In memory of Jordan Etheridge

My heart and prayers go out to all their family and friends at this very sad time.

I didnt know either of these people , But anytime you hear about something like this happening, it Breaks your heart.. Me and Lilcix where reviewing the boards for old times sake when we came accross this and it just kind of humbled the both of us...Life can be so cruel..

The People Involved in this horrible event and their families and friends will be in my prayers..

..We should all be happy in Knowing that those that have passed are now in a much better place..

~Peace~



The Rice Man
retired

Lilcix just told me what happened . me and nalas were good buds in the game . to think the other day we were messing around in the arena =( Jordan will be missed . so sad that he was so young =( i'll keep my prayers for all of them =(

Just found out i talked to him right before he left to go to the cafe =( just so sad

:(

Its always sad when we lose someone, especially so young :(

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends :(

I have to admit that if this had been a hoax then I would have found it in poor taste and been mad at the person starting it. I found myself thinking along those lines because of a recent issue involving another old friend of mine from EQ who turned out to be fine.

Despite that I obviously wish that it had been someone's idea of a joke.

I only knew Nalas in passing but Lex and I have been friends of a sort for quite some time. News like this makes you take a step back and think about mortality and the eventualities connected with life. All of us are here for only a short time in the long run.....but when someone is taken from us in this manner and at such a young age it gives us pause and really makes you stop to consider what is truly meaningful in life. Never assume that you will have tomorrow to do the things you want or to right the wrongs you might want to. There may not be a tomorrow so always do your best to make today the very best that it can be. Take seriously the thiongs that should be taken seriously....family and friends. And never let the small stuff really get to you....EQ is a good example heh. It is something like this that really lets me put into perspective something like EQ and all the time I have put into it. The people I have met are one of those things that make it special and important. The rest of it is just a game. I play the game for amusement. It is a side effect of my desire to keep up with the relationships I have formed and friends i have made.

Looking at this thread and seeing the outpouring of well wishers for Jordan, David, and Ross from so many people, some of whom don't even play anymore is somewhat amazing and heartwarming. I don't mean to ramble here....but this whole sad event has made me think and has done it's part in helping me put certain things into perspective. I disn't REALLY know any of the guys involved in that accident. The only one that I had a somewhat close relationship with in game was David. He and I played the same class and had a friendly competition going through a lot of our time leveling up over the years. The fact that we eventually wound up in the same guild was nice and it didn't stop our friendly rivalry....but it did mean we spent a lot more time together with the same goals in mind. He wound up being one of the few people with access to buaz that I didn't know in real life. I got to play Lex on a few occasions as well. I remember a time when he had to log in Ntov and I 2 boxed Buaz and Lex for the rest of the night. For a little while I was ungrouped and it was just the 2 of us. I wound up with a stupid little story that I couldn't wait to tell him. Just the 2 of us KSed the whole rest of the guild not once but twice heh. I still don't know how that happened but it was something funny and impressive to share with my fellow SK.

Again....I apologize for thinking this might be a joke. I was merely reacting to the fact that it has happened before and also I was very much hoping that it wasn't true. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Jordan and my wishes for a full and speedy recovery to David and Ross.

thank you everyone for your prayers and condolences. i told david that everyone wishes him a speedy recovery and he even said that he had received a few phone calls from some of you. ross is still the same, doctors are not positive of his outcome yet. he is slightly responding to people though.

to whomever said that what i am doing takes alot of heart, they are right. this is the hardest time i've ever had in my life. i'm only 16 years old and i've lost my best friend since 2nd grade. i would've been in the car with them, but i race go karts and i had a national race in south carolina. jordan's girlfriends mom called me at 4:35am and told me that jordan was gone and that my two other best friends were both in icu. this just doesn't seem fair to me that the one weekend that i'm not with my friends, something like this happens. jordan was so young and so perfect and i miss him so much. everytime time i hear his name, see his name, hear an ambulance, its like it all triggers an emotional downfall. but when i see david and ross i try my hardest to keep my composure. and knowing the fact tat when ross wakes up he won't even know about jordan. its to much to bare, i'm mostly rambling on and saying this on here so i can tell people these feelings but not have to actually face them where they can see my emotions. keep jordan thomas etheridge, david, and ross in your prayers still.

Newspaper article about the wreck


sorry to ninja post

Sorry to hear about Jordan(Nalas). I had known Nalas for about 2 years and was always a good guy. My family sends their condolences to the Etheridge family/friends on this tragic loss of their son/friend.

Tell lexoon(david) he is in my familys thoughts and prayers during this very hard time. Ross is also in my familys thoughts and prayers.

I agree with Buaz, every time I hear of someone that I know that has died, or even certain ones where I don't know a person, it reminds me of the whole "seize the day" type of thing, make the best of every moment.

Nobody should feel embarassed to want to be like that, thinking it's some corny thing from a movie, nor feel bad about showing emotion to tragedy, too many people keep grief and other destructive emotions bottled up. Just let loose and cry your eyes out once in a while, it helps.

I'm so sorry to hear this guys, a player in my guild knew them as well IRL. I too have lost a Real Life friend this summer to an automobile accident, and I still haven't accepted it yet, he was just too young.

So sorry guys =(

-Tweed

I have been hesistant to post, as I just got home last night after Jordan's funeral services and such. It's a horrible, wretched, gnawing feeling that I can't, and probably never will be rid of.

He was like my little brother, everyone that was in our circle of friends in real life looked at him like that, especially me. It's a hard pill to swallow, and it's 10 fold worse than you ever expect it to be.

Ross' eyes are responsive to light, and he is able to move all of his limbs, even if subconsciously. Doctors expect him to wake within the next week-2weeks.

It's odd, I remember nothing of the wreck, just the swerving of the car before impact, not what music was playing, or where we were - nothing. It sucks, hard.

Everyone from my guild and EQ, you've been more therapeutic than anyone or anything as of yet, I really appreciate your words and sympathies. I'm truly lucky to be a part of such a great community, and I thank you very, very much.

Aw Lex! :(

Hug hug

Good to see you are home from the hospital.

Glad to see you're recuperating Lex. I don't really know what to say about what you've been through other than we are all very sorry to hear of your loss.

About bad car wrecks: I was in a terrible car accident when I was only 15.

I was sitting in the middle of the back seat of a Eddie Bauer Ford Bronco w/out my seatbelt on when the driver supposedly blacked out( fell asleep, wasn't paying attention ) or whatever and slammed us into the back of a stopped school bus at 50 MPH.

I remember nothing from 15 minutes prior up until the time of the accident. I don't remember seeing the school bus, I don't remember hitting it...I don't remember doing what my sister told me I did while I was still in the bronco after we hit the bus.

It's a funny thing, memory, sometimes it's better not to remember some things...and our brains protect us from things that are to painful to remember. I have to sit back though, and count my blessings that I survived that accident however...it was really nasty and I was in the hospital drugged up real good for 3 days.

At any rate, since my accident and a few that my friends have been in, I fully appreciate the danger that automobiles present. And I appreciated the new chance at life I had been given by whoever it is up there that was looking out for me.

Lexoon, I'm glad that you are ok...my heartfelt condolences go out to you, your family, your friends and their families in this time of hardship and sadness.

Glad to hear you are cool Sexoon, hope you and your friend's recovery goes quickly, and that you and everyone else involved are able to come to terms with what happened.

It's really a shame how many young people die in car accidents. I personally know at least half a dozen people that have been killed in accidents. Thankfully none have been really close to me, just friends of friends type thing. I can't imagine losing one of my best friends : (

I think you should consider sueing Ford... 2 out of 3 seatbelts breaking and 2 out of 2 airbags not deploying seems kind of I dunno, unsafe? :\

Anyway it was really nice talking with you and Im glad you are doing ok, plus Ross' situation is looking good :)


much love~


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I really wish I had something to say, but I really don't. I knew lex very well, and he was someone I would consider a good friend in EQ. I will keep the families in my prayers.

Lex,

Hope you get better soon man :|