I am Brad's father. It has been both heartwarming and heartbreaking to read how you all felt about my son. Thank you all for taking the time to remember him.

I want to clarify one thing. It was believed early on that Brad died of a heroin overdose. However the official report states that Brad died of a cocaine overdose.

Not that it makes all that much difference what he overdosed from, but we all had some little understanding of how it might have been heroin. I must say that I am more thoroughly confused since it turned out to be cocaine. I do not remember any time that Brad ever told me that he liked cocaine.

Well, I must go. Please know that our family appreciates you all so very much. We loved him and still love him, and miss him more than my feeble vocabulary will ever be able to communicate.

Coram Deo!
Michael

Elonka wrote:
] At the too-young age of 35, a well-known member of
] Memestreams, Brad Blines, died of a heroin overdose on January
] 8th, 2004. This page documents Brad's activity in our virtual
] community, and shows a fraction of the people whose lives he
] touched.
]
] R.I.P.

RE: In Memoriam: Brad Blines, aka CrankyMessiah