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[MemoryofKosh]

Evening All. Your resident lurking Vorlon (Babylon 5 reference) here to say a few words about BulgieUte’s original post.

I do not know anything about HTML coding etc anymore.. I stopped trying to keep up with a Speed-of-light learning curve back in 2000. My gift is for human languages and communication/empathy; not that of machines and AI.

That said, I’m prepared to invest some money if necessary to ensure that AT THE VERY LEAST we find a way to maintain UF.N as a legacy site any and all can go back and relive the glories of watching Utah’s ascent to the very top of BB fame, and then watch the never-would-have-believed-it-transition from BB school to true FB school over a decade. The Athletic program is at an overall level none of us could have truly dreamed of back when Majerus and Andre took us to the championship. UF.N says on ts front page that it was founded in 1998; not exactly sure about that date, but if accurate it means it is a true treasure remaining from the earlier years of the Web.

I’ve shed more than a few tears this week as I thought of the tragedy of watching our huge family fracture and scatter after so very very long. You all know how we made friends across the country from places like Iowa State and Georgia Tech, that we never would have encountered before. Thanks to the teams and our community’s interaction with guest fans on that site, it would be truly sad if we lost THEM as well as any from our own community.

So Bulgie, I’m willing to stand behind you in spirit, to keep Chris’ masterwork alive (hopefully more than in spirit); he beame a true friend to this lonely Fan and showed me the way into a tailgate cimmunity for the first time in my life. I have no desire to see his hard work fade away. You can reach me if necessary at the following sources:

Email: Utahrangerone@yahoo.com
Twitter: @voranek
Facebook: Shawn L. Putnam (SLC)

I hope some of the rest of you will consider joining me in keeping our old community spirit alive!

Memory of Kosh

[MemoryofKosh]

I just yesterday finally managed to figure out something was truly wrong with Utefans.Net. I myself have been battling major health issues for 9 months, and living in a nursing home hasn’t helped my outside communication much. When I hadn’t been able to log into Utefans for a while, I chalked it up to one of the unfortunate absences that came with Chris’ health struggles. Only this morning did the unthinkable enter my mind.
Somehow, through the grace of God, I became aware of this site, and chose to investigate…only to find this thread, and have my heartbreaking intuition confirmed. For now, I need to go have a really long cry. I myself learned this past fall of no less than 8 tumors in my ribs and kidney. So the reality of Chris being gone hits me very hard. I had never been part of a tailgating community until he encouraged me to stop by and find the ship. [I cant imagine ever going by that spot and knowing he isnt there anymore]. I’ll come back to the board some time soon and share some of my nearly 18 year history of life with Chris and Utefans.net. Until then, I offer a heartfelt prayer to God for his family – that they may be comforted in this time of pain and loss. I’ll also ask those of you who wouldnt mind, to throw up a prayer for me; at 55 y.o. I have no nuclear family of my own.. never did get lucky enough to find a human being who wanted to sail life with me; but now I am concerned for my only full sibling – I dont want her to have to endure this sort of loss. Thank in advance for your prayers.

A Utah Man Am I (beyond death if need be).

Memory of Kosh
(formerly Kosh of UF.N)