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Hello everyone,
As many of you will know, Solid Lifters was an active member of our community from 2003 until early 2016, racking up over 19,000 posts here on GTP.
After a few recent comments on the forums regarding his absence, I did a bit of investigation of publicly available information, however I'm very sad to report that it is very likely, if not certain, that Solid passed away some time in 2016, aged 46.
Despite being a prolific poster and very well liked here at GTP, Solid didn't give much away in terms of his private/personal details, and in that spirit I will not be sharing any more information than I think he would have wanted, other than to say that his real first name was Dennis. His GTP profile shows that he was born on 19th January, 1970 and his last activity here was early 2016. Solid also went by the same monicker on a few other websites, which also show that he was only active there until early 2016 as well.
Dennis had posted here about having a rare genetic condition that would ultimately result in him requiring various transplants, and he also shared some information about the fact that his disabilities had meant that his former hobbies and interests - shooting, racing and playing guitar - were mostly off limits to him in recent years. But in spite of his hardships, he never seemed to reflect the difficulties he was facing in his posts.
He was also something of a connoisseur, and enjoyed cigars, craft beers and, somewhat famously, food. Indeed, Solid's posts in the 'What are you eating/drinking?' thread are the stuff of legend, and smoking meat and making meals using it was something of a passion of his.
I know that this news will be difficult for some people to hear, and it is also perhaps a peculiarity of the internet age that it has taken this long for this information to come to light, but as such, I thought it was fitting to have a thread where people can pay their respects and share their thoughts, memories and comments.
RIP Solid (1970 - 2016)
P.S. I will update the thread title as appropriate in due course.
As many of you will know, Solid Lifters was an active member of our community from 2003 until early 2016, racking up over 19,000 posts here on GTP.
After a few recent comments on the forums regarding his absence, I did a bit of investigation of publicly available information, however I'm very sad to report that it is very likely, if not certain, that Solid passed away some time in 2016, aged 46.
Despite being a prolific poster and very well liked here at GTP, Solid didn't give much away in terms of his private/personal details, and in that spirit I will not be sharing any more information than I think he would have wanted, other than to say that his real first name was Dennis. His GTP profile shows that he was born on 19th January, 1970 and his last activity here was early 2016. Solid also went by the same monicker on a few other websites, which also show that he was only active there until early 2016 as well.
Dennis had posted here about having a rare genetic condition that would ultimately result in him requiring various transplants, and he also shared some information about the fact that his disabilities had meant that his former hobbies and interests - shooting, racing and playing guitar - were mostly off limits to him in recent years. But in spite of his hardships, he never seemed to reflect the difficulties he was facing in his posts.
He was also something of a connoisseur, and enjoyed cigars, craft beers and, somewhat famously, food. Indeed, Solid's posts in the 'What are you eating/drinking?' thread are the stuff of legend, and smoking meat and making meals using it was something of a passion of his.
I know that this news will be difficult for some people to hear, and it is also perhaps a peculiarity of the internet age that it has taken this long for this information to come to light, but as such, I thought it was fitting to have a thread where people can pay their respects and share their thoughts, memories and comments.
RIP Solid (1970 - 2016)
P.S. I will update the thread title as appropriate in due course.
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