Just Us Nerds has been quiet for a while. Like all fun ventures, it had it’s peak and has since dwindled. Today I come bearing bad news for what few readers remain. One of our nerds has passed on. Quickdog, known in real life as Timothy Quick, passed away on August 6th, 2007. He was my best friend growing up, and though he had long ago moved to Cincinnati, this site was one of the many ways we kept in touch. For those of you who know Tim, you know how much he will be missed by me and by all of his friends. As this small and unworthy tribute, here are the links to the articles he wrote here, his Flickr account and the guest book for his obituary.
Articles
Quickdog Weighs in on the World Cup or … Why Americans Just Don’t Care!
Quickdog Weighs in on Star Trek
Quickdog Weights in on South Park
Tim in Photos…
Ten Things I Will Always Remember About Tim That Mean Nothing to Anyone Else: These are just for you buddy!
- I think we can make it!
- Why the water fountain at the Dairy Queen never tasted so good
- Bush Gardens
- How we came out even in a pack of 13 donuts
- The graphic hole
- Why we couldn’t play darts and Jennifer Ash’s house
- The worst pizza ever made — twice
- Go Marquette!
- The Living Room
- Why my yearbook seems awfully psychic
Oh and I’m sorry I couldn’t get you the A in Newspaper Graphics. I should have tried harder.
I’m going to miss you my friend.
Finally, I would like to link to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. I sure would like to see this disease eradicated before it claims anyone else I care about.
Dawn | 12-Aug-07 at 6:03 pm | Permalink
Thanks JC, it’s a great tribute to a great guy. Tim shared quite a few watershed moments in my life, and I will remember those times with bittersweet feelings forever. I miss him more than I can express. It’s cool to see what an impact Tim had on so many people, it’s only too bad that it takes things like this for all of us to reconnect.
J.C. | 16-Aug-07 at 3:58 pm | Permalink
Hi Dawn,
Thanks for stopping by and for writing. I miss him every day.
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