. You will be missed. Prayers for healing for the family. Give Jesus a hug from all of us.

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