Passing of Matmacwc

[ClearedHot]

It rips me apart to post this, Matmacwc flew west peacefully Christmas morning after a long fight with cancer.  He bravely fought it to the end.

He was truly a good man and a great fighter pilot.

If your inclined to pray please pass a few on to his family.

Nickle on the grass my friend.

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[Duck]

Wow. Prayers to the family. I am ashamed to say I didn’t even know he was fighting through this.

How old was he? Any kids or ways to make a donation?


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[SurelySerious]

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[Kiloalpha]

17 minutes ago, Duck said:

Any kids or ways to make a donation?

x2

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[ThreeHoler]

Him him


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[Guardian]

Thanks for sharing. That’s a shock. Prayers for him his fam.

[ClearedHot]

1 hour ago, Duck said:

How old was he? Any kids or ways to make a donation?

I've talked to Sara and she is in the process of setting something up for the kids.  I will pass along details when I have them.

[DFRESH]

@matmacwc was an amazing IP that helped teach me how to fly the Viper. A real class act and he'll be greatly missed by all.

[DFRESH]

Sara posted the following:

In lieu of flowers he would have wanted donations to MD Anderson cancer center or USO. ❤️
https://www.uso.org/donate/donate-in-honor/?sc=WW14IMOIHO

[HossHarris]

That sucks 

 

/nickel

Edited December 26, 2019 by HossHarris

[Clark Griswold]

Godspeed @matmacwc.

 

[brabus]

 to Pyro. Hopefully the Rats are working on a fund for his kids. 

[LookieRookie]

A toast

[ViperStud]

If anyone is in AZ and interested in the service information, PM me your email and I will forward. A viewing is planned for Sun night and the funeral is Monday morning in the Tucson area.

[M2]

Gentlemen, honor him by getting checked early for prostate cancer...

‘We are Dropping Like Flies.’ Ex-Fighter Pilots Push for Earlier Cancer Screenings

 

[BADFNZ]

Nickel on the grass for one of the OGs here.  Damn.

[HuggyU2]

We had pm'd a few times planned to get together when he was coming out to visit relatives near me.  I had no idea he was dealing with this.  

I will pray for him and for those that knew and loved him who have lost a treasured family member and friend.  

My condolences to those that served and flew with him.  

p.s.  I never asked him what "Matmacwc" meant.  Any idea, CH (or anyone)?

Edited December 27, 2019 by HuggyU2

[Scooter14]

Holy cow, I had no idea either. He will definitely be missed. Prayers to his family and his squadron.

A nickel on the grass.

[DirkDiggler]

Sorry to hear, didn’t personally know him but always thought his contributions on BO were value added.

[CharlieHotel47]

His words of wisdom via contributions on BO were greatly valued and will be missed.

nickel on the grass

Damn damn


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[Majestik Møøse]

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[jice]

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[SocialD]

Did not know him personally but we had quite a few good PM convo's.  I noticed a few posts here and there about being out on medical but he never brought it up.  Terrible!

 

Nickel on the grass!

[FLEA]

A baseops original. I remember reading his post when I was still in HS, wanting to be a pilot, and I found this forum one day. Never knew him in real life, but sounds like he was a hell of a guy.

[Seriously]

Nickel on the grass

He was a fantastic contributor to this board.