Yesterday I received a message from Darkyr, who has realized this week that he needs, as he put it, to shed some of his anonymity. His decision comes after a terrible loss, and he says it's okay for me to share his news here.
In his own words:
Darkyr's name in real life is Craig. In their medieval-themed local social group in Phoenix, his wife Elaine used the name "Lightyr." (So that explains Darkyr's username, I now realize.) Per the news posted on their group's Facebook page, Elaine passed away at 2:00 a.m. on January 12.
Here is the photo of Craig and Elaine, a.k.a. Darkyr and Lightyr, that was posted with the Facebook announcement. My heart breaks for our friend.
Darkyr & Lightyr (Craig & Elaine McKenzie) 2014.jpg
In his own words:
Yesterday, my wife passed of Covid. I saw how many people she knew that were just enough on the fringes that I have struggled to reach out to so they could know what happened. I also realized how many people would only know if something happened to me because of her knowing whom to contact. She wasn't a member of this site. If Covid had taken me as well, nobody on this site would ever have been able to know. . . . Currently I am fine and symptom free, just grieving. I am not expecting that to change, but it has made me aware of how anonymous I am...."
Darkyr's name in real life is Craig. In their medieval-themed local social group in Phoenix, his wife Elaine used the name "Lightyr." (So that explains Darkyr's username, I now realize.) Per the news posted on their group's Facebook page, Elaine passed away at 2:00 a.m. on January 12.
Here is the photo of Craig and Elaine, a.k.a. Darkyr and Lightyr, that was posted with the Facebook announcement. My heart breaks for our friend.
Darkyr & Lightyr (Craig & Elaine McKenzie) 2014.jpg
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