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Mark Symonds 'The Alien' RIP
Long time MB poster Mark Symonds, who posted as The Alien, has passed away.
Mark was disagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015 and despite battling to overcome it he suffered set backs with secondary cancers in his pelvis and lungs and subsequent kidney failure.
After coming through all of that he continued to fight and was posting on CCMB as recently as January. A couple of weeks ago the cancer came back and though doctors gave him six months to live he sadly died in the early hours of today.
Thoughts to Mark's family.
RIP
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Very sad news. Another victim of that dreadful disease.
Condolences to Mark's family and friends. He was one of the CCMB family and will be missed.
RIP
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RIP Mark.
I only knew you from here but you came across as a top guy. Very sad news.
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I liked his posts, he come across as a good lad.
Rest in peace Bluebird
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Echo what Lardy said. Sad loss.
RIP
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Very sad. Didn't know him but always enjoyed reading his posts on here.
RIP
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RIP
I think he a was a roofer wasn't he, who seemed to to help out loads of fellow message boarders.
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That’s really sad news. Like others have said I only knew him from here but he seemed a really nice bloke.
He serves to remind us to live in the now as much as possible. I’m going to go and build a snowman and stop working for a while...
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Sad news, long time poster on here. Rip bluebird
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Words never suffice when someone passes....
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Oh shit, no. That just rocked me.
Really nice bloke was Mark.
RIP Bud.
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That's sad news. One of the Old Skool posters on this board and the one before it. R I P Mark
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Originally Posted by
Brian
RIP
I think he a was a roofer wasn't he, who seemed to to help out loads of fellow message boarders.
He was, from Cwmbran, had a couple of kids too I believe. Sad news to hear, condolences to any of his family and friends that may read the board.
RIP Bluebird
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uncle bob
That's sad news. One of the Old Skool posters on this board and the one before it. R I P Mark
R.I.P Bluebird
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Very sad news. I think he spent a lot of time down my way ( Tenby) with his family but I never got to meet him.
Condolences to his family.
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Rest in peace, Bluebird. You will be missed x
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I am truly shocked by this news.
Mark asked me to research a branch of his family history which was particularly difficult to nail down. His report was sent last Spring. At no time did he 'let on' about his illness - though I noticed he stopped posting towards the end of last year and messaged him in January - again, no word about his problems.
I found him helpful, genuine and generous.
If anyone has details of his funeral, I'd be grateful if you would let me know, please.
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I've just realised he lived about 6 doors up from me on opposite side of my street.
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Terrible News, I met Mark numerous times, a thoroughly likeable person with a heart of gold, Mark with his son did some roofing work for me, I have basically stopped using MB's and social media since the new year but have been browsing about dropping in occasionally and have known that Mark has been poorly for some time.
R.I.P Mark
Sincere condolences to Tricia, all of Mark's family and friends.
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terrible news . bumped into Mark a number of occasions over the years down the city and a few years ago sorted my roof out when needed
RIP Mark
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I'm gutted to hear this, he was getting better last time I spoke to him :frown: such a lovely genuine bloke, RIP Mark x
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Awful news. Mark always came across as a really decent bloke on this message board, gutted to hear this. RIP Mark.
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Originally Posted by
Nelsonca61
Terrible News, I met Mark numerous times, a thoroughly likeable person with a heart of gold, Mark with his son did some roofing work for me, I have basically stopped using MB's and social media since the new year but have been browsing about dropping in occasionally and have known that Mark has been poorly for some time.
R.I.P Mark
Sincere condolences to Tricia, all of Mark's family and friends.
Edit: I have not logged on here since the new year and have just read an update from Mark in my inbox dated 03.01.2018, I had messaged Mark previously to ask about his current status of health, being the gentleman that he was, his 1st line was to apologise that he hadn't responded straight away.
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R I P The Alien
Genuinely saddened, He has been a member for a long time, whenever anyone asked about a roofer, I always pointed them towards him, he ALWAYS thanked me without fail
At times when the CCMB mob has decided I was the target, he would always message me with support :thumbup:
A genuine bloke
Sadly missed
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ian gibson
Awful news. Mark always came across as a really decent bloke on this message board, gutted to hear this. RIP Mark.
Second this.
RIP
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"Mrs R - I would be grateful if you could pass on my condolences as I am currently unable to. If Marks family read that board I'd like them to know that I am thinking of them. As you say, an absolute top bloke - The message board and Cwmbran will be very much poorer without him." Croesy Blue
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Very sad news. We could do with more decent men like Mark. RIP Bluebird :ayatollah:
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I'm guessing that Mark must have been posting on here for getting on for twenty years? That really brings home how quickly time flies, but, even so, it is still a complete and utter shock to learn of his passing, because he can't have been any age at all can he. I think I may have met Mark at one of those pre game get togethers in the Landsdowne we used to have, but that would be the only time I would have done so and yet I feel I knew him pretty well - certainly his messageboard "character" backed up all of the complimentary things his friends on here are saying about him.
RIP and commiserations to Mark's family and friends.
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RIP Mark
I know he and my brother Don Corleone on here were both battling the evil disease at the same time and used to speak to each other about their treatment
Bloody awful news
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Awful news and condolences to his family and friends. Like so many others, I never met him but felt like I knew him a bit through his style of post. RIP Bluebird.
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RIP Alien you were a long time poster I remember talking to you on here.
Fly high bluebird
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Though I only knew him on here I'm genuinely gutted to hear this. A good poster and seems like he was a top bloke too.
Condolences to his family.
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R I P Alien , again I never met him but remember his outrage at the beef dripping quote , he seemed a real good guy. Horrible illness .