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Furp at Dorsai Thing 31

Furp eyes one his many drink mixes.

I'm sure folks have heard the news by now, but Furp (Evil_Dwagon on LJ) passed away in an auto accident last night.

I first met Furp back in 2003 or so, when Uncle Kage felt that he would be a good addition to Con Ops. That totally turned out to be the case. He worked hard, and partied harder when the work was done.

Furp didn't just work Anthrocon, he worked other cons, and not always in an official capacity either. Furp was an EMT, and if there was ever a crisis situation, he would attend to it. I know more than once he spent the night in an emergency room with a convention attendee who had fallen ill, whether that person was a stranger or not.

Furp was also one of the most relaxed and good natured guys I know. I guess it comes with the territory when you're an EMT. Having worked my share of security incidents with him over the years, he was usually the calmest person in the room.

Believe it or not, I didn't initially hear of Furp's passing from furries, but from the other Dorsai Irregulars. Furp was loved by the DI, in fact some of our folks referred to working with Furp as a "highlight of Anthrocon". While Furp was never inducted into the DI, he is definitely "one of us", and I believe his induction was only a matter of time. Sadly, that will never happen now.

Con Ops won't be the same without you, Furp.
 
 
 
 
 

Sam thought he'd be cool and spray me with whipped cream at Bob's Big Boy. I enlisted the help of several Dorsai Irregulars and Furp to hold him down while I exacted revenge at the Art Auction. :-)

(Picture taken by T'Chall.)

Furp and Mach are two of my hard working staff members in Con Ops at Anthrocon every year.

Don't they look intimidating? :-)

I was assured that there was no booze whatsoever in his container.

Furp looks on in the background.

Mach is in the forground, Eric Long and Furp are in the background.