RIP Skiing-in-Jackson (new 8/15 updates)

[retirwntm]

Thanks for the update. Sounds like he was living the dream what with skiing and family. What more do you need?

Cheers to him and his family. I’ll keep looking at this thread if anything new comes along with go fund me or other ways to help.


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[billyk]

It’s good to hear the family isn’t lacking financially at this point. I guess that makes sense if they were able to live, run businesses, and raise kids in Jackson in the first place.

Still, I think the widow should be made aware that there are some people who would like to honor his memory with a donation. Perhaps she has a favorite charity?

[hutash]

Thanks for the update. Glad to hear all of the family is doing well, or as well as can be expected.

As a road cyclist who logs a few thousand miles every year for the past thirty, I was really curious how things went down. That type of accident can take you out whether you are in a car or on a bike.

[skiJ]

( how about making a donation to Coombs Outdoors in memory of skiing-in-Jackson (?)

I know nothing of the (politics)
but I absolutely believe what Emily started was a Beautiful thing

skiJ )

[skiJ]

If this ^^^ is a bad idea I will delete it -

[Djongo Unchained]

That's not a bad idea at all. Let me run something past Christy before we launch though. I think she'd be down for that.
Will let you know.

Thank you again, my friends, for all the positive Irie vibes.

[Core Shot]

Djongo, please make a paypal.

I want to get rid of some shit, don’t want the money. If they want it, great.
If they want you to donate to Coombs charity or newt charity, or whatever pay it forward.

Once the dust settles, they might want to make their own charity to keep the Stephen stoke going. In the meantime the money can chill in The PayPal

You seem like the most connected and motivated to make this happen. I need to get rid of clothing, bindings, skis, and kid stuff.

[jackstraw]

That's not a bad idea at all. Let me run something past Christy before we launch though. I think she'd be down for that.
Will let you know.

Thank you again, my friends, for all the positive Irie vibes.

Thank you and thanks for the details.

Wishing the family the best.

[ticketchecker]

Sorry to hear the news, keep us posted on details for helping out.

Peace

[DJ2]

Thanks for the update; glad to hear the family is doing OK and handling their grief.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Damn, did I miss this first time around?
I think I met him at Big Sky and he was super positive. Great dude. Condolences to his fam.

[wstdeep]

Just saw this thread but had already heard about the accident. Bummer to all. Damaris (daughter) is a winter/ski friend of mine...tough times I'm sure. Ugh.

[skiJ]

( the thread is Printed and will go in the mail not later than Thursday --

the photos don't print in the 'printer friendly' version , so on Thusday, I may try to print a couple of the posts with special pic.s and insert them in the forty-eight pages...

it Should be in Jackson next week )

With love, tj

[Danno]

( the thread is Printed and will go in the mail not later than Thursday --

the photos don't print in the 'printer friendly' version , so on Thusday, I may try to print a couple of the posts with special pic.s and insert them in the forty-eight pages...

it Should be in Jackson next week )

With love, tj

there are two threads, the other is in Sprockets. Some people may post in only one thread.

[garyfromterrace]

So sorry to hear another maggot down especially in such tragic circumstances. My condolences to all of you who knew him, his friends and especially his family.
Ride in peace SIJ.

[skiJ]

copy, Danno -
I will take a look --

printing the messages is not expensive
( several of the photos ,,, I would wish for his Family to have ( - though they may see Stephen in an entirely different light ))

anyway. I Am working on it --

skiJ

[Djongo Unchained]

I received the printout from skiJ and took it over to Christy.
She was very thankful and explained to me that the Forum was almost entirely Stephen's thing and that they were all otherwise unconnected to it/us.

This will give her an opportunity to feel the love he was a part of 'round here. She is one of the coolest chicks you could meet, just likes to keep it real, on the DL and low tech.

The family may have never known the vibe, and that would have been a shame.

Thanks everyone, and especially skiJ.

Lots to learn from a guy like him, respeks my brother.

[yeahman]

Nice job DJ and SkiJ. Awesome thing you did for the family.

[skiJ]

Thank you, Dj...


Thank you, Stephen -

I feel Stephen's vibe as I sit here on the first cool ( Temperature) day of late Summer on the U.p. ;

the appreciation and affection for Stephen expressed in these pages is deeply moving to me - Thank you, magg.s and maggettes ! !!!


With love, tj

[hutash]

SkiJ keeps it real around here, and for that I am thankful.

We have are little interwebs tussles that occasionally get a bit overblown, but deep down the vast majority who hang around this insane corner of cyberspace are real people with real feelings for each other. Thank you SkiJ and DJ for reminding us of what is important.

I am sorry it takes a tragedy to occasional remind us all of this.

Peace to all.

[Kevo]

Looks like Skiing-in-Jackson's son is living at the Mission - https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/...003088236.html

Hopefully his sailboat dreams come true.

Was there ever a Gofundme for the fam?

[Djongo Unchained]

Looks like Skiing-in-Jackson's son is living at the Mission - https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/...003088236.html

Hopefully his sailboat dreams come true.

Was there ever a Gofundme for the fam?

No, they were not really down for that.

Blaze is a great kid who's been cast adrift a little bit. I do a lot of work for the Mission and will be putting in a good word for the boy.

He's a 1% skier too, better than almost everyone. His sister Damaris rips the village daily, leaving all the boys behind.

[muted reborn]

Ooof. Sounds like he is driven and focused though, that will go a long way.

After reading that I scrolled down and saw the sad story about Raj, shitty.

[SumJongGuy]

I never met Stephen IRL but had several friendly online conversations with him. He mailed me a couple Jackson Hole stickers for no particular reason once. Still can't believe he's gone.. I remember the photos of those kids counting Halloween Butterfinger bars still in costumes..

[skiJ]

No, they were not really down for that.

Blaze is a great kid who's been cast adrift a little bit. I do a lot of work for the Mission and will be putting in a good word for the boy.

He's a 1% skier too, better than almost everyone. His sister Damaris rips the village daily, leaving all the boys behind.

' been thinking about Stephen as I drive back-and-forth across Iowa. ...
I cannot bring myself to open the story about his son...

I will come back to this Soon -
it feels like this is a chance for us - If tgr is still a community ,,,

I will be in.
Dj , Please let me know...


I'll be back.

Thanks. and Thank you.
wishing you all merry FknA Christmas
( (Please) don't forget the reason . . . )

Stephen. And Blaze.
With love

tj