[Admin Edit: We have taken these 6 posts off another topic about a specific death of someone, and since it's a valid topic of discussion, we have moved them all here under a new topic, as it seems more appropriate. Thanks.]

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:03 pm Just had it canfirmed second hand that it was Con.

RIP mate.

What a character.

His escapades are legendary amongst longer term expats, especially in Sihanoukville.

I last saw him in LoneStar about 18 months ago, he had been sober for a few years.

Are you still keeping track of how many Westerners you've personally know in Cambodia who have died? Is it over 100?

Sweet Lemon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:41 am

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:03 pm Just had it canfirmed second hand that it was Con.

RIP mate.

What a character.

His escapades are legendary amongst longer term expats, especially in Sihanoukville.

I last saw him in LoneStar about 18 months ago, he had been sober for a few years.

Are you still keeping track of how many Westerners you've personally know in Cambodia who have died? Is it over 100?

This is not a thread for random gossip. A guy just died, so this is about him. People want to remember him and a lot of them are not in Cambodia.
Condolences to his family and friends in Cambodia and Kiwiland.

Sweet Lemon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:41 am

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:03 pm Just had it canfirmed second hand that it was Con.

RIP mate.

What a character.

His escapades are legendary amongst longer term expats, especially in Sihanoukville.

I last saw him in LoneStar about 18 months ago, he had been sober for a few years.

Are you still keeping track of how many Westerners you've personally know in Cambodia who have died? Is it over 100?

Without a complete count, it would be north of 120 now.

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:52 pm

Sweet Lemon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:41 am

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:03 pm Just had it canfirmed second hand that it was Con.

RIP mate.

What a character.

His escapades are legendary amongst longer term expats, especially in Sihanoukville.

I last saw him in LoneStar about 18 months ago, he had been sober for a few years.

Are you still keeping track of how many Westerners you've personally know in Cambodia who have died? Is it over 100?

Without a complete count, it would be north of 120 now.

Are either of the last two comments either relevant or appropriate? A fella has died FFS. Have some respect.

RIP

Yerg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:11 am

LaudJohn wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:52 pm

Sweet Lemon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:41 am
Are you still keeping track of how many Westerners you've personally know in Cambodia who have died? Is it over 100?

Without a complete count, it would be north of 120 now.

Are either of the last two comments either relevant or appropriate? A fella has died FFS. Have some respect.

RIP

Respectfully, Yerg (i do get what you are saying)
I do not find this inappropriate. A least somebody is keeping a roll.

I believe it is important that we do not forget our brothers and sisters who have died in Cambodia.
I hope to make that roll call myself one day, and it is comforting to know that my name may not go unrecorded and unacknowledged.

Just my view, and of course that is on the proviso that this list is not used for tabloid type purpose.

PLEASE KEEP MY NAME...PICTURES...PASSPORT...ACCIDENT SCENE..CRIME SCENE...HEART ATTACK SCENE..OFF THE SITE AND DON'T INCLUDE ME IN YOUR BARANG TALLY.
there was a morbid website of farangs in thailand tbat was sick.

BR549 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:19 am PLEASE KEEP MY NAME...PICTURES...PASSPORT...ACCIDENT SCENE..CRIME SCENE...HEART ATTACK SCENE..OFF THE SITE AND DON'T INCLUDE ME IN YOUR BARANG TALLY.
there was a morbid website of farangs in thailand tbat was sick.

I am with you on the morbid website angle, Bro-5. For sure!!
And about all the uninformed speculation and judgements that so often appear with these reports.
Same for the shaming of destitute foreigners, and busts for pot and stuff like that.

I was bought up to believe that peoples medical history is a private matter too, but maybe i am just a bit too old fashioned?
In professional journalism there is a very clear ethical line between what you release about private citizens, and the more detailed disclosures about "public figures" - ie, those who have chosen to be in the public eye.

But a roll call for history and remembrance is not such a bad idea, for us ordinary folk who may otherwise slip off forgotten.
-and to find out what happened to the friends we lost contact with.
??

I know 2 westerners who have died in cambodia. The older one gets, the more likely that would happen but seems like something that either attracts are certain type of person to cambodia or something that happens to them here.. LIke the chicken vs egg thing


anyway one friend is someone I knew from my College days who at first was more friends w my brother but then became closer to me. It's sad. It was written about on this forum. I even spoke w/ the owner for the hotel he stayed at before moving into the hotel near the airport where he died. His name was Howie. I was supposed to meet him but he got to cambodia before me and was about to go to Bali (seems like thats why stayed at hotel near airport,,,unsure ) and then go back to cambodia.. that was his itinerary

Howard Zilberzweig

thru me off cause never knew him as howard...and didnt even know his last name... strange.. knew him over 20 years..

another person was named Harald Winkler. I met him in approx 2014-- summer. We became kinda close and was sad when I heard he committed suicide.

I am feel a mix of emotions after writing this.