Some of you who frequent the various refereeing websites may have crossed paths with a poster named Sundial. I heard today that Sundial died on October 2. He was 66, still an active referee having returned to the fray after a health scare last season. He worked hard in his local community. He loved refereeing, especially arguing about the finer points of law with me and others scattered across the referee forums.
We never met though we crossed paths (and swords) many times but I respected his opinions and thoughts. He was a friend, only an online friend, but still a friend. I'm fairly sure he will have asked permission before leaving the field ... rest in peace my friend.
P.S. Sundial had a thing about being able to post anonymously using a pseudonym. He liked the freedom this brought and protected his own identity fiercely. If you know his real name, please respect his memory by referring only to him as Sundial. He would have liked that.
We never met though we crossed paths (and swords) many times but I respected his opinions and thoughts. He was a friend, only an online friend, but still a friend. I'm fairly sure he will have asked permission before leaving the field ... rest in peace my friend.
P.S. Sundial had a thing about being able to post anonymously using a pseudonym. He liked the freedom this brought and protected his own identity fiercely. If you know his real name, please respect his memory by referring only to him as Sundial. He would have liked that.
