Starchaser
member, 851 posts Shoda mo tsumoreba taibok Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 07:45 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreCaptan Sir Tom Moore passed away yesterday, ironically after becoming infected with COVID-19. He was 100 years old, though.
For those of you who don't know, he was the guy who decided to single handedly raise millions for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, which started by walking 100 laps of the 25 meter loop of his garden with the aid of his zimmerframe.
He finally raised over 32 million pounds.
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facemaker329
member, 7318 posts Gaming for over 40 years, and counting! Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 07:58 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreA shining example of why they are often called "the greatest generation". Every excuse in the world to sit back...and he decided to have a go at solving those parts of the problem he could.
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Piestar
member, 822 posts once upon a time... ...there was a little pie Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 07:59 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreIn reply to Starchaser (msg # 1):
It was really lovely when the Queen knighted him. A heck of a man.
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Heath
member, 2983 posts If my opinion changes, The answer is still 42. Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 08:34 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreThis guy was awesome. My wife and I were both talking about how sad we were at his death.
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ShadoPrism
member, 1367 posts OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive Gamer-Disorder Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 11:26 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreHe and his family started a go fund me to raise money to help the doctors for the corona virus. Their goal was only 1000 pounds - they reached over 32 million before he died.
From a bbc report I saw, he also had a song and was knighted by the queen only this last year for his efforts in raising money to help the NHS and the doctors who were on the front line of the virus.
As one of the news reporters said, he was the right man at the right time for these events and his last year of life proved to be one of the best for him I believe.
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ladysharlyne
subscriber, 3006 posts Member before Oct 2005 The glass is half full Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 12:16 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreHe was a special kind of man, what he did for the people working the front lines when Covid was/is at its worse here in the UK was remarkable. God Bless and Keep you Col/Cpt Sir Tom Moore you are truly missed. xx
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phoenix9lives
member, 1059 posts GENE POLICE! YOU! GET OUTTA THE POOL! Thu 4 Feb 2021 at 05:38 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreWow. Very impressive. Irony is a common thing in Life and Death. It is a shame he has passed.
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praguepride
member, 1766 posts "Hugs for the Hugs God!" - Warhammer Fluffy-K Thu 4 Feb 2021 at 14:28 | RIP Captain Sir Tom MooreWow, sounds like a heck of a guy.
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