UMA Member Count Zirock Ill

[Hepcat]

I've been afraid to look in this thread for fear of what I may find.

[aura of foreboding]

Same.  Really sorry to hear this. 

[CreepysFan]

UMA member Dan Cziraky (Count Zirock) passed on this morning at 3:10 am Eastern Time. Not only was he a great friend, but a true monster kid throughout his life. Dan will be very much missed. Rest in peace Dan.

[Spock]

Just heard the sad news myself. So sad to hear this. He will be missed.

[Hepcat]

I was afraid of this but I was resigned to the inevitability of his passing. Count Zirock joined less than a month after I did and contributed enormously to this board over the last 9+ years.

[Mike Scott]

Oh, fudge. It's a sad day here at the UMA. R.I.P., Count Z. We're going to miss you!  Condolences to his family and loved ones.

[Flower]

Sincere condolences to Count Z's loved ones.  May he be at peace and find to his delight or dismay that there really is a Rainbow Bridge.  Hugs to all.   

[Kidagain]

So sad to hear this, rest in peace Dan.

[aura of foreboding]

Really sorry to hear this.  We had some good times together here.  He went through tough times back in the day at the UMA and, obviously, tough times again recently.  I hope he found happiness and some sense of fulfillment between those times.  It's just not very fair, you know that people who obviously touch a lot of people's lives in positive ways have to suffer so much in such relatively short time.  Goodbye, Count Z.  You will be missed.   

[Paul L]

It's definitely raining tears in Monster Land. I've been FB friends w/Dan for years, lot's of great chats, but sadly I never met him in person. Still, I'm pleased to call him a friend, & he'll always live in my heart.

[charp13]

I miss Dan so much, already. We talked about everything and he was filled with movie and monster knowledge. He was like my brother and I can't believe he's not on our planet any more. I only wish I had visited him before the virus closed us down. Anyway, Dan was my monster buddy, and I met him here on the UMA, so I'm grateful to have had him in my life.

[Dr.Cyclops]

Rest in peace Dan.

[BigShadow]

Rest easy Count Zirock.

Spirits of the Dead

Thy soul shall find itself alone
'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone;
Not one, of all the crowd, to pry
Into thine hour of secrecy.

Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness — for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
In life before thee, are again
In death around thee, and their will
Shall overshadow thee; be still.

The night, though clear, shall frown,
And the stars shall not look down
From their high thrones in the Heaven
With light like hope to mortals given,
But their red orbs, without beam,
To thy weariness shall seem
As a burning and a fever
Which would cling to thee for ever.

Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish,
Now are visions ne'er to vanish;
From thy spirit shall they pass
No more, like dew-drop from the grass.

The breeze, the breath of God, is still,
And the mist upon the hill
Shadowy, shadowy, yet unbroken,
Is a symbol and a token.
How it hangs upon the trees,
A mystery of mysteries!

- Edgar Allan Poe