Bp.net co-founder dead.

[The_Godfather]

I'm making another one of my rare appearances to just let the word out that my co-founder of this site has passed away. His name was Jeff and he was instrumental in instructing me how to go about creating the kind of site I wanted to make. I met him in 2002 back when the online reptile community was much smaller. He had webmaster experience with the content management system I wanted to use and he helped me through the steps to set it up. Then later on he became the web designer for a lot of our different changes and he was critical to getting this website off the ground. He ran a separate website and the competition to outgrow him pushed me to drive traffic here until it became practically a self sustaining community, one of the absolute best you can find actually and I'm proud it still exists and grows. I eventually left here and handed off the reigns to expand into what I hoped would be an even larger community focusing on all reptiles, with Jeff as my partner. I gave up the effort early on because of outside life and hung up most of my involvement with the reptile community online. I stayed friends with Jeff throughout the years and talked to him every couple of months. I have a good idea what was happening in his life and even though I don't have specifics I have an idea what lead to his death. I'm not going to expand on that a whole lot. It's very safe to say that without his influence this site would not exist. We've all played our roles in growing this community, especially the people who improved, expanded, and continue to maintain this site in the long years since I've left. I just wanted to drop in and let you guys know, it's an appropriate sendoff.

[4theSNAKElady]

That is a very sad loss to our community. I hope he was happy with the way this site was and the way it will continue to be when he left this world. We all owe him thanks for this awesome community. May he rest in peace.

sent from my incubator

[DooLittle]

Thankful for what you guys did to start this site. Sorry to hear of the loss...

[bcr229]

I'm so very sorry.

[steve_r34]

my condolences go out to all who knew him ..

and my thanks go out for this amazing site u guys started up

[Mephibosheth1]

"We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."–Isaac Newton


Came to my mind immediately after reading this post; we are indebted to such individuals who, through their vision, crafted a better community that we are honored to be a part of.

[Bluebonnet Herp]

I'm appreciative what Jeff and the rest of you guys did to make this wonderful community and I'm sorry to hear about this. My condolences and prayers go out to his family and anyone who was close to him.

[Neal]

That's horrible news to find out that a guy who has done so much for the community has passed away. I hope that everybody that was close to him are well and that he passed on peacefully and now that he's in a better place.

[ROACH]

Sorry to hear this. My prayers goes out to his friends and family!

[CrystalRose]

So very sorry to hear this. My prayers are with his friends and family.