RIP LG member Lowest Merion

Dr. Laker · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 14271

RIP
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TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:54 pm Post subject:

Wow.

Rest in Peace. And it hurts to say that.

LakerSD · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 14440

pjiddy · Retired Number Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 25689

Only knew him as a poster, but he was very smart, thoughtful dude. Rest in peace and god bless his loved ones in this difficult time for them.

PLATNUM · Star Player Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 6114 Location: L.A.

RIP, LG brother.
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cx44 · Starting Rotation Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 375

Lakers#1Team · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:52 am Post subject:

Rest in peace.

Sportsmuze · Star Player Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 3779

Top 10 poster for me for years...

We always agreed, which is why he was one of my favorites of course

I havn't been active on this site in a while, came back and saw this...

What a bummer,

RIP my friend

daytripper · Starting Rotation Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 902

Condolences to his family and friends that may read this..
LM added alot to this forum over the years.

RobinInHood · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:16 am Post subject:

RIP <3

Dladi Vidac · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:17 am Post subject:

One of the coolest ever. Enjoy being infinite.
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LuciusAllen · Star Player Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 5748

How sad and tragic. He contributed a lot to this community and will not be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Omar Little · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:37 am Post subject:

His location used to read, "In the Fade", and that's how it feels without him.
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lakez34 · Star Player Joined: 24 Apr 2001 Posts: 5468

Sucks - often had very nice posts. Wishing his family nothing but peace as they deal with their loss.

Moses · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:13 pm Post subject:

RIP Brother, this is sad news.

I wish we had a better way that people could reach out easier when they're struggling, I know how hard it is and you wish you could help other people who are also struggling, even if you've never met them in person.

To anyone else out there struggling, keep your head up, make sure you don't struggle alone. Much Love

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dubaholic1 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject:

I've written and deleted my thoughts about 30 times since I've found out and I'm still (bleep) up about it so I'm just gonna leave it here as RIP my dude I will see you on the other side.

Rek · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:42 pm Post subject:

RIP and prayers to his family, especially his children.

pkflyers · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject:

Sad to see this, always liked his posts

RIP
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Huey Lewis & The News · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:27 am Post subject:

Hyrum first reached out to me in 2013 to shoot the (bleep) about the Lakers, this forum and some of its infamous neurotics, music...life in general. Really casual things. He found me on social media. We chatted for hours on the night Kobe tore his achilles, and I got to know him a bit. I found him unusually comfortable opening up about things that he loved and hated, what things drove him at the moment, especially to someone who hadn't offered much on the record here other than a potpourri of banter and aimless sh__posting. I quickly figured out that he must have been a treasured friend to his friends. After that week, we caught each other online sporadically for some quick howdies, and over that next year our relationship consisted of months-long gaps between messages, with the occasional sharing of youtube music links, spontaneous attempts at arranging meetups to catch a game, a drink, or a sandwich (which I'm heartbroken to say never panned out), and him PMing me here on LG when his least favorite heels made pariahs of themselves. He'd often criticize me for things I'd posted that he found carelessly mean or stupid, but like a friend would do. He cherished his IRL encounters with friends he'd made on this site. Quite a bit of time passed with no communication between us, and then one day, he sent me a message regarding some bad news about his practice, fear for his childrens' welfare while he was between jobs, and some frustration about a nagging health problem--nothing heavy, just something he'd worried would become a "larger, less manageable problem" (his words). I gave him my phone number. He called me at work and we chatted for a good hour or so in the wee morning, not about these problems, but about joyful, silly things again. I've never had such a long, casual phone conversation with anyone--certainly not another male--who wasn't already a loved real-life relation. He was an easy person to speak to, because he had zero apprehensions about you knowing him in full. From this point on, our communication happened almost exclusively over the phone. He'd make time to ask how things were going with me; I seldom returned the honor. Before too long, he'd informed me that his nagging health problem was actually just one symptom of a rare, excruciating nerve disorder. He was in an exceptional and steadily worsening physical pain. Years shot by and we'd hardly talked. In this frame of time, the man messaged me some pieces of his writing and requests for medical advice, and I received a couple of amazon packaged books that he authored. I'll always regret that I neglected to open them until yesterday.
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Tony Almeida · Retired Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 12065

Incredibly sad news. LM was a phenomenal poster and person. I was fortunate enough to converse with him on this site and get to know him offline as well.

This one hurts. RIP, H.

ElginBaylor · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:57 am Post subject:

Damn!!!!!
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Ziggy · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 12655

I didn't know him, but I will miss his posts and seeing his username/avi. From reading this thread it sounds like he was someone who has been through difficult experiences. As someone who is no stranger to the dark, I know what the struggle is like. If I've learned one thing it's that many of you have built a friendship off site, and that makes our love of the Purple & Gold a uniting gateway. I feel privileged to be a part of this community. To Hyrum's friends and family, I hope you can find your way through this difficult time.

RIP to an LG brother.

VujacicForThree · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:30 am Post subject:

He always had good posts on here. Sad.
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€H£M£$TR¥ · Star Player Joined: 03 Apr 2017 Posts: 3749

My condolences to those who knew him. As I read these testimonials, I appreciate the lives he’s touched. When all is said and done, how we treat each other, how we respect each others presence, and how we share our perspectives in life beyond spectators; those times are remembered and embraced by these boards - recorded for later generations to venture upon. In that respect, the man’s presence with us will live on. My hope is that his energy is found by those that need him the most; by family, by strangers, by those that suffer from the everyday demons. Rest and find peace, sir.
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