My best friend died today...

VGJustice · Post by **VGJustice** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:43 pm

Today, my friend of 9 years died in his room. You knew him as WhoopA.

I don't know exactly what happened, and I don't want to go into details here. Instead, I'd like to bring to everyone's attention what he was like, and show some of the comunities that he was apart of.

He was my best friend. He was always strong willed, and he woulnd't take anything from anyone. Whenever he needed help, he would try to do it on his own first, then ask for help. He would pont out a fault directly, which is something athat seriously lacking in today's world. And, even though he could be pretty abrasive, you could never ask for a more true friend. He stood up for what he believed in, even if that meant that he would end up distancing himself from most others.

I know that if I ever needed help with a character or fiction of my own, he was the one to ask. He could spot problems before they were problems, and he was rarely wrong.

I can not express in words how much I will miss him. I hope that someone, somewhere, feels the same way.

His personal website: http://whoopanetwork.com/
His deviantART page: http://whoopa.deviantart.com/

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:39 am

Well, shit. He was one of the better posters here, I thought.

Condolences.

Tsuyoshi-kun · Post by **Tsuyoshi-kun** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:14 am

Rest in Peace, WhoopA.

And VGJustice, I'm so sorry.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:49 am

Wow, a dark day indeed. WhoopA will definitely be missed in my book, he was a good debater.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:22 am

He was concise, intelligent, and likeable.
I am sorry to see him go.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:00 pm

Oh my God, really?

I am so sorry for your lose. I didn't know WhoopA well, but from what I knew of him, I liked him and he was great to be with. Rest in peace...

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:28 pm

Jesus. Things like this always catch you like a tennis ball to the nuts. As far as things go here, he was a pretty sane and friendly guy.

I know what it's like to lose a friend. My heart goes out to you, mate. Best wishes to the family.

Saturnman · Post by **Saturnman** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:40 pm

Sorry about your friend.

I was hesitant to click on those links but your friend's deviantart is not as deviant as I feared.

Oh yeah, and this post proves I am still alive.

Wooduck51 · Post by **Wooduck51** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:30 pm

I'm very sorry. May he rest in peace.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:29 pm

That sucks. I'm really sorry to hear that.

Thanks for posting that stuff, though, VG.

Post by **G.Silver** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:36 am

Downer.

So did you know WhoopA in real life? I have often wondered how, if I died for some reason, my friends on the internet would ever find out, or if they would just think I had just gotten a life or something (when in fact it was exactly the opposite)

Koosh Koosh! · Post by **Koosh Koosh!** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:25 pm

Holy shit, that's crazy. I mean, you don't expect people from the internet to die. I mean, it's the internet and shit. Wow. That guy was quite the fan of my art too. It's odd to think a dead man was appreciative of what I did.

Anyway sorry, dude.

Forza Johnman · Post by **Forza Johnman** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:38 pm

Theres only one word that you feel after something like this happens. That word is Shit. And when you tell other people you can see in their eyes they are saying shit.

RIP WhoopA

smiths32 · Post by **smiths32** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:12 pm

My deepest sympathy for you VG Justice and all of WhoopA's friends and family. He was very talented for how young he was, it's so sad how he had to go so soon.

VGJustice · Post by **VGJustice** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:24 pm

Sorry it's been so long since I've mentioned anything about this topic. It still hurts to think about it, let alone talk about it. But, at the same time, I feel that it's unfair to keep all the details so close to my chest, not to mention unhealthy for me.

WhoopA was into bondage to a degree. Not like the super hard-core stuff, but the SatAM variety. It seems that he was trying some self bondage and managed to crush his chest, suffocating to death. When the police report first came out, they ruled it a suicide, but it was later changed to "Accidental Death". You have no idea the weight that lifted off of my shoulders. Again, I'm sorry for not mentioning this earlier, but I didn't have all of the info myself yet, and as you can now see, it's pretty gruesome what happened. :(

To answer some other questions:

j-man: It was much worse when I thought he had killed himself. A bit closer to a bowling ball to the nuts, give or take.

G. Silver: Yes, we knew each other in real life. He's the one that introduced me to this site, actually.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:03 pm

I was going to come in yesterday and make a joke about self-asphyxiation, which would've been in poor taste, so I restrained myself. I am now so, so glad that I did not make that joke.

Anyways, I'm sorry for your loss, and I sincerely hope that you'll be able to move on. I hope that you, your family, and WhoopA's family will be able to cope with his loss.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:09 pm

I was going to come in yesterday and make a joke about self-asphyxiation, which would've been in poor taste, so I restrained myself. I am now so, so glad that I did not make that joke.

Me too. This is the third person I've talked to online that's killed themselves via self-asphyxiation. Someone really needs to do something about this.

The first thing that went through my head when I saw this topic was "Not again, it couldn't be". Alas, I was proven wrong.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:26 pm

...

Jesus...that's a horrible way to die. :(

Damn, some days ago I was wondering what happened to him...

You, his other friends, and family have my condolences.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:37 pm

I don't have the habit of saying what's been said before... but my condolences, man.

aso · Post by **aso** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:32 pm

Didn't know him too well, but from what I saw of his posts, he was a pretty funny guy. I hate to think about what this is doing to his family.

My condolences.

VGJustice · Post by **VGJustice** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:15 pm

Well, in about 14 hours or so, I'm going to go pay my final respects. The pastor of the church asked us to write out what we would be saying because he's had some disrespectful things said in his church before. So, I felt the need to post it up on my dA acount as well. Here's a preview for you guys:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36647127/

After the service, I'll try and get some photos up (he was cremated, so no need to worry about that). Thanks again for all your kind words, it really means a lot to me.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:30 am

A touching euology VG. Forgive me if this question may be a bit too close, but will he have his ashes spread, and if so, where.
Not being rude, just asking out of respect.

VGJustice · Post by **VGJustice** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:54 pm

I don't mind the question. His ashes are spread at an exclusive site. Seems that the guy that invented the tubes for TVs is also buried there. I don't know the name of the place off hand, though.

Zaranth · Post by **Zaranth** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:37 pm

G.Silver wrote:Downer.

So did you know WhoopA in real life? I have often wondered how, if I died for some reason, my friends on the internet would ever find out, or if they would just think I had just gotten a life or something (when in fact it was exactly the opposite)

Well, at least I'm not the only one who's thought of that too. For some reason, I imagine one of my family members would spread the word after they found out about all the websites I go too.

I didn't know him at all really. But my condolences.