La Fayette: Last post: 06-10-2005 09:44

[SlowThinker]

an e-mail from Philippe Baise:
Hello


This is not Michel here but his son.

My father died yesterday afternoon from brain cancer.

After several hours it will be 9 years ...

[SlowThinker]

Googling is not the best way in this case...
I believe his 1st post starts by

This is my first post (sorry I discovered Apolyton only a few weeks ago and have been busy reading since then).

I found it here: http://apolyton.net/forums/search.ph...pp=25&page=106

Some threads of that period were lost but apparently not "A is for Alphabet" and the 1st La Fayette's post.

[Mercator]

How about this?

http://web.archive.org/web/20020503183948/http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum3/HTML/001555.html?16

Your post made me Google for him a bit, which led me to a post where he mentions his "Three Arrow Strategy" I'd never heard of. It took the Internet Archive to find a copy of the original thread where he describes it. It seems to be one of his earliest posts on Apolyton too...

[SlowThinker]

Is it 4 years already?
La Fayette, can you talk with us some way?

[Carolus Rex]

I didn't know about the picture, thanks.

Carolus

[Straybow]

A toast in memoriam.

I want to add a thanks to Phillippe for putting the picture in his profile. I suppose that was back in March, or that's when I noticed it anyway.

[Carolus Rex]

A thought goes to La Fayette and his family...

I remember how surprised I was when he addressed me in norwegian... My (swedish) mother did the reverse; she married a french man and moved to France...

Here's to La Fayette!

Carolus

[Bloody Monk]

I miss him too, ST. He was a very special man, an extraordinary Civer, and a wonderful friend. There is a big empty hole that Michel left that is made all the more poignant by the decrease in particpation and activity in Civ2-land. Someday we will all be reunited and I feel sure he will treat us newcomers to some new scenarios. Now that's something to cheer one up!!

Monk

[SlowThinker]

A moment ago I was thinking of La Fayette with a light smile, but I went through the thread and at this point of time my mood is turned down a bit
But I don't want to impose you my emotions, you have ones of yours own...

Yes, after several hours it will be one year from La Fayette's end/start.

[Scouse Gits]

Originally posted by Xin Yu
Something drew me back to this forum after a long period of absence and I am utterly shocked by this sad news.

Rest in Peace, my friend.

Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Xin - I believe that you have said it all ...

My hope that Michel and Ivor are having one hell of a great PBEM in a better place than this...

Stu

[Kull]

Originally posted by SlowThinker Maybe another reason is I meet LF again and again when going through old threads.

That is fun. The wit and the humanity never fail to shine through! God bless old friend, wherever you are.

[SlowThinker]

My fault. I didn't realize last post here and at Civfanatics are different.

[Straybow]

Pssst: We have one more day before the anniversary of the last LF post.

[SlowThinker]

I missed anniversary of La Fayette's last post. I didn't want to miss it and only Duke of Civfanatics reminded it...

I must admit I don't miss La Fayette himself, the reason is probably similar like why I don't miss I can't live on Saturn - I don't miss things that can't be ...
Maybe another reason is I meet LF again and again when going through old threads.

[Albert B]

I echo the same thoughts as those before me. I was a regular reader for a long time and a somewhat regular poster for a short one. I recall reading many posts by La Fayette and recall the tremendous effort he put into understanding the game. I was shocked to see this post and taken a bit off guard. I wish the best to all his family and hope things are going as well as can be.