Stellaboz Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Just saw this, sad sad news. All the best to his family and friends, enjoyed his chat on the chess thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Donated. Sorry for your loss Mrs M. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 14 hours ago, madwullie said: Hello everyone, Mrs Madwullie here. You all have more words than me right now and it's been a pleasure to read how highly he was respected on here. God knows every single time he took a crap he was was on this forum, glad to know this was time well spent. Although maybe I should post this infuriating behaviour on another thread That brutal honesty was just how we rolled tbf. We are lost without him. Same wishes as everybody else. Did he clear the rest of his history? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 15 hours ago, madwullie said: Hello everyone, Mrs Madwullie here. You all have more words than me right now and it's been a pleasure to read how highly he was respected on here. God knows every single time he took a crap he was was on this forum, glad to know this was time well spent. Although maybe I should post this infuriating behaviour on another thread That brutal honesty was just how we rolled tbf. We are lost without him. Seems odd to be laughing in this thread but I have to admit I did chuckle at this! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post welshbairn Posted June 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2021 15 hours ago, madwullie said: Hello everyone, Mrs Madwullie here. You all have more words than me right now and it's been a pleasure to read how highly he was respected on here. God knows every single time he took a crap he was was on this forum, glad to know this was time well spent. Although maybe I should post this infuriating behaviour on another thread That brutal honesty was just how we rolled tbf. We are lost without him. As someone who got bad medical news about 18 months ago, me, Wullie and others on here used to share worries and better news with each other, and Wullie was the first to congratulate me on getting good news on what is still a terminal thing. Gutted I wasn't around the last few months, thought I was spending too much time on here so took a break. Always thought we should have set up a Cancer Squad sub forum on here, by special invitation only. Apart from that we agreed on most things politically and laid waste to the numpties on here, backing each other up when needed, which it rarely was. I'll miss him. 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Really sorry to hear this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Seems odd to be laughing in this thread but I have to admit I did chuckle at this!I did have a laugh at that as well. Glad to hear it's not just me that finds the loo is sometimes the only place to get peace and quiet in a family home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambunctious Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Terribly sad news. Rest in peace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 22:59, Cardinal Richelieu said: It is with great sadness that I inform you that P+B semi-regular madwullie (Woody in real life) died yesterday at the age of 44, after a long battle with cancer. I'm sure a few of you are thinking "who?", and whilst not the most prolific of posters, he did enjoy sticking his oar in on the politics forum, as well as forays into the FIFA, parenting, chess and quiz thread. IRL, Woody was one of the warmest, soundest, cleverest and funniest people you could ever hope to meet. Woody leaves behind a wife and two sons, and we all miss him dearly. That's terrible, only finding out about this now. I knew he had cancer as he often shared it on here, but I thought it was under control, did he go downhill quick? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Condolonces to all those who were close to Madwullie. I'm no medic but my Mrs works in a hospice, purely anecdotal but she had spoken recently of the increased number of younger people coming in a matter of weeks after diagnosis. Don't allow Covid to be used as an excuse to delay seeking medical attention, if needs be push to be seen and get any concerns checked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Although I signed up for the chess league, I was concerned that with the time difference and my work schedule, I wouldn't be able to keep up with the fixtures. Madwullie joined the thread later and asked to be put on the waiting list if any spots opened up. I took the opportunity to step down and he replaced me. I'm glad this gave so many posters the opportunity to interact with (and it appears, get beaten by) him over the chess board. He was one of the site's gentlemen. I'll add my condolences to Mrs Madwullie and the family. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterlichtie Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Only came across the madwullie monster from playing him in the p&b chess league. Such a sad state of affairs to have a young (ish) family man taken away from those nearest to him by such a horrible illness. Heartfelt condolences go out to Mrs madwullie, kids and all else who knew him. RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: As someone who got bad medical news about 18 months ago, me, Wullie and others on here used to share worries and better news with each other, and Wullie was the first to congratulate me on getting good news on what is still a terminal thing. Gutted I wasn't around the last few months, thought I was spending too much time on here so took a break. Always thought we should have set up a Cancer Squad sub forum on here, by special invitation only. Apart from that we agreed on most things politically and laid waste to the numpties on here, backing each other up when needed, which it rarely was. I'll miss him. I have to say, Welshy, that it's good to see you posting again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 For those of you who'd like to donate in his memory, Woody now has a Just Giving page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/woody-willowfoundation Thanks everyone. As Mrs Madwullie has said, all your kind words have been a great comfort to us. And it might even be the first time in history that Pie and Bovril gets a mention at a funeral. Let's keep this high up on the forum's agenda. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 £500 in the first 6 hours is some going. Well done to everyone who has donated - smashing show of respect and a great charity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint dave Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Condolences to MadWullies family , the Cardinal and his friends. To lose a parent is a horrible experience to go through at any time , but , when the person is so young it just adds to the hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 @Div or @Cardinal Richelieu or some other mod, can we get this pinned while the justgiving page is active? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingette Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 That is so sad. Thoughts with his family [emoji173] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 I only read this now, I only knew him from his posting in the chess thread. A good and funny guy. Condolences to all his family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cardinal Richelieu Posted June 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: £500 in the first 6 hours is some going. Well done to everyone who has donated - smashing show of respect and a great charity. Indeed. I'm so touched and delighted (as is Mrs madwullie) that so many of you have been so generous. I will be in touch to thank you all individually, but in the meantime, please know that your thoughtful messages and donations are a great comfort to everyone close to him. I don't wish to embarrass anyone, but I need to mention Welshbairn, who I know has had his own health problems and nobody had seen for several months. I'm very grateful to him for not only replying to this thread to let us know how he's been, but also leaving a very generous donation - then wanting to clarify his earlier comment and providing another donation in order to do so Tynie was good enough to pin this thread and I'll unpin it in a few days after his funeral. But in the meantime, without wanting to sound too maudlin, it's nice that even though something as tragic as this has happened, some good has come. From a personal perspective, friendships have been reforged and people have set aside differences. A fuckton of money has been donated to a good cause, and people are just generally being nicer to each other. Long may it continue. 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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