The loss of a gaming friend

[andyofne]

Originally Posted by Dawg

I am sorry to hear of this loss. My wishes and prayers to his family.

My friend Allen was just 38. He was not married and had no kids.

His parents are dead. His brother is dead as is his sister.

He had no family living anywhere near him and it took the 'authorities' a few days to find a next of kin.

I know, like me, Allen spent a good part of his free time on the computer gaming with his friends but he also had a tight nit circle of real life friends with whom he gamed with at LAN parties and went to the shooting range.

It's terribly sad to think of how lonely he was for lack of family. He never really shared much about his family or lack thereof, though we did speak about his deceased mother a few times. I never realized just how alone he was.

His obituary read:

Allen Roberts, 38, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008, in a local hospital.

Allen was predeceased in death by his parents, William and Barbara Roberts. He was an employee of the Chattanooga Aquarium.

Allen is survived by an aunt, Mrs. Louise Bain, in Oxford, Ala.; and an uncle, Joseph Pointer.