that we lost our beloved WallyM7…I miss you and
I know that the boards haven’t been the same since your passing.
And now I will give a ceremonial :wally in your memory…rest in peace and we miss you.
Keith
I can’t believe it was that long ago. Seems like yesterday.
Rest in :wally , Wally.
You brought me here. The second post I ever read was the one announcing your passing, Wally.
:Salutes: :wally
Isn’t it funny . . . As soon as I saw the thread title, I knew what it was referring to . . .
Oddly enough, so did I.
And I wasn’t even around then.
stv
I saw Wally mentioned in Kellibelli’s live journal a few days ago and I knew the anniversary was coming up. I spent a couple of hours the day before yesterday laughing while reading some of Wally’s best stuff. We talked on the board, but only exchanged emails once or twice. He was great though.
I was thinking about Wally on and off all day today. I still get a good giggle from his posts.
A few weeks ago, I was playing video games with my brother and my 14-year-old cousin. After he discovered his character could pick up and throw things, my cousin picked up a hamster and flung it across the screen. He started chucking hamsters left and right at every opportunity. I looked at my brother and said “who does he think he is, Wally?”
My cousin couldn’t figure out why we were laughing.
OK, so it’s not exactly a Wally story, but it made me think of him fondly.
Rest in peace, Wally.
wow…
2 years.
Wally told a great story. It didnt matter if you had heard it before, it was always the way he told the tale that made you laugh.
my thoughts are with Amy and the rest of his family.
I just read the Teeming Millions Wally tribute page yesterday, and I’m sure Wally is missed by everyone who got to know him. I wasn’t around then, but reading about Wally makes me feel that he was indeed a beloved poster and much loved by everyone here. May you rest in peace, Wally.
F_X
I’m firmly convinced that this is the true meaning of immortality. To have such an influence on the people around you that they remember you fondly even years after your passing.
Wally is still with us, bringing smiles into our lifes as we remember him and his work. And in that sense, he has not left us.
Peace, Wally. You are still loved and respected. Your friends have not forgotten you.
Ric
Two years? My gosh, it doesn’t seem that long, does it>
I’m not sure if they ever even lurk anymore, but I hope his son and daughter (and wife as well, of course) are all doing well.
Very sad. I miss him.
Zette
It has been 2 years since I registered on this board. I had been a lurker for about 6 months before hand, but when the announcement about Wally I knew I had to register to post my feelings on it…but I never did. I realized after I had typed up a long post that it would look rather bad for this newb to come out of nowhere and post about how torn up he was by Wally’s passing. I felt that the “regular” posters would have enough on their minds without dealing with some interloper stepping in during their time of need. Also, I couldn’t imagine my first post not having a wonder Wally comeback telling me what a putz I was.
:wally
I think it has been long enough for me to say:
We still miss ya Wally.
-Belz
Two years.
It’s been a fun two years, Wally. Mostly, anyway.
But it would have been a hell of lot more fun with you around.
Here’s looking at you, man. I still think about you now and then. Mostly when I’m riding my bike, actually. Yeah, yeah, so it’s a ricer.
So, tell me: do vintage Harleys actually run in heaven? 
:wally, you were one of a kind. Cheers.
I remember sitting at my computer with tears running down my face…and all I’d ever know of this man was his posts on this message board. Here’s to you, Wally.
:wally
I had been away from the boards for almost a year when, for some reason, I clicked on that Message Board link on the main page again and saw that Wally was gone. I missed out on most of his posts, but reading them and watching everyone remember him in the days following his death brought me back to my SDMB home.
I miss you, Wally, even though I never got to know you.
Cheers, Wally.
I knew when I saw the thread title also.
For one curious as I, perhaps someone would share these sentiments and the meaning behind it? I am curious to know the story of Wally. I understand he left his mark on the board in some way but I would love to know how.
It would not be right for me to putz simply for the sake of doing it. So please do not misunderstand why I do not join the putzing.
Ronin, the link in my sig is a good start.