Rip Timothy Tibbetts (aka Major Attitude)

Thank you Laura.
I almost cannot believe this.

RIP Tim

 

This is such terribly sad news. Sending love and strength to his family and friends.

 

So sad. He was always so nice and patient with all my "newbie" questions. May he RIP.

 

Thank you Laura and it is indeed very sad news. Having lost my mother just before Christmas, the sadness is still raw for me so I know what the Tibbetts family will be going through.
Sending my best wishes of love and happiness to Tim's family and friends and know that he will live on in our memories.


I will raise a glass, "To Tim"........"Cheers"

Vale Tim Tibbetts

 

I'm shocked! Rest in Peace, Major Attitude!

 

Condolences to MA's family and close friends.

RIP Major Attitude for a job well done. You will be missed.

 

Sincerest condolences.

It's been a "changing of the guard" in our family lately as well. Lost many in the past year and a half. It's never easy. From our family, to yours...

Sretan put, Major Attitude.

 

Sad news for us older Geeks. Tim helped me occasionally and pointed me in the right direction when he needed to. R.I.P. You will not be forgotten, only missed.

 

Oh man

I'm so sorry to hear this, Tim was truly one of a kind.

 

RIP Major Tim

 

Rest in peace and comfort Tim, your work here gave us good tech, safe downloads and a comfortable forum. You are remembered by many.

 

RIP Major Tim.

 

RIP Tim

 

RIP Tim.

 

So sorry to hear this. Tim helped my parents and me many times in the past with incredible patience. I currently participate in a couple BOINC data crunching activities regarding cancer markers--one in children, one in adults. I know that won't bring him back to his loved ones, but I hope it will give them some consolation that future people might not have to suffer the cruel death or loss as he and they did.

If anyone is still grieving him, I highly recommend Theresa Caputo's book "Good Grief." Even if you don't believe in mediums, the grief activities she has at the end of each chapter and the experiences she and those she knows that are shared in the book are incredibly helpful. (I started listening to the book during my dad's [Alzheimer's type dementia] last month of life and kept listening for several days after his funeral [held a month after his death].)

I know everyone grieves differently because everyone is different in many ways, but I hope someone finds something helpful in this reply.

As always, I'm praying for our world leaders to find the wisdom for peace and the necessary support of their constituents. I'm, also praying for peace, love, and strength to find the citizens of the world--especially for the realization that we all come from a place of hurt and all need to be faced with more compassion than enmity, most especially those who have "invisible illnesses" who seek low-cost medical care and receive nothing but unfounded judgment.

 

I've been gone for awhile, this is the first thread I saw and.... I don't have any words other than my sincerest condolences, to Tim's family, friends, and the family and friends he cultivated here. He will be dearly missed, but never forgotten. RIP Tim.

 

Very sorry to hear of his passing. I'm sure all of us have appreciated his willingness to help, and so much knowledge! Thanks Tim, RIP

 

I'm shook....

Was just reminded of my days and time on this forum from a post in Reddit and see this.

My belated condolences to the Tibbetts family and I wish everyone here well.

Roy (Papa)Duke

 

Condolences!

I'm going to spend some time reading past posts just so I can get to know TT (MA) and no doubt learn from someone who is celebrated as he is here!

 

Very sad and unexpected news. Best wishes to everyone he shared his life and love with.

 

Very sad news.....thanks for all the seasons in the sun mate!
RIP my friend.

 

I haven't been able to be on as much as I was in the years past, however it is very sad to hear. Everyone here at MG was here for me when other people weren't and I always felt a deep appreciation for the owners and leadership. Thanks in huge part to MG fostering my love for computers I was able to follow my dreams of working with computers not just as a full-time job but as a fulfilling career and I will always have Tim, Jim and Phillipp to thank for that.

Pouring out a cold one tonight...

 

That brings me back to the late 90's/early 00's. So many memories.

Tim was a great guy. I hope his (offline) family and friends get through this difficult time to ultimately replace the pain of his loss with the good memories.

I will not forget you, but I will miss you.

 

I'm so sad to have just found this out. Rest in Peace, Major Attitude! Prayers & Thoughts to the Family <3

He was very dedicated to this site we've all come to know and love. Thank You MA <3

 

Sad to learn of the passing of any contributor to this site, especially anyone who does it out of the goodness of their hearts! Although I didn't personally know him, and can only guess that he helped me at one time or another, his willingness to help those of us (who flounder around when it comes to figuring out what is going on in our systems) can best be identified as a blessing! My condolences to his family!

 

So sorry to hear this just now. RIP Tim. Thanks for all the help along the way.

 

This is very sad news. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family.

 

I just found out. Thank you, Tim, for all of your great help and supervision of this fantastic website. You were of enormous help to me and many people visiting here. RIP.

 

I've been away for a long time. I just heard about Tim's passing; I didn't know he was sick. I’m so deeply sorry. For a long time, MG was my family and the people here have left an indelible impact on my life. I still have pictures of Tim cheating at Skee-Ball in Kahunaville the very first time we all met up. Posing under the "You can Stuff it" sign. I hope wherever you all are, you know I love you deeply and I think of you often. 10 points for the Strong Bad pour out. That was epic.

 

It was EARLY 2000's so yes, a long time ago. I still think of everybody I used to know and hope they're well, wherever they are. I miss forums too. You're right, they died a bit ago. They were nice, while they lasted.

 

Laura: I noticed back in April 2022 that Tim had posted one of his last posts and it was pricisely to me. I was surfing the site months later and wondered why he had stopped. No one was monitoring MGs like he did nor were questions being answered. I knew something was wrong but never knew until now that he was sick. He was an amazing person and a real geek. He loved what he did. RIP

 

WOW, just shocked.
Not only will I raise a drink to that great man later today when I have one but I will "fly the flag" if you will and wear my MG hoodie in his memory today.

 

I hate sad momemts in life.

 

Had a thought after posting my post, you fine folks here at MG change up the MG logo for stuff like Easter, Christmas, and Thanksgiving.

In Tim's memory, why not put a black band on the major's helmet with either the name Tim or his initials? Similar to wearing a black armband?

 

No. I will not accept the fact that someone/anyone would want to make money off of Tim's death. That's morbid and not acceptable. I knew him for years and was of great help to me throughout. This is not good. Unbelievable. Sorry.

 

Okay so you have clearly taken EVERYTHING that I have said completely out of context.

Am I trying to make money off Tim's death? NOPE

I was simply stating that in his memory I would wear the MajorGeeks hoodie that I bought. So I thought I would show the picture of it.

The only thing slightly morbid and unacceptable is your misunderstanding of my comment, thinking that I was trying to pull some sort of cash grab.

 

My sincere condolences go out to all of Tim's family and friends. He made an impact on so many people's lives.

 

Salute to a great innovator - RIP Major Attitude.

 

You should have worded it differently. Was not a misunderstanding. It is what it is.

 

I just found out Tim passed away a year ago, I was shocked and saddened. I was watching a recent MG video on Youtube about "Aeroshake" and read about his passing in the comments. My condolences to his family, friends and his MG family.

I found Major Geeks back in 2002 or 2003 and been a fan ever since. I never knew Tim personally but I considered him a friend. We emailed each other over the years, I was the one always asking him technical questions or advice.

You were a very kind man Tim, you spent a lot of time helping everyone. MG will not be the same without you. RIP my friend.

 

Wow! I've not been around for a while and just logged in today to greet all Geeks best wishes for the Season and New Year when I viewed this sad news. I have been a member for some years, while not as regular on the site as I used to be, but am acquainted with the humour of Major Attitude. My belated thoughts and prayers to Major Attitude's family and all those who care for him. He most certainly will be missed. I'll be raising a glass to him when I see in the New Year.

 

Like others, it's been a long time since I was on this site. Saddened to hear of Major Attitude's death. I remember him as being a decent fellow. RIP.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TIM, where ever you are!