The Loss of a True B&B Gentleman: Sparafucile

[poonjaji]

This may have been posted elsewhere on B&B, but today I discovered that one of our own - Serge Dasara AKA Sparafucile (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/243721-Sparafucile-s-Hall-of-Fame-Entry?p=3489439)- passed away on April 21st from complications related to heart surgery. Serge and I had been corresponding fairly often over the last couple months and, while clearly a private man, he shared that he was having open heart surgery at the beginning of April. Serge was a frequent visitor to B&B's The Nib, and told me he was going to treat himself to a Nakaya pen after he had been discharged. (He said he had been eyeing these pens for years, but could never justify the expense.) I sent him a couple bottles of Pilot Iroshuzuki inks at the rehab facility - something else he would not splurge on - so he would have something nice to use upon discharge, yet he never got the opportunity.

After Serge's surgery he was admitted to a rehab facility where he was expected to recuperate for approximately a month. After a couple weeks at the rehab facility he shared that he was experiencing shortness of breath, and one of his surgeons finally ordered an x-ray that showed his lungs were full of fluid. Serge was readmitted to the hospital the weekend of April 19th and it was the last time I spoke with him. I have been trying to reach him on-and-off since, and only today did the staff at the rehab facility give me the sense that things had taken a turn for the worse.

Rest in peace, my friend. :innocent:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=serge-luciano-dasara&pid=157348875

[Argonaut]

Sad news indeed, I'm sorry for the loss, and thanks for letting us know about it.

[DC_MPA]

Thank you for sharing the news. Sad indeed. May the sun be brighter, the sky bluer, and happiness forever wherever he may be.

[bluepunk18]

Thank you for sharing the news. Sad indeed. May the sun be brighter, the sky bluer, and happiness forever wherever he may be.

Well said, here here!

[slugg77]

I second, may he rest in peace.

[warhawk]

Thank U 4 sharing. May your friend rest in peace. Glad 2 know that he had a friend in U.

WARHAWK

[franz]

I'm very sorry to hear this.

Rest in peace, Serge.

[smalltank]

My thought and prayers to him and his family

[yung puck]

Rest in peace

[the gato]

Condolences. Truly sad to lose a friend.

[Smott]

When my time comes, I too hope to have kind friends in touch with me til the end, poonjaji. May we all be that friend for one another, as we never know when we'll part ways with good company for a time.