RIP - Cactus James

[$heriff Tom]

Sad news to pass on. Found out today that Cactus James, another one of Section 39's crazy characters, passed away in September 2010. It appears to have been a tragic end, he seemed to be battling a lot of demons. Today would have been his 26th birthday. Im really sad about this. The kid was a handful, but gave me a lot of laughs and was just a nice kid. He was even fashioned as my "first protege" out there in 39. The kid used to run around the bleachers asking strangers, especially girls, if they wanted to meet the famous Sheriff Tom. Damn if he wouldnt bring them over too.

Ill never forget him. Im sorry I lost touch with him and missed this news until now. I hope he has found peace.

[withspades]

I think its pretty sad that it took a year and a half before we (via Tom) were clued in to Cactus James' death. This was a guy who used to be around us quite a lot, not to mention that he posted on the old 39 board fairly regularly too. I really would like to believe that when the next one of our crew eats it, the rest of us find out sooner rather than later.