34-year old Bobby Ubangi (neé Benjamin Jay Womack) passed within the last couple hours. He'd lost all motor control and could only communicate with grunts. As sad as I am right now, I'm heartened to know that Bobby's done suffering. It's rare that I well up with tears while writing, and that's what I'm doing right now. Not that you should care.

Bobby was full of life and a funny, funny fucking guy. Always quicker than anybody in a room to take the piss out of a situation and always the first to lend a hand. I feel like a significant part of the Atlanta scene has just died with him. And we will all miss that.

Chunklet is continuing to take donations (which have already exceeded $2400!!!) to cover his burial costs via paypal at xxxxx@xxxxxx.com *

It's a sad night, people. Rest in peace, Beej. You deserve it.

*UPDATE (from 5JUL09): Due to overwhelming generosity, we have achieved Beej's funeral expenses. So unless you'd like to contribute to the hospice that took care of him in his final days, we will respectfully decline future donations.