Lost a Moderator today... RIP good buddy...
09-23-2011, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Xj88
When I heard this that's the first thing that came to mind. That avatar we are all so used to seeing of the guy and bike. Would make a great decal with r.I.p and his 96_xj under it.
09-23-2011, 02:28 PM
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Engine: 4.0 I6 firepower ignition, cat-back w/ magnaflow muffler, poweraid tb spacer, optima blue top
My Prayers are being sent to the family. Ive just gone through a loss myself and have the guys from naxja, itsajeep and tnvjc doing something special for me and i would like to do what i can for his family. i seen donations are being taking for this and i would like to help.i feel honored for being helped by the groups and would feel more honored to be able to help here. how to i send to this fund being raised for Brian? someone pm me please and give me details.
It is quite a sad time in the xj world. I didn't know 96_xj very well, just a few posts back and forth, but i can tell that he was much loved and respected by many of you. It is such a tragedy that will never be forgotten. He will be greatly missed. My condolences to all who knew and loved him. God bless.
09-23-2011, 02:44 PM
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My prayers go out for his family & friends. So sad!
09-23-2011, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by clrusty
My Prayers are being sent to the family. Ive just gone through a loss myself and have the guys from naxja, itsajeep and tnvjc doing something special for me and i would like to do what i can for his family. i seen donations are being taking for this and i would like to help.i feel honored for being helped by the groups and would feel more honored to be able to help here. how to i send to this fund being raised for Brian? someone pm me please and give me details.
09-23-2011, 02:59 PM
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I would like to say a few words,
I knew Brian, 96_XJ, from the forums and i have never met him in person, but he was one of those guys i regularly communicate with and I have had the chance to know his open and juvenile character and spirit, a guy who demonstrated much more maturity despite his young age, a loyal and generous friend always willing to help and with a healthy passion for the mechanical arts.
I want to remember him for all the funny posts and the innumerable pictures he shared with us, always with a smile, a guy by the sound principles, a sportsman, a talented student with an infinite curiosity for everything that was tought to him on the forums and in life. His beloved jeep cherokee that he built and modified piece after piece, always on the budget that led him to do the most of the work on his own, like a real built jeep should be, I want to think that he chose his jeep as the final place to commit this desperate act because it was the only place where he could feel understood, his only real friend. I am sure that if this mass of cold steel could have spoken it would have screamed and squeaked its junctions in an attempt to stop him from what he was doing, just as i screamed in my jeep while I drove home after work today.
While I remember him with affection, at the same time a feeling of anger grows like a monster in me and I begin to question myself how this could possibly have happened, to look for who or what has led him to commit this terrible act, directing it towards those that were around him and did not notice the slightest sign of a hidden pain, towards this screwed up society that did not give him the certainty of a purpose in life, towards the system that permitted him to get hold of the weapon he directed against him, towards the people who knew and did not do anything. I can't find an answer, but i know for sure that there is someone out there with blood on his hands because such a lively spirit as the one of Brian Perrine, 21 years old, is not extinguished by itself.
Brian, rest in peace and forgive us for not having perceived your pain, you will continue to live in our thoughts whenever we look at our rigs and we will never forget you.
A fellow jeeper.
I knew Brian, 96_XJ, from the forums and i have never met him in person, but he was one of those guys i regularly communicate with and I have had the chance to know his open and juvenile character and spirit, a guy who demonstrated much more maturity despite his young age, a loyal and generous friend always willing to help and with a healthy passion for the mechanical arts.
I want to remember him for all the funny posts and the innumerable pictures he shared with us, always with a smile, a guy by the sound principles, a sportsman, a talented student with an infinite curiosity for everything that was tought to him on the forums and in life. His beloved jeep cherokee that he built and modified piece after piece, always on the budget that led him to do the most of the work on his own, like a real built jeep should be, I want to think that he chose his jeep as the final place to commit this desperate act because it was the only place where he could feel understood, his only real friend. I am sure that if this mass of cold steel could have spoken it would have screamed and squeaked its junctions in an attempt to stop him from what he was doing, just as i screamed in my jeep while I drove home after work today.
While I remember him with affection, at the same time a feeling of anger grows like a monster in me and I begin to question myself how this could possibly have happened, to look for who or what has led him to commit this terrible act, directing it towards those that were around him and did not notice the slightest sign of a hidden pain, towards this screwed up society that did not give him the certainty of a purpose in life, towards the system that permitted him to get hold of the weapon he directed against him, towards the people who knew and did not do anything. I can't find an answer, but i know for sure that there is someone out there with blood on his hands because such a lively spirit as the one of Brian Perrine, 21 years old, is not extinguished by itself.
Brian, rest in peace and forgive us for not having perceived your pain, you will continue to live in our thoughts whenever we look at our rigs and we will never forget you.
A fellow jeeper.
09-23-2011, 03:09 PM
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I have known Brian for two years through these and other forums. We have had several PM conversations. I am on his Facebook and even have his phone number if anything ever went wrong with my jeep. I have to say this news is shocking and I cannot believe that he is gone. Its a very tragic day indeed. RIP Brian Perrine
09-23-2011, 04:09 PM
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09-23-2011, 04:18 PM
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for those of you who arnt friends with him on facebook heres some pics he took and created... also shows how much he loved life... i dont care how its "ruled" i knew him well enough to know myself...
09-23-2011, 04:35 PM
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Oh man this can't be true . I have always looked at his blogs and have asked him several things. The man knew everything about an xj . I mean nothing he didn't know . Never would have seen this coming ,he seemed so happy all the time and always willing to help you . Rest In Peace 96_xj "Brian" you will be missed and my prayers go out for your family. Brother
09-23-2011, 04:49 PM
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I am new to this forum, but My prayers go out to the family and friends that lost a great young man.
I am not new to jeep's and the Jeep family is a close knit group, Times like this pt things into perspective.
May god give him piece on his new journey
RIP
Rich
I am not new to jeep's and the Jeep family is a close knit group, Times like this pt things into perspective.
May god give him piece on his new journey
RIP
Rich
09-23-2011, 05:05 PM
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Dude really wtf, I had no idea I could feel like this about someone ive never physically met. Thanks for all your help and guidance on the forums.. R.i.p. My prayers and condolences go out to his family...
