[mabarker1]

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WELL EVERYONE THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT I HAVE BEEN DREADING FOR YEARS. I JUST RECEIVED THIS FROM SIR CHODE IN A TEXT MESSAGE:

On hospice. Please tell the gang goodbye for me. You can have the webpage. Tell them all thank you and goodbye. Please do not send anymore messages. Thank you
Chode
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I'm going to ask everyone on this Sunday at Lights Out for the F1 Grand Prix Race in Canada to pour their favorite beverage, be it water, coffee, milk or adult beverage and raise it in a Final Toast to Celebrate, Reminisce, Remember and Salute Our Friend Sir Chode...🙏🙏🙏🙏

Goodbye Sir Chode, I will miss You deeply. I will do My best to keep Your Name and Spirit alive here on FreeRepublic via the Formula One Threads. I know that I will never be able to meet Your standards but I will try. I Love You My Brother. Go in Peace and be with God and in a place where You will no longer be in the pain that You have been enduring these last few years.

[NFHale]

Very, very sad news… extremely sad.

Damn…

[AAABEST]

Wut?!

Chode is an epic, longstanding FReeper. One of those who made FR better by his presence.

Very sad to hear this.

[Big Red Badger]

Raising a Toast to Chode
May We Meet on the other side...

[Seaplaner]

Sorry to read the sad post. This evening, I’ll raise that adult bev to our pal, wish him comfort and hope that he’s well looked after during the declining moments.

[Lockbox]

Thank you for sharing..

[Bob434]

Dang! Never easy- Sorry to hear this- God be with Chode- and his family- Thanks for the F-1 threads- they have been a treat and a great break from the normal news-

[clintonh8r]

Farewell, Chode. Thank you for your FRiendship here and for all the F1 posts. We’ll always remember you.

Jack.

[SmokingJoe]

Really sad.
Sadly these moments come in life.
Very hard to deal with.
May God bless Chode.