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Well I really don‘t know what to say besides my sincere condolences to his family.

dodgeman wrote:Holy Cow this is a shock to me to discover this news! I was reading in the repair section and one of CC's posts when I saw that his avatar photo had the words, (In Memoriam) in bold print just above it and I proceeded here to see if there were any threads in his Honor and sure enough, here it is.

I have read a lot of CC'c posts in the past year or so and he was always quite respectful to everyone and did a lot of work with TPE dolls upgrading the neck issues that they have been plagued with and so he made for some interesting posts to read.

It is a very sad to learn of his passing even though I had never had any conversation with him. His last posts were on my birthday and I also learned of Irishgirl's bad news on my birthday which she posted that very day so a less than good birthday all in all for me to learn of all this.

Hate to ask but, Does anyone know what happened to him and how old he was as he looked quite well from his photos?

I do wish his family well during this difficult time and will remember him and his doll April with much deserved Respect!

I believe he was only 59. But read that on another board. Cause of death I do not know.

so sad he will be missed wonder if the people and shop owners around atlanta will miss him and april.

carlys_guy

Oh wow, I was just watching his hand repair video and just happen to stumble on this post. I am blown away he's gone. I've viewed all his videos and have gotten so much information as a new doll owner, I wanted to reach out personally and thank him. May you rest in Heaven among angels, and God to comfort those close. Thank you CC for all you have done for this community, you will be missed.
Donation is on it's way. So sorry for your loss.

I read this on my phone in bed last night and spent the next hour tossing and turning, thinking of all the PM conversations I had with CC and the conversations Daria had with April.

He was always pleasant to talk to and would always ask how Daria was doing.

He was a true innovator and his inventions will live on as his legacy.
Daria and I were honoured when he invited us to participate in a trial of his cure for what he called "elbowitis", the thinning and bruising of the skin at a dolls elbow joint. This involved injecting liquid TPE into the joint to build up the cushioning.

The treatment was a great success and we sent him this thank you picture.



So goodbye James and April .
You will be missed.

Love,
scooter and Daria

I just found out. I'm very sad. I had the honor of partying with him, and he was a blast to be around; so full of laughter. I shall miss him, and will definitely contribute to his family's go find me.

Like everyone else, horrified by this news. Just stumbled across it myself.

Of all the members on the forum, I had suspected that he might be one I visit to do a crossover photoshoot with my Brie and his dolls. As we discovered being paired up for the first annual doll Christmas gift exchange, we really live rather close - less than two hours apart and being so near we managed the first successful exchange of that hopefully-soon-to-be yearly tradition. (The other two pairings had international shipping concerns to deal with and took longer.) I'll have to recommend we formally rename it the CrazyCajun/TripleA Memorial Christmas Doll Gift Exchange or something along those lines when we renew it this coming winter. The pair of jeans, jewelry box, and necklace he got for my Brie will now become treasured relics.

Now I know why I never got a response when I told him I used that necklace in my upcoming Coverdoll photoshoot. I used it merely on a whim, and now rather glad I did. Its not a key element by any regard, but its there. Gives me a good reason to dedicate the shoot to his memory.


I also hope his dolls all find good homes, even if we never see them again.

RIP CC.

Oh man SOrry to hear of this. R.I.P. C.C.

I don’t know how I missed seeing this until now. What a kind man that was a innovative and very sharp. I will miss him he very good with some repair questions and with the hand repair I did on Janie.


Death always takes the good ones first.. ~ unknown

Rest In Peace my friend.

This is horrible news I was away from TDF for a few months, and I'm just now finding out about this.

CC was so kind, just a wonderful person with a big heart... This is so sad..

RIP

I too just found out about it this sad news.
Like many, I have spoken to him.
What a great guy he is....
What is hear today, can be gone tomorrow.
Best,
Jeff