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Very sad news. Thoughts and prayers are with Eric, Matthew, Stacey and the Smitheman family. He will be dearly missed on team MPC and the entire Folding@home community will be a lesser place without him.

For those that would like to know more about the folding Master-At-Arms.
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My sincere condolences to the surviving family and to the many folders here who knew him well. Gordon provided encouragement when I got back into folding a little over a year or so ago. May he be at peace with his beloved Rose.

Danners

-G wanted to go be with his Rose and nobody can fault him for that. Thanks for being a mentor and a true friend. The entire folding community has lost one of it's chief enthusiasts for the cause. Condolences to the Smitheman family. We'll miss you. RIP, buddy.

Very sad news... RIP Gordon

first Rose, now Gordon. RIP both

I don't even know what to say. Very sad
So ...

I feel for his friends and family.

I used to just read the new posts in the Mod section and then leave, one day for some reason checked the Folding section and hit gold, first post I read was by gsmitheman. I don't know why but his post put a smile on my face but also hit home with me, he seemed like an old friend, even a bit like my dad, like a buddy next door. I didn't know him as well as I wish I would have, I have a handfull of pm's that i just read over again and wish there were more. I'm happy he's with Rose but still sad at the same time.

If you can somehow read forum post where you are or know whats in my mind, thanks for everything.

FRAK!

OH NOOO, was my words when i saw this post, i feel sad now, really. If it wasent for Gordon I would prolly not be folding...

Rest In Peace my friend and hope you are in a better place now, you will be missed and not forgotten!

Thank you sir.

Exactly. Especially after fighting so many years on this team for her. That's the last way I would want to go.

Sad, have felt like I have known him, he was always online and always posting for the first several years I was here. His genteel manner helped many of us get started and keep going on folding.

Yes indeed, he died of a broken heart. I pray that they are together with Jesus.

I haven't been on the forums for a very long time, but for some reason, something made me login today. Needless to say I am happy I did but very saddened by this news. Gordon was amazing at inspiring people and just an overall great person. He really kept me interested in F@H for a lot longer than I would have on my own.

When I logged in today and started seeing some of the usernames, lots of memories started coming back. I then remembered about gsmitheman and was going to look at what he had posted recently but found this post instead.

At least he is together with Rose again. Rest In Peace Gordon.
HeadSpin

Thank you Giagbyte for the links He was the one that got me folding and it's great that you have found and posted links to some of his posts that we can all read.

I normally don't cuss on the Internet, but son of a bitch! Many of the team know G and Rose entertained my son and I in their home featuring Rose's pounded chicken and terrific company. Gordon was folding BIGGEST enthusiast, except for maybe VJ himself. He was a true gentleman and encouraged all on the team, all folders in the world and anyone even thinking of folding to consider it as a worthwhile and productive hobby. He worked for Bell Labs, lived below his means, invested in stocks and had some good things happen and retired in his late 40's. He mentored many of us on his team and I honestly don't think about 75% of us would be folding for MPC without him or even folding at all.

I have been back home in Indiana caring for my mother with no Internet except my feeble phone so just now got this news. Don't know what to say or do but have appreciated others' sharing of their memories of Gordon and Rose. God rest their souls and my deepest sympathy to his family.

I have been MIA for a little while, but crap .


So sad to hear this news.

Ted

Very sad news. I like most others here wouldn't be folding if it wasn't for Gordon. He was so passionate for the cause and inspired us all to fold for the cure. He and Rose are together again, along with Daisy. What Tedster said + infinity.

Sorry folks, but this is my first post since Oct 28 where I first found out about Rose and her inoperable cancer. To be honest I believe that news and Gordon's statement below caused me to lose some degree of interst in this social forum at that time. I really didn't believe we would hear from that fine gentleman again and to everyone's sadness that has indeed come to pass.

Back then I posted a link to some search references where Gordon had mentioned Rose. There are many more but this only goes back so far:
search.php?keywords=Rose&terms=all&author=gsmitheman&fid%5B%5D=32&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=1000&t=0&submit=Search

We are like snowflakes tossed by the winds of time, each unique yet joined together in some manner as we come in contact with others we bump into during our descent to God's green earch. There we rest awhile until that day when the Son comes out and draws us back up to the clouds.

Gordon was truely a unique and gigantic snowflake, there will never be another quite like him as there will never be another like each of us. I continue to fold for the MPC team as best I can but some of the luster is now gone. I will recover in time and hope to return to this forum but I count it a blessing having known this man.

God bless each of you,
Wayne

Same here really. Posting anything wasn't on my mind until I seen this. G really was a great gentleman to all.

From a quick peek in other folding sections of forums, it shows that he wasn't just "ours" but is respected across team borders as well. You'll be missed by many Gordon.