# OMG, y'all. Mike Warns @dropzone passed away suddenly (2022-May-22) - GoFundMe link now set up **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 22, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904 "2022-05-22T22:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/122 "2022-05-26T17:45:18Z")
I donated as well. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/123 "2022-05-26T17:56:49Z")
Y’all are so so nice to add to the fund. These girls are in need. Mary says they are ok-ish. She is just so overwhelmed and hurting. I just feel terrible for her and her Sisters. Mikey would be so happy and humbled that some of his longtime friends on the Dope are helping them. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/124 "2022-05-26T17:57:42Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Thanks, Beck! Just dropped my coins in the bucket. Hope it helps the girls. Likewise. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/125 "2022-05-26T18:20:31Z")
Thanks for sharing the link, Becks. My bit’s in. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/126 "2022-05-26T18:27:46Z")
Thank you for sharing the GoFundMe, @Beckdawrek. I hope that the donations can help his daughters. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/127 "2022-05-26T18:38:28Z")
Thanks! Could a mod maybe tweak the title of the thread to make clear that the GoFundMe is now available for donating? Some of us may not have been regularly checking the thread after first getting the bad news. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/128 "2022-05-26T18:45:36Z")
Good idea! To get a mod’s attention, flag your post and choose “other,” then make your suggestion. I just kicked in, too. RIP, dropzone. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/129 "2022-05-26T23:42:28Z")
Thanks for setting this GFM up! ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/130 "2022-05-27T03:12:49Z")
Donation made. @dropzone was a highly valued Doper and will be missed. Thanks @Beckdawrek. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/131 "2022-05-27T03:25:57Z")
People wondered early on how I knew Mikey. My youngest sister is an author of romance(near porn) novels geared for women. She uses scenarios that she has no knowledge of. She often hires researchers to get her the exact facts of these scenarios. They are terrible books but she sells the heck out of them. She hired Mikey to do some research for her. Apparently he and her talked about the Dope. She knew I had read the books and told me about it. I talked to him from them on. He said I should join and I did. I lurked and asked him questions about what I’d read. I then started posting maybe a year later. When I got in trouble he told me where I went wrong. He never ever came in when I got modded. He just told me I went too far and to deal with it. When his health went crazy he told me about it. I tried to help him. Then from the hospital bed he saved my life. Since then I tried to help him and be his friend. I’m not sure I did help him, but I tried. I’ll never forget all he did for me. He’s my hero. B. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/132 "2022-05-27T03:27:31Z")
_hugs the Beck_ Ohhh, wow, I hadn’t realized all of that. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/133 "2022-05-27T03:31:19Z")
He preferred I didn’t tell it. I’m not sure why. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/134 "2022-05-27T03:38:02Z")
Throughout life most people can count their _close_ friends on one hand. Mike and Beck had a memorable friendship. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/135 "2022-05-27T03:49:36Z")
Yes we did. He was truly a remarkable man. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/136 "2022-05-27T15:35:09Z")
Got an update that the fund is over $1,000 (of a $100 goal). Keep 'em coming, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/137 "2022-05-27T17:06:33Z")
I’m so happy to hear it! Mikey would have been humbled and slightly embarrassed that the Dope peeps would do this… And I’m proud his daughters can get some help. I just looked the girls have left a sweet message on the GoFundMe page. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/138 "2022-05-30T21:24:23Z")
I donated a few days ago, but I still really don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been covered. I’m going to miss him. I offer my condolences to his family am thinking good thoughts. I hoping this helps in some small way. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/139 "2022-05-30T21:51:23Z")
You’ve said it great. I thank you. I’m trying my best to think of happy chats me and him had over the months. It helps me and I hope he knows how fellow Dopers felt about him. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/140 "2022-05-30T22:19:52Z")
I’m a lurker, but appreciated all he offered. Donated. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904/141 "2022-05-30T23:16:33Z")
I’ve added my shekels to the pile. Mike was a good man doing the right thing to the limits of his abilities and I’ll miss him for the rest of my life. Good luck to your daughter old buddy; may she thrive as best she can. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-yall-mike-warns-dropzone-passed-away-suddenly-2022-may-22-gofundme-link-now-set-up/964904.md?page=8)