Ron Bilodeau from Gearbox Airsoft

[KileyHAZ]

Ron Bilodeau from Gearbox Airsoft and AA
http://www.airsoftarizona.com/index.php?topic=35172.0

Please keep any of your posts respectful. Ron Bilodeau has been fighting with cancer for the past several months and was diagnosed as terminal yesterday with a very short window of time left.

I wanted to forward the information for those of you who know alot of the CT or AA crowd or made the trip to Gearbox in the past.

I can think of no greater inequality in the world then his current situation. He truly proves that the adage of the 'good die young' lives on. Ron is a friendly face, one of the warmest members of our community, and one of the most selfless people I know. My heart truly breaks to think of what he and his family are going through and have gone through the past several months.

My thoughts and prayers are with him and his loved ones.

[ultimentra]

I never knew him personally, but I did meet him and have a couple of conversations with him at gearbox. He seemed like a really nice, genuine guy, and that he and his team did a lot for the a community. I really hope this news turns around and it doesn't happen, stranger things have occurred in history.

[Gills]

Ron passed away today according to AA. Sad day, did alot of advancements for airsoft in Arizona.

[sarc]

I will miss our conversations. Adieu my friend...

[ultimentra]

Hes in a better place now.

[KileyHAZ]

http://www.airsoftarizona.com/index.php?topic=35186.0
Truly a sad day...

I think Vince sums it up nicely in his memorial entry...

A friend, mentor, son, father and pillar of this community, his loss diminishes us and we will remember him forever.

[Seedy]

Damn that's too bad.