Anybody talked to Greg/Walt personally? Admin Edit: RIP Walt

[Steinmetzify]

Hit him up a couple weeks ago; nothing.

We go back and forth, he’s had some stupid shit happen the past few months.

Hit him up last night; we’re close and he’s never let me hang longer than 30 mins.

Getting worried.

Anyone hear from him?


Admin Edit:


If you wish to help Greg's animal sanctuary plese donate any amount through this link:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/noblean ... IppHI50Gqw

Please consider donating to them. This sanctuary was Greg's biggest passion and I know first hand how incredibly difficult it is to run an animal sanctuary. Let Greg's legacy be exactly what he wanted it to be: the well being and safety of all animals, and especially those under his care.

Thank you.



Billy

[GuitarBilly]

I don't know him personally but I noticed he stopped posting a few months ago. I didn't think much of it since everyone takes breaks from time to time. Hope he's OK. Walt is good people.

[greatmutah]

Yeah I don't know him either, but I like talking to him. I hope he's alright.

[VTM]

Not sure if this is the same person....from the Noble Animal Sanctuary facebook page:

It is with deep, deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved founder and sanctuary namesake, Greg Noble.
Greg loved the animals of the sanctuary dearly. He would rarely be seen without his sidekicks: Roxy, Ninja, Otter, Tickles, and Chica. He would take them on joy rides, hikes into the mountains and walks all around the property. He spent countless hours making the sanctuary a safe and beautiful place for our family and the animal residents. Greg and I founded the sanctuary in 2016 with a shared passion to give a voice to the voiceless, the neglected, the abused and the abandoned. We wanted people to see animals as the individuals they are, and to offer a forever home to animals in need. His compassion and kindness for animals knew no bounds. Greg liked to keep in the background of the sanctuary, but he was the muscle, the builder of all things, the maintenance, and a large financial supporter of the sanctuary. He was my best friend. His loss is breathtaking.
I plan to continue the sanctuary for the forseeale future, although It's hard to see beyond the next day right now. Everything shines a liitle less bright without his presence here. I don't think there are really words to express how much he meant to all of us. He will be greatly missed.
-Michelle Allgaier

[GuitarBilly]

Jesus Yeah that is him. Oh man that is awful.

[VTM]

Walt's profile mentions the Noble Animal Sanctuary.

[spawnofthesith]

God damn

[greatmutah]

Well, fuck. That’s awful news.

[GuitarBilly]

Changing this to a sticky thread so all members can come pay tribute to him. Walt was a great guy and he will be sorely missed.

Also, if anyone knows about anything to help out the family or the sanctuary by any means post here and we will do our best to help and spread the information.


(Stein, please let me know if it's ok with you to use this thread as a tribute to Walt).

[Tortuga]

Oh man… really sorry to hear this. Was hoping it wasn’t him. He was definitely one of the good ones

[EndTime]

Oh man. I had one connection with Walt as I forget the actual scenario but it was to do with some animals I took in and asked some things about and he reached out in a PM and mentioned how he ran a sanctuary and gave some feedback and info. Dude seemed to really love animals and created what sounds like a great place for them. RIP

[TurboPablo]

Damn.

[JiveTurkey]

RIP, Walt. Great guy from my interactions with him on here and his real life endeavors working with animals. This sucks

[nightflameauto]

Had little interaction with the guy, but I did watch from afar when he chattered about the animal sanctuary. As a fellow animal lover, he'll always have a place of great respect in my heart for that alone.

RIP, brother. You were one of the good guys.

[Steinmetzify]

Ah god dammit.

My bro was a super good guy and really cared about people and animals.

I had a really bad feeling last night and was hoping he was ok.

Fuck this hurts.

[greatmutah]

I’m so sorry, man.

[ajaxlepinski]

Oh, man. Really sad news. He was a righteous dude.

[Devin]

RIP Walt

[itchyfingers]

It's always the good ones...

May he be surrounded by all the sweet animals he cared for that have also passed on.

[BroSlinger]

RIP Walt.

He seemed like a really positive dude.

[ZEEGLER]

I'm not really sure who he was, but R.I.P. Walt!

[Diddlybo]

Walt seemed like a good fellow. RIP.

[skybluegary]

Damn. R.I.P.

[Steinmetzify]

Man I’m fuckin wrecked.

Greg and I bonded over a gear trade; I had a guitar he wanted and he offered me a DSL combo for it and I said ok.

That was 10+ years ago and as of last month he still had that guitar. He still loved it, rocked it all the time and would call me to ask what I thought about putting in this pickup or those tuners or whatever.

I’m 49 and at my age it’s really hard to find guys that have shared life experiences. I haven’t really talked about this on this or any other forum, but I’ve struggled with drugs, I’ve been in both the military and in prison. I’ve straightened up my life in the last 20 years and I’m doing ok.

Greg was the same; drugs, military and prison and we talked about all of it all the time. After all of that, if you’re honest with a person, it’s sometimes hard for them to take you at face value. I remember him telling me numerous times ‘you’re not that guy anymore, you don’t have to BE that guy anymore. You don’t have to give in to the rage, the anger, the violence. You don’t have to hurt people, it’s ok to let things go.’

And I did. Thanks to Greg. He’s part of the reason I am who I am today; a solid guy with a good job, I make serious money and have a family that I take care of.

I loved that guy. I know we said it to each other drunkenly many times; both of us marveled at the fact that at our age we could find a friend that we’d be this close to, that we’d have this much in common with. I really wish I could have said it one more time.

I’m sad. I’m really sad that my good friend is gone. He was a rare person, and anyone that got to know him would realize it. Fuck man, anyone that even had a conversation with him would know that.

I’m sad that there aren’t going to be any more random conversations, no gear talk, no random ‘it’s Wednesday so here’s a video of one of my dogs’.

There isn’t going to be anything.

I’m sad. I miss my friend, I miss the fact that I’m never going to hear his voice again, he’s never again going to take the time to send me music he wants me to listen to and then call me to talk about; he’s never going to call me with a problem I could help him with.

He wasn’t a ‘good dude’. He was the fuckin BEST guy. He was the guy that all of us should strive to be.

He had a good job, he provided for his family and aside from that he straight up FOUNDED a non-profit animal sanctuary that took in literally anything. Last time I talked to him he had numerous dogs, cats, iguanas, alpacas, fuckin crocodiles (dude sent me vids of that shit it was crazy) birds, snakes, motherfucking PENGUINS.

I just talked to Michelle.

Greg killed himself.

Just typing those words made me break up.

I thought I was that guy in his life that could stop that. I thought he could call me and I could make that go away.

I wasn’t. I had no missed calls, no unread texts, nothing.

He gave me no iindication that he was even thinking about this.

End of the day I miss my guy.

There’s nothing that can make up for this. He was my dude and I don’t ever get to talk to him again, about anything.

FML

[Yarbicus]

That is about the best eulogy I have ever read. I am sorry you lost such a good friend.