Like so many others who have posted on this thread, I never met Skidkid in person, yet I felt that I knew him well.
I've spent the past few days going over PM exchanges between the two of us looking for a funny quote or a unique statement that we all could identify with.
What I found instead were conversations with somebody who I feel I really saw eye to eye with. We have similar backgrounds and interests, and had an amazing degree of overlap in the people we knew. The exchanges we had, although of no particular interest to most of you, made me laugh a little and regret never having met him in person a whole lot.
I'm glad that he's in a better place, even if it means that the Corps and the Country will be without him for now.
My prayers go out to his family and squadronmates.
Semper Fi, Finkle. You'll be missed but not forgotten.