Condolences - From ChiefsPlanet

Extended opportunity to Sept 14th. Please give. We're at $240 so far and this site can do much better.

In the past 2 months our site has lost two longtime members who were great people and contributed to this site over the years. Each of these men were in their 40's.

Currently, the Lounge is named for a man named Dan Edwards (aka CrazyHorse) who had fought lung disease for a very long time and finally succumbed to a second transplant which failed earlier this month.

Previously, Mike Hall (aka MadMax) died after a lengthy battle with liver disease on June 30th. We named the Lounge after MadMax for the entire month of July.

Several current members know these men in real life and some were even introduced to ChiefsPlanet by them.

We used to do nice things for people more frequently when the site was smaller and we haven't done anything like this for years. Dan was a Chiefs fan but spent enough time friendly trolling over at OrangeMane.com that they pooled their money and sent he and his wife on a vacation prior to his first lung transplant more than 4 years ago. We did nothing at that time.

I know there are some financial needs in both of these cases and these were extraordinary individuals who were taken far too early. Mike left a couple of minor children. Dan's son is grown.

We'd like to accept gifts which will be passed on to the families of these members who were taken tragically far too soon. Dan's family will utilize these funds to help pay for funeral expenses. Mike was a personal friend of FlopNuts and he will ensure that the money given for Mike will go directly towards the care of the children and/or their college fund. If you're unable or unwilling to give, please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers.

If you choose to send a gift via paypal, use the button below. l total the moneys collected and share those numbers on the 4th. Please specify how you would like your gift to be earmarked. If no instructions are specified, it will be split 50/50. Thanks for your generosity.

Personal checks can be mailed to me or I will provide an address via PM.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I just wanted to say thank you, to everyone who contributed to Mike and his family, as well as Dan and his. I know times are really tough out there right now, and it seems like everyone is just trying to scratch out a roof over their heads and keep moving in the right direction. It means a lot that you took a little bit out of your family's mouth and put it into his. I have no idea what was collected, but I am appreciative of it greatly. I hope everyone who contributed gets it back tenfold, one way or the other. Thanks again.

[chasedude]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I just wanted to say thank you, to everyone who contributed to Mike and his family, as well as Dan and his. I know times are really tough out there right now, and it seems like everyone is just trying to scratch out a roof over their heads and keep moving in the right direction. It means a lot that you took a little bit out of your family's mouth and put it into his. I have no idea what was collected, but I am appreciative of it greatly. I hope everyone who contributed gets it back tenfold, one way or the other. Thanks again.

Got a nice thank you note, it was unnecessary but nice, from Dan's (Crazyhorse) family. They were amazed a person could give to someone they havn't met. We're all one dysfunctional family in my eyes, we're Chiefs fans

I said I was going to close this on Sept 4th but we have $240 in the account. I was hoping to send at least $300 to each family. Let's see if we can do better.

[DaFace]

My donation just got returned by PayPal (after a month) because "[Phobia] is not a Verified PayPal member."

I'm happy to re-send if you can point me in the right direction.