It is with a sad and heavy heart I start this topic
However, as word spreads fast and it is inevitable that comments will be posted in various places, and with the knowledge that many of you really want to express your feelings openly.... maybe it would be nice to have somewhere to do so.
I am pretty sure Dorky really wouldn't want the fuss. Many of you who I have shared this with have all agreed on that too
But....
After all.... if anyone deserves a memorial thread it is him.

Dorky passed away on March 10th 2009.
He was a legendary figure to many here on MMG and elsewhere too, but MMG was his "home".
He will be sorely missed, his posts, colourful and sincere.
His kind nature and generosity!

I have no words to express all the things I would like to say about Dorky, but one thing, during the short time I was so lucky to know him, he was a fantastic friend!

Dorky, you have found peace and I wish you all the best on your travels beyond

for everything

PS
I would like to make a request to the MMG admin team;
As I know Dorky always dreamed of being a lifetime supporter of MMG and he actually even posted this somewhere here not too long ago.
Is it possible that he could have that wish fulfilled perhaps?

Aww, this is really Sad. May Dorky rest in peace
He will be missed here, and was a genuine asset to MMG as both a person and a forum member.

Yippie if you read this, Go ahead and make him a lifetime supporter.

May Dorky Rest In Peace

May Dorky rest in peace. He's been great all these while and been helping a lot of people including me. Thanks for everything bud.

The entire staff is deeply saddened by this news, he has been a fixture here for so long now. We all loved Dorky and will miss him greatly. Dorky has now been made a Lifetime Supporter!

MordK, thanks for starting this topic to bring us this very sad news. I`m really shocked at the news.

Although I`ve only been here a relative short period of time I feel I`ve got to `know` Dorky. I know we all benefited by his presence here, and he`ll be sorely missed.

Wow, this is not real, when this this happen? How?

Are you serious Dorky?

I can not believe it, I just saw him post in another thread no more than 1-2 weeks ago I believe.

Dorky was the sweetest, most generous and caring gentleman I have ever had the pleasure to meet. I hope as he looks down and reads this thread he finally accepts he was loved and adored by many. You will be missed and never forgot, my friend.

I cannot believe this thread has been started.

A really sad day indeed in the history of any the forums.

I talked to him a couple weeks back and he was suggesting me some ideas regarding my program and it is really awful to hear this..

I'm truly in shock at this very moment and I honestly did not know he was in not so good health.

Anyhow, I from the deepest of my heart hope that his soul may rest in peace.

Me and this forum will miss your ideas and suggestions forever and ever.

So it's true.............

I am very shocked still, and have had tears in my eyes since when i first read this thread. I did not know Dorky that well, but I will truly miss him. He was very informative and helpful in the forum; he also had a great sense of humor. I will really miss him........and I wish his family comfort and peace during this time.

Thank you mordk for doing this memorial for him.

May Dorky's Soul Rest In Peace

Rest in peace my friend.

So sad to hear this news. My thoughts are with his friends and family at this time.

Richard

I just recently became acquainted with him and shared a few PM's. I am so very happy I was able to do that. I do know he's much happier and at peace, with no pain...new adventures await you Dorky! You will be greatly missed.
Karen

May your soul rest in peace Dorky. You will be missed greatly especially your sense of humor.

We'll all miss you Dorky.

It is so sad to hear such news

Rest in peace brother Dorky

Awww, so sorry to hear this news.
He touched so many, so far apart in so many ways.

Miss you already Dorky.
Rest in peace dear friend.
Blessings to your friends and family.

Will surely miss you Dorky...

Thank you for just being you

Miss you mate

I spoke to him earlier this month. I wish I could have said goodbye

R.I.P.

Really sad to hear such news

Rest in peace.

We'll miss you Dorky, brother.

Rest in peace Dorky.

I know, he loved the music of Dixie Chicks

A hymn for dorky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfP5yzgJqS8...feature=related

God bless you DORKY!! Thanks for all the help you gave everyone, especially me! Sorry to see you go!!

Just heard the news - so sad. Dorky was quite a character - added a lot to all the forums he was in.
May you rest in peace, Dorky.

Peace be upon you brother Dorky.
May you rest in peace.
We at mmg here really missed a great supporter.

I was very saddened this morning to hear of your passing old friend (thank you for contacting me Mordk)

Dorky, you are one of natures gentlemen and will be sorely missed

Rest in peace mate.

And enjoy a few beers

Wow.
Dorky was such a great guy!

Dorky helped so many people, whether it was advice, making a smile, posting a cool pic or just being himself, kind and generous ... he is missed already. His blog and shed always made me happy, seeing his take on things and his heart for Trev & Ron's house...gosh, I am just too sad to type.

Miss ya Dorky!

Dorky Good Bye ! Have a Peaceful New Life !

couldn't believe
Dorky with the kind sweet and funny posts
your departure is a loss, thank you for having been here !
you continue to exist in our mind !
frabi

In a bittersweet moment

Another angel has found his wings...

I was just going through some of my pm's, looking for some of Dorky's messages, (missing him very much) and noticed his shiny new purple suit. A big thanks to the MMG staff for doing that. Dorky, you're the best online friend I've every had, and I'm already missing you terribly. This place just isn't the same without you, and I find myself not logging in as much anymore without you here.

To anyone who doesn't know Dorky; I'd like to say that he was the type of man that was looked up to by anyone that knew him. I expect this thread to start moving when more of his friends finally spot it, and let me tell you that each one of them will shed tears as I am at this very moment as they try desperately to put into words what Dorky represents, and what he brought to people's lives. That's all from me for now. I'm glad this thread is here. Now I have somewhere to go, to reflect, and remember.

I will miss Dorky more than I can say.

He was the most honorable man I ever met.

Rest in peace my friend.

tbi2

I lite this candle in loving memory of our beloved friend



Rest in peace buddy
I will always miss you and I will always cherish the days we had together online

MMG will never be the same

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRyKg5xMaXA

I still can't believe Dorky is gone

Rest in peace dear man! I know he is with the angels! So sad, he was a good man! I think we should continue what he did with the Ronald mcdonald house donations and hope Trev and his family are ok too. Wow this really hit home, I knew he was sick but did not know how sick. He is resting now and not in pain. Makes one realize what is really important in this world. God bless he will be truly missed.

Thank you Dorky for the humor, love, cheer and positiveness you always brought.
I will miss you and reading your cheerful posts very much!
This is for you Dorky.

It's like a SHOCK to learn this news! It's very sad! I knew Dorky personally! He was a very nice person and helped me few times.

Maybe I missed something, I was away and just learned this news right now. If it's not undiscret he died from what?

Wow, this is sad. Dorky was the first person to help me in MMG. I'm glad that we shared as many pm's and e-mails as we did.

I miss you Dorky... .................. .................

Just read this news and I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes... all words have been said already, but if there was someone on the net that put a smile on my face, everytime I saw him online, then it's Dorky!
Dorky, if you read this: you will be missed so very, very much, you were such a sweet man!

Thineke

We'll miss you Dorky.

I have been wondering what I could possibly write after learning this sad news.
I can only hope that his generous spirit has rubbed of a bit on others - he was a very good recruiter but gave all referral commissions he received away to charity.
I hope that giving spirit will linger on here at MMG.

Dorky, you will be missed more than you know ...

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted so far and to the MMG admin team for making his wish come true as a Lifetime Supporter.. I also see this thread having been pinned! Thank you very much!
Dorky really was special and although it is quite hard to come here and read, it is wonderful to know how much he was appreciated.... sadly, probably much more than he ever realised.

Its taken me a few days, amidst plenty of tears and sadness over the loss of my dear friend Dorky, to decide what I wanted to say here. I had a long post ready, listing all his wonderful attributes, but as someone who has known him for almost 3 years, I realized that he would probably not appreciate it.
You never could accept a compliment, Dorky, and if there was anyone who was ever more deserving of it,
and all the accolades posted here, it was you!

So I've decided to keep it sweet and simple!
Out of all the people I have known in my life, both on and offline, you ROCK!!!

And as someone who always admired my graphics, here's one last one just for you!
Hope you like it.



You have touched my life, and I will never forget you!

I have just learnt Dorky's death ... I can't believe it ... I can't help crying like a baby ...

I miss you Dorky, brother ...

Rest in peace

Goodbye ...

Pierre

Dorky was really a very genuine person. Caring and loving as I think that we all know and really seemed to embody the things that were good about this online world.

I know that he has been sick for a while so I guess for him he is finally home.

R.I.P. Dorky and you will surely be missed.

As was suggested before....is there any way that we can get in contact with Trev and try to carry on the mission that he was working on in helping the Ronald McDonald house in Australia?

Anyhow, we will all miss ya m8. Thanks for everything

Sorry it's not bad curiosity , but our Friend Dorky died from what ? And how old was he ?

Thanks .

Pierre

I too have waited to post to this thread. I just didn't know what to say or how to express it. Dorky is the one that was so good with words. Not me. In one of Dorky's last emails to me he told me that..well, let me quote it,
" I don't know about you, but I tend to build mental images of what people look like. Goodness knows what you have of me.. but I am just an ordinary person. I describe myself on my blog in the profile. I was telling the truth, and I still do. "

What mental image did I have of Dorky? Dorky was a true "gentle"man. He thought before he spoke and his words were all tinged with the wisdom of a life tinged with sorrow and loss- having learned to deal with life's blows, graciously. Dorky looked for the best in everyone and in all situations, and believed only the best of people, even when they proved to be otherwise to everyone else. He was a peacemaker, sprinkling a little humor in every situation. He was generous almost to a fault, and to his own hurt many times. I could go on and on..but I'm not saying anything that anyone reading this didn't already know. The sad part about it all is, Dorky didn't realize any of this. He never could see what we saw. He was humility personified.

I loved Dorky. I never saw him face to face, and don't even know his first name, but I loved the man.
I went back over emails and have spent hours reading in the closed sections of old autosurfs and relived our virtual times together. I thought I had know him so much longer. I hadn't remembered when I "met" him because it just seemed like he was ..always... But I actually "met" Dorky via the 12by12daily thread on or about August 15, 2006.
Who doesn't remember I guess bananas are expensive in Australia and he was really excited that he'd be able to purchase some!

Or oh my....Dorky did lead me astray one time.... it was all over

I really did try to make myself like it for his sake. I ordered it from an Australian company and had it sent all the way to Florida, just because he said it was the BEST. (he was terribly wrong...)But it was alot of fun....

I remember how excited he was when someone made his banner for his blog



You know..Dorky was a very very honest man. He had a hard time accepting that others weren't. He really did. Towards his last days he seemed to see that he may have been wrong and it was so hard on him...

Well, I know too much Bible to believe that Dorky is going to be my guardian angel watching down over me or any of us for that matter, but I do know that Dorky has left a humongous legacy and awfully big shoes to fill. I know that I want to step up to the plate now. I want to try a little harder to be a little sweeter, a little more trusting, have a little more confidence in people. Thank you Dorky. I miss you soo much.

My avatar has I miss you written in the sand...I miss you..

I last talked to Dorky a couple of weeks ago and at the end of the conversation, he told me he wouldn't be online all that much anymore. Since then I have been checking his blog daily to see what he had to say and now I come across this. [Sigh] What to say at a time like this. Tree's right - Dorky never was one to accept a compliment or a pat on the back. But everyone here knows who he was and how much he did for everyone else; how there were so many things he wanted to accomplish with his life, but always, always put the needs of others in front of his own. I have read the thread to this point and know most if not all of the nics here so what I have to say is tough in such good company but I don't think anyone will dispute it. I think Dorky is the only true, genuine, and selfless man I have met online. He never had an agenda and never worked an angle. He was just Dorky. Someone you could count on to keep you informed (he was better informed than most) and to bat your ideas around. I never got the pleasure of knowing him without my computer, but we chatted much and often. I wish I had kept in touch better during my sabbatical away from this arena, but since coming back I had hoped we would have the time to make up for it. It is sad that this day has come, but I'm sure, like the rest of you, that he is in a better place. Wherever he is, I hope he took his iPod and his generator and his laptop (but maybe that's for my own selfish wish). We'll miss you D. - You've made an impact on my life and set a standard for generosity that I can only hope to strive for...God speed...