Pinboy. Not a great pic of me, but I'm with a great group

[sheshe2]

Not a great pic of me, but I'm with a great group

I'm at far right with a group of high school students who have raised more than $160,000 (so far) to build a new home for a local wounded warrior. This pic was taken at the property, in front of the existing house that will be remodeled as a caregivers' home. Groundbreaking for the new home for the wounded warrior will be held soon. I'm proud to know this great bunch of young people!





Bravo Pinboy.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. He'll be missed by so many

The truly great do things quietly and without fanfare.

[sheshe2]

4. "The truly great do things quietly and without fanfare. "

Truth Stinky, thank you.

[malaise]

10. That was Pinboy

[mcar]

2. What a great guy!

He will be missed.

Thanks for this, she.

[smirkymonkey]

3. So sad, but what a nice photo of him and what a great person!

Thank you for posting sheshe!

[JI7]

25. yup, not great but perfect in showing what a great person he was

[irisblue]

5. Thanks for posting this sheshe2

[Marie Marie]

6. Yes thanks for posting this picture sheshe...

even if it did make me tear up. Too sad.

[BainsBane]

7. It's a great pic.

[sheshe2]

14. He was a good man.

[kimbutgar]

8. He had such great posts

Nice to see he was a kind looking man who was a genuine humanitarian.

[Cha]

9. I remember that..

Thanks, she Pinboy

[sheshe2]

12. I think it is a great pic of him.

Cha~

[Cha]

17. Yes it is.. and I thank you

for remembering it for us.

He could always make us

she~

[sheshe2]

11. The truly great do not need the fanfare.

Their hearts always knew what was right and sought to correct it. Pinboy did just that. Slow clapping here.

[spanone]

13. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[countryjake]

15. Thanks for that, sheshe2. Here's a bit more...

I cannot even watch this now due to the tunes, but here's something pinboy shared with me a while back about what he had worked on...

Seems appropriate for this awful news day


(on edit)

I found the thread where he talks about the Operation All the Way Home with another pic:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=658834


Peace dear pinboy

[sheshe2]

19. Ummm.

You made me cry for the beauty of it all. This is my country, the one I love...reaching out.

Thank you countryjake.

[countryjake]

22. One of his other projects...Mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial

He's pictured at the top, here.




And the thread where he'd posted that:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1699843



Pinboy was a true hero

[sheshe2]

24. Passed to young.

Yet had so much goodness in his heart.

[progressoid]

31. ...

[countryjake]

52. ...

[malaise]

40. You have me bawling like a baby

Thank you Pinboy3niner

[malaise]

41. Please post this video as a separate thread

Thanks countryjake

[SunSeeker]

16. K & R

[betsuni]

18. K&R (I will always remember the door buzzard *sniff* -- I loved him)

[FailureToCommunicate]

20. His wisdom and humor will be sorely missed around here.

[brer cat]

21. Beautiful tribute to pinboy.

Thank you sheshe.

[furtheradu]

23. "All the Way Home"..

Pinboy3niner
Thank You Sheshe2
💖

[2naSalit]

26. Thank you for

sharing this picture... it shows his true spirit. I always wonder what fellow DUers look like, though it's none of my business. He looks much like I imagined him to look.

[stonecutter357]

27. .

[tblue37]

28. Thanks for posting the picture! nt

[Docreed2003]

29. Beautiful...

Thank you for sharing!

[iluvtennis]

32. +++

[ashling]

30. Thanks for sharing this lovely picture

and just when I decided I wasn't going to cry anymore.

[denbot]

33. Oh shit, sheshe2!

Thank you for this image. I will cherish this always. PM me on how I can contribute to this cause. I will cross post this to the Veteran's Group, and I sure we can contribute to a cause the Bob backed.

[sheshe2]

37. Thank you for crossing this to the Veterans group, denbot.

[NBachers]

34. I'm glad you posted this sheshe2. Thank you.

[Ken Burch]

35. RIP Pinboy...and for whatever it's worth, that's a nice picture of you.

n/t.

[malthaussen]

36. A great subject makes a great pic.

And Pinboy was among the greatest.

-- Mal

[cwydro]

38. K and r.

[airmid]

39. I have read some many wonderful threads about Pinboy since I joined a few days ago. I feel kinda

feel cheated that I did not get to know him. What a truly remarkable human being he must have been to leave so many sad, but grateful people to have known him. There is a couple verses from an old Norse book relating to Odin that struck me as I read all your tributes to him. I wanted to share it here to let you know that even though I did not get to know Pinboy personally, his goodness is reflected in all of you who called him friend....

Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal:
But the good name never dies
Of one who has done well

Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal:
But I know one thing that never dies,
The glory of the great dead

[niyad]

42. tears

[StarryNite]

43. A moment in time...

What a wonderful photo.

I often think of this poem when "talking" online to people. This time we do have a face. Does anybody know why he picked the name "Pinboy"?

Friends Without Faces
by Thomas Teague
We sit and we type,
and we stare at our screens,
We all have to wonder,
what this possibly means.
With our mouse we roam,
through the rooms in a maze,
Looking for something or someone,
as we sit in a daze.

We chat with each other,
we type all our woes,
Small groups we do form,
and gang up on our foes.
We wait for somebody,
to type out our name,
We want recognition,
but it is always the same.

We give kisses and hugs,
and sometimes flirt,
In IMs we chat deeply,
and reveal why we hurt.
We do form friendships
- but - why we don't know,
But some of these friendships,
will flourish and grow.

Why is it on screen,
we can be so bold,
Telling our secrets,
that have never been told.
Why is it we share,
the thoughts in our mind,
With those we can't see,
as though we were blind.

The answer is simple,
it is as clear as a bell.
We all have our problems,
and need someone to tell.
We can't tell "real" people,
but tell someone we must,
So we turn to the 'puter,
and to those we can trust.

Even though it is crazy,
the truth still remains,
They are Friends Without Faces,
and odd little names.

[sheshe2]

44. That is a great poem, StarryNite.

Thank you for posting it.

As for the name, I just assumed it was his call sign in Nam. A Vet could tell you more than I.

Thanks.

[StarryNite]

45. Thank you.

I thought maybe the name had to do with pin boys in the old bowling alleys. My parents used to own a bowling alley in the early 50s before setting the bowling pins was fully automated. They employed teenage boys to set the pins.

Pinsetter - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinsetter
In bowling, a pinsetter, or pinspotter, was originally a person who manually reset bowling pins ... labor that most frequently took place evenings), many pinsetters were teenage boys, and thus pinboy is another name used to describe the job.

[sheshe2]

46. Could be that too.

[countryjake]

50. That's what I thought too when we first met here at DU

Back years ago, when he was just "pinboy".

I think that my second post to him was asking if he liked to bowl, ha!

[The Wizard]

47. Borrowing from the Bard

“His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!”
(Julius Caesar, Act V, sc., v )

[sheshe2]

48. Bravo!!!

Thank you.

[Starry Messenger]

49. Wow, tears.

Thank you, sheshe.

[sheshe2]

54. Starry!

Hugs~

[duhneece]

51. OMG he was loved

More than he knew, I think

[sheshe2]

53. I sad.....