Will post later, but for now... (2012 Update on Jan 2011 suicide threat thread)

[Ben E Lou]

...please refresh his user info from time to time. If he logs in again and reads that thread, send a PM to cuervo72, digamma, wademoore, RyanS, and me *IMMEDIATELY*. We need to find him. I don't have time now, but I'll give more details later. As of this post, his last login was yesterday at 7:08am EST.

Here's his user profile:

Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/member.php?u=16371)

Paste this into "recipient user name" if you see that he has logged in:

cuervo72;digamma;Ben E Lou;wademoore;Ryan S

[Ben E Lou]

Please check your time zone. Someone just PMed that he logged in at 1:08pm. They must have their settings on another time zone.

[Ben E Lou]

Someone PMed me confused. Here's the original thread:

Please help - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=80471)

[Ben E Lou]

As for more details, all I want to share right now is that:

The posts on Sunday were from Las Vegas.
He lives in Texas.
His login yesterday morning was from another city, not in a place that one would consider "on the way" from Vegas to his hometown.
His family has filed a missing person report.
Yes, that was really his daughter who posted in the thread.
There is no reason to believe that "Stormy58" is a duplicate account of a known poster. Sure, it's possible, but there's no evidence whatsoever leading in that direction.
All indications are that he is exactly who he presented himself to be: a lurker who had never posted before.
Every single detail he posted has checked out, as has every single bit of information he gave behind the scenes when he registered.
In short, there's absolutely no reason to believe this isn't a very real threat.

[Ben E Lou]

Brad is home, staying with his brother. I do not yet know if he is aware that he was tracked via the board, so I'm keeping this forum private.

[GoldenEagle]

Amazing job guys. Kudos to you both.

[NoSkillz]

My goodness - I am just catching up on this now.

Unbelievable job Ben ... a life hopefully has been saved because of your persistence.

[Sun Tzu]

Thanks for the updates...that was a very interesting couple of hours to say the least.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Thank God... I was worried, even without knowing who he is. Good to know he's alive.

Thanks for giving a damn about people out here.

[arizing540]

Thank God... I was worried, even without knowing who he is. Good to know he's alive.

Thanks for giving a damn about people out here.


My thoughts exactly. Don't know the guy, but the whole situation has been in my thoughts a lot. Glad to hear he's safe.

[tucker rocky]

This is very good to see that this situation has no loss of life.

:thumbsup: to all involved.

[bbgunn]

I have to say, first of all, that everything seems to be okay at this point and that no life was taken. Second - and this is miniscule compared to everything else that is going on - a situation like this makes me proud to be a part of a community like FOFC, knowing that we have people in our midst who genuinely care about the welfare of people that come here. It could've been very easy to dismiss that first post, but because of the people involved, things turned out alright. I honestly get a little choked up thinking about that. Thanks to all involved.

[MacroGuru]

Ben, Cuervo - Awesome job guys...you know my feelings as I relayed them to you behind the scenes.

[Izulde]

Amazing work, Ben and cuervo, and thanks for keeping us updated, Ben. I spent most of the day when that thread was posted, thinking and wondering about him.

[cuervo72]

Ben did 95% of the legwork here - the only real step I helped with was starting to search for family. He made an amazing effort.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Ben, Cuervo - Awesome job guys...you know my feelings as I relayed them to you behind the scenes.

+1 ... I've commented to SD & some of the other admins privately, but I'd like to acknowledge their efforts & express my appreciation for those publicly as well.

[Swaggs]

Well done, guys!

Glad to see that he has been tracked down.

[kingfc22]

Amazing work, Ben and cuervo, and thanks for keeping us updated, Ben. I spent most of the day when that thread was posted, thinking and wondering about him.

Wow is all I can say. Simply wow.

[sposfan]

I don't post much, but this intervention, for lack of a better word, and the people involved in it, deserve all this credit and more.

[Schmidty]

You guys are epic! God bless FOFC!!!

[Vince, Pt. II]

I've been proud to be a part of this community for a long time now, but this situation has brought it to new heights. Bravo, gentlemen.

[Icy]

Amazing stuff, i missed the original thread, good job guys.

[aston217]

Wow.

This really brings a tear to my eyes...

It is amazing how all of this worked out. This is the first I've seen of this, but so much thanks should go to Ben and the others who got on top of this so quickly. You guys were incredible.

[Poli]

Thanks, guys, for helping him. I didn't realize that this had happened, but I appreciate you being pro-active in seeking him out and making sure he was okay.

[CleBrownsfan]

Awesome news Ben. For all who was involved in saving/tracking down Stormy- thank you. You really make me proud to be a part of this community. Just amazing!!!

[George]

Wow! Amazing job, guys.

[PackerFanatic]

Glad to see this had a happy ending. Amazing job to everyone involved.

[jeff061]

It's good to be part of a community where everyone is trustworthy enough to open a forum like this. Or where you can PM people who were posting in that initial thread asking them to keep him engaged so there's time to track them.

Just about any other board out there you can't do that. All it takes is one griefer.

[cartman]

It's good to be part of a community where everyone is trustworthy enough to open a forum like this. Or where you can PM people who were posting in that initial thread asking them to keep him engaged so there's time to track them.

Just about any other board out there you can't do that. All it takes is one griefer.


Unfortunately there was some of that in the thread. But thankfully those posts were deleted.

[jeff061]

Well, at least the ones I saw were just kind of ignorant more than anything. I don't think they were actually trying to insult him, they thought blunt honesty would get through to him. Not to bright, but different.

No one alerted him that we were tracking to find his location or were in touch with his family. No one abused this post when it was put up. As obvious as it seems not to, most boards there is always that group who wants to blow those things up. It's good to have a community where Ben can let these things be known and not be concerned that people would use the information improperly.

This is the internet, it's rare. I guess that's why I still visit this place.

[MikeVic]

I couldn't believe what I read in that thread and have been thinking about it (the thread). Really glad to see you guys found him and helped out. Great job!

[Kodos]

Ben deserves a big pat on the back for this. Many people wouldn't have bothered trying to help out Stormy.

[Young Drachma]

Kudos, guys. Just kudos.

[Fonzie]

We just witnessed a beautiful act of kindness. Amazing. Thanks, Ben and cuervo.

[Super Ugly]

Simply outstanding. You guys are amazing.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ben deserves a big pat on the back for this. Many people wouldn't have bothered trying to help out Stormy.

Big plus 1. Very impressive.

[Ben E Lou]

None of you are getting my Bud Light.

[Yoda]

I still owe you one (or two) anytime you are around Woodstock.

[Ben E Lou]

Brad is home, staying with his brother. I do not yet know if he is aware that he was tracked via the board, so I'm keeping this forum private.No need to keep this forum private or have it any longer. He's aware. I'll be hiding it soon.

[cubboyroy1826]

Way to go guys I saw the thread but then had to leave and did not follow up. All I can say is great job, what a community.

[Lathum]

I told them behind the scenes but amazing job, I just learned of this subforum today.

As someone who has been touched closely by suicide, my Brother in Law left my sister with 3 kids under age 2, I can say Ben and Cuervo saved more than one life that night. They helped keep all the people close to Stormy whole, there is a part of you that you will never get back when someone close to you takes their own life.

I hope Stormy gets the help he needs and am proud to be part of this community, this place is so different than your average message board and we are all lucky to have the relationships we have formed here.

[BYU 14]

I told them behind the scenes but amazing job, I just learned of this subforum today.

As someone who has been touched closely by suicide, my Brother in Law left my sister with 3 kids under age 2, I can say Ben and Cuervo saved more than one life that night. They helped keep all the people close to Stormy whole, there is a part of you that you will never get back when someone close to you takes their own life.

I hope Stormy gets the help he needs and am proud to be part of this community, this place is so different than your average message board and we are all lucky to have the relationships we have formed here.

Beautifully said Lathum, Ben and Cuervo are the epitomy of heroes to me. It was an incredibly caring act that can not be praised enough. Outstanding job guys, just outstanding!! And I too hope Stormy can get whatever help is need and put his life back together. This is a wonderful world and there is so much to experience with your loved ones. I wish him nothing but the best as well as many years enjoying those experiences yet to come!!

[Ben E Lou]

There is an update. This news, while not 100% definitive, will likely be construed by most as discouraging. I am enclosing the information in spoiler tags just so that you can be sure you want to know more before reading on.





























This is our guy. He went missing over a year after the FOFC saga.

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18424...ndoned-in-ariz (http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18424451/police-missing-mans-vehicle-found-abandoned-in-ariz)

NamUs - National Missing Persons Data System - BRADLEY TRIMBLE - MP # 14713 (https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/14713)

This bit from the second link... Quote:
<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset"> The M/P left Lubbock Texas around February 14th,2012. He had told his girlfriend that he was moving to Las Vegas Nv. to earn his living as a professional gambler. That the last few E-Mails the M/P sent to his girlfriend he advised her that travel to the desert. The M/Ps vehicle was located in a vast desert area just beyond the Nevada border, in Arizona. The Arizona authorities have conducted intense searches of the area. The M/P has still not been located. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
...should probably be viewed in light of this, from the original thread: Quote:
<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset"> Have time and place picked out where my body will hopefully never be found. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

[GrantDawg]

So sorry to see.

[DaddyTorgo]

There is an update. This news, while not 100% definitive, will likely be construed by most as discouraging. I am enclosing the information in spoiler tags just so that you can be sure you want to know more before reading on.






























This is our guy. He went missing over a year after the FOFC saga.

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18424...ndoned-in-ariz (http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18424451/police-missing-mans-vehicle-found-abandoned-in-ariz)

NamUs - National Missing Persons Data System - BRADLEY TRIMBLE - MP # 14713 (https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/show/14713)

This bit from the second link... Quote:
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%"> <TBODY><TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset" class=alt2> The M/P left Lubbock Texas around February 14th,2012. He had told his girlfriend that he was moving to Las Vegas Nv. to earn his living as a professional gambler. That the last few E-Mails the M/P sent to his girlfriend he advised her that travel to the desert. The M/Ps vehicle was located in a vast desert area just beyond the Nevada border, in Arizona. The Arizona authorities have conducted intense searches of the area. The M/P has still not been located. </TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE>
...should probably be viewed in light of this, from the original thread: Quote:
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%"> <TBODY><TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset" class=alt2> Have time and place picked out where my body will hopefully never be found. </TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE>


Damn. I remember being all over that thread when that went down. At least we did manage to delay what happened and gave his family and friends more time with him to try their best to help him.

Looks like old news, so I'm sure it won't necessarily reach the family, but my condolences still. :(

[ISiddiqui]

So sad :(

[Ben E Lou]

Yes, the news is a few months old. I just got wind of it today and thought that I should update y'all.

[DaddyTorgo]

Yes, the news is a few months old. I just got wind of it today and thought that I should update y'all.

Thanks Ben.

[Ben E Lou]

Oh, and to be 100% clear, though the news is old, as of today he has not been found.

[Schmidty]

Maybe he didn't commit suicide, but got into trouble gambling or something.

Hope he shows up.

[Passacaglia]

Did something happen today?

[BYU 14]

Damn doesn't sound good, hopefully it turns out good.

[DaddyTorgo]

Did something happen today?

See Ben's post on the last page...an update from a few months ago that he just found out about today.

[Sun Tzu]

I remember that happening, and doing what we could to just keep him talking. It was a very strange occurrence that I will not soon forget.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Damn. Well, if someone is determined to self destruct there really is little anybody can do about it. Hope for a happy ending and he's on a Mexican beach somewhere, but... :(

[Eaglesfan27]

Sad news.

[PackerFanatic]

That is really sad :(

[terpkristin]

Holy shit. There really are no words. I don't know how I missed that original thread. Thanks for passing the info along, Ben. Deepest condolences to his family, I hope that they are able to find some relief from their pain.

/tk

[stevew]

I feel for the guy's daughter.

[Groundhog]

Also not sure how I missed this thread last year. Very sad.

[RainMaker]

Very surreal and sad. Hope he's in a better place right now.

[Vince, Pt. II]

:(

[Scoobz0202]

That is so unfortunate. Hopefully his family has been able to remain as strong and stable as they can over the past few months.

[path12]

Wow. I just found out this morning that a close friend killed himself last week and now see this thread.

So very sad.

[MizzouRah]

Very sad to read. :(

[molson]

It's weird to see a picture of him. He looks like one of those guys in their 50s who's still surfing, climbing mountains, loving life.