I never met Chris Joanes, and he died long before most on here will have joined and so most will not.

However, I read his posts for the last 6 months of his life, where he detailed his fight against his brain tumour and subsequent debilitating illness. I can remember his goodbye post as his tumour kicked in:

"This will be the last time I log onto the BBS. I am becoming unable to decypher the dancing jumble of letters that appear before my eyes...."

The rest escapes me but was written with such courage and dignity that I, and several others, sat with tears streaming down my face.

His courage both inspired and humbled me to the point where I, and many others, made the journey to pay our respects at his funeral.

Chris died - IIRC - in about 2004

RIP Chris.