I received a message on the 11th from a member of TM telling me of Simon's passing. At that time, I didn't feel it was appropriate to post anything.

I had reached out to Simon six months ago and at that time he indicated that he felt like he was making progress; therefore, I was saddened to be told that he had lost his battle.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed on Talk Morgan and our online/offline community.

For those that are newer to the site, quite a few years back, I named this 'emoticon' after Simon: budster

Wherever we all end up, I hope he is sitting back, enjoying a warm day, with a drink in hand and planning his next Morgan adventure on winding country lanes.

RIP Budster.