Kraizzie

[Szintar]

Hey everyone,

I do not have many details to share out of respect for his privacy, but I wanted to let folks know that Kraizzie is battling significant illness and is likely to enter hospice this week. We will share updates where possible. If anyone would like his phone number to reach out to him, please let me or Kimer know and we will get it to you. I do not know if he can reply, but I know he would appreciate the messages.

If anyone has a favorite EQ Kraizzie story to share, please feel free - I know there are more than a few great stories here in PA. We can share the stories with him.

Here by forum, discord and text if anyone wants to talk or has questions. I will do my best to answer.

Szin

[annastasya]

That sucks. Tell the old Cat i miss him and hope he gets feeling as comfortable as possible.

[Kimer]

Kraizzie is a unique individual, he could come across grumpy, easy to incite, very short patience (compared to Kraizzie, Aalerdare has the patience of Ghandi, Kraizzie a hummingbird.} He has a good heart and a really sensitive and gushy interior. He is kind, worries about people, and loves to play games, cribbage being one of his favorites, along with crossword puzzles.

He cherishes his wife and agrees with me when I said, “She was a Saint to deal with him.” He loved to ask her when she came in from the grocery store, “ Did you get the me my cheese Wiz boy “, he would laugh. He is a cat guy. Cats rule, dogs drool attitude. His one cat was named after a blues brother…Elrod or Elwood, and he was amazed I was not as fascinated with the Blues Brothers as he. He loves Spam (gag), which his wife limited and tried to make him eat healthy, so he indulged heavily when she left him to his own devices. He loves his cocktails, I think Bourbon, he toured the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky and loved their products, not so much wine.

Has a vendetta against crows/blackbirds and squirrels, who ate his bird food from the feeders. He baked things mainly bread and loved some icky thing you use a potato ricer on, I bought the ricer but the latca or whatever he was thrilled about, I never made. He tried to get me to drink tea, sent me a box of various teas and a special teacup (because I guess you need a bone China cup to drink tea.} He told me I should get an electric tea pot to heat water, which I thought I would never use, and pretty much use daily, who knew. He hates snow and cold weather and thought Hell had come to South Carolina this year when he got snow. He had a unique sense of humor and thought outside the box. He went to the ugliest tie completion at friends, and he made a noose, yep googled it (none of us knew how to tie a noose), and won 1st place.

He saved me a lot in EQ, when a ranger who shall remain nameless, pull went bad, and things tried to kill me. Callan and Iheart are his good friends, tropical cruises, went to Greece, visited and helped Kraizzie with various construction projects. He made me laugh and occasionally get mad at me, but always forgave me. I will miss him; I miss him now Kimer

[Kimer]

I am sad and sorry to tell you guys, Kraizzie passed away last night at the start of raids. He is no longer suffering or in pain. Kimer

[Andien]

I'm so sad to hear that. My heart goes out to his friends and family

Kraizzie was a good dude. Never talked much in tank chat, but it was always either a perfectly timed quip or some excellent raging.

[Kimer]

Kraizzie's wife just finished the obituary. She will send me a link, it has in Leu of flowers and cards his favorite charities and more information, as soon as I have it will post here.

[iheart]

Link to Kraizzie's obit:

https://www.simplycremationscharlott...?obId=48458916

[Szintar]

Thank you so much for sharing, Iheart.

[Flifo]

Sorry to say I never grouped with him outside of raids but maybe a few times over the years. I always appreciate him being on consistently to help us win raids & get things done. I will miss him.