I had a chance to look back through some of my old threads. I was just looking back over the itmes that I have posted in my collection. I was trying to refresh my memory on the firearms and military equipment that I have shown and remembering things that I haven’t posted yet. Reading through my posts and other members posts it brought me back to Edgar. Reading his responses to my posts.
Edgar was a humble man, very courteous, well spoken and it seemed that he loved his family and enjoyed every day of his life.
I don’t know how many of you know but he spent his whole adult life serving his beloved Country between his military carrier and a carrier in Federal Law Enforcement. He didn’t say a whole lot about it but would mention it whenever it was relevant to one of his posts or when he was responding to another member’s post.
The last many of us heard was that Edgar had a stroke. The next piece of information was that he wasn’t doing that good but was getting by with the help of his family. Then everything went quiet. Some of us has tried to contact him with no luck. I know @Rockymountainjeep, @Rufus and I had been texting and communicating with him. I know Allen left several voice mails and text messages and we never got any response.
I never got the chance to meet Edgar in person but there is no doubt in my mind that we would have gotten along great and had fun telling and comparing stories about the military and LE. I know that I wouldn’t have been able to keep up with his exploits.
At this point I fear that he may incapacitated or may no longer be with us here on this earth but has gone home to be with the Lord. No matter what has happened I just wanted everyone to know what a great patriotic family man that he was and how much he is missed on our forum. If anyone knows anything about Edgar’s status would you please let us know. I have searched and I have been unable to find any obituary but i am not the most internet savy guy here so my search doesn’t really mean a whole lot.
To Edgar Irizarry, Sir I salute you and I thank you for the time that you spent with us on this forum. Our lives have been enriched by the short time that we got to get to know you on the forum.
Adam I just really wish I was able to say what has happened. I know Edgar wouldn’t just leave and not say something to at least one of us. That is what makes me fear the worst.
I’ve hoped you would have heard something about his status by now. I wish there was someone who had some way to contact him personally and get an answer for us. Its especially sad since folks are have tried in the past to call, and left messages but never received a return call. Do you have his email address? perhaps maybe emailing him outside of the forum would get a response, especially if someone is reading his email other than him.
where did Edgar live? town/city & state… i may try to help look for an obituary for him like you did, that would certainly help me narrow it down if i had that information.
I will add a special little prayer for him tonight.
ah… yeah the fact that he ghosted during 1911’s ordeal sounds like it would be totally against his character and what he would have normally done. So the stroke must have been pretty serious for him, and well sadly, whatever may have came afterwards… if anything. I hate that we don’t know as so many were / are concerned for him.
It is especially hard for me because I never got to actually meet him face to face, shake his hand and thank him. I never got to give back to a brother in arms from both LE and the Military who gave to me. That may not sound like a lot but it is to me and it doesn’t sit right with me.
I wish I could at least tell his family how much I respected and enjoyed getting to know him through the forum. I don’t like leaving things unsaid and his family not really knowing how much he is missed on this forum. If I can’t let Edgar know personally than I can let everyone else know.
This is one reason why I believe so much in this forum. So may guys on this forum have become like family to me. Even if I never get the chance to meet each of you face to face the bond is there. I forget a lot more things now than I used to but somethings I will never forget as long as I am cognizant of who I am.
I remember us talking about that. Again something has happened. We know his character. We know that Edgar would not simply walk away without at least an explanation and a farewell wish goodbye.
no, knowing you as i do, i know it must bother the crud out of you honestly.
well hopefully you’ll be able to call his family at least and maybe they’ll answer so you can express your feelings for him if the worst as we suspect has happened.
thats great to hear about the forum members interacting like family to you and well to me as well, that is what the forum is setup for, to make friends, learn, split information and share it between each other, etc.
was that discussed in an open post? i think i remember something about that being discussed.
yeah i can understand the worry, especially with all that many of us have been through within the past couple of years.
