Guy Berger Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 A loss to all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Gave me great guidance on science fiction reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 So sad. Nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Super nice guy. Really bummed to hear this. RIP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Very sad to hear this,he was one of my favourite members of the bunch here. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I’m sorry to hear this. Many years ago I sold him or he sold me a cd on eBay and I asked him if he ever checked out the Forum. He wasn’t aware of it but became a strong contributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 R.I.P. Moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/27/2017 at 0:20 PM, RDK said: This may be old news as I'm not on the O very often these days, but it appears that Mark Combs, Jazzmoose, has passed away. I'm not sure when, but today was his birthday, prompting a Facebook reminder, and a quick look at his FB page shows several RIP comments. Thought you guys would like to know. Crap. I posted a HB quickly from my phone and did not realize. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Very sad news. It's always saddening when we lose a board member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Sad news. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Distressing news. I've lost a few of my Facebook friends over the years, and it's heartbreaking to be reminded when their birthdays come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 RIP, Jazzmoose. Far, far too young. Really sorry to learn of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) On 12/28/2017 at 10:47 AM, catesta said: Wow, how sad. I've enjoyed many exchanges with him over the years. Dude had a great sense of humor and he will definitely be missed. Peace This and all of the other comments. Somehow I missed this news, though I knew he’d been battling cancer in recent years. Corresponded with him from time to time about several shared interests and always liked the vibe that he brought to this board. Was he part of the exodus from the old Blue Note board? (Man, that was a long time ago.) EDIT: just looked at his join date and it was March 6, 2003, the week that all that craziness went down with the BNBB (3/3/2003, day of infamy!), so yeah, he must have been part of that migration. I thought I remembered him posting at the Blue Note board. Edited January 2, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Anyone who can combine a weird photo of a moose and Tyrone Washington font to create one of the most iconic avatars ever is aces in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 He was one of the nicest and most interesting contributors to this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yes I had some interesting personal exchanges with him back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 His obituary has been posted on the funeral home where his services were held: http://www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com/obituary/Mark-Durelle-Combs/La-Grande-Oregon/1774503 Obituary Mark Durelle Combs, 59, of La Grande, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be held at Loveland Funeral Chapel on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 7:00pm. Mark was born December 27, 1957 in Norfolk, Virginia to Carrol and Loretta (Milne) Combs. He resided in Virginia; Hawaii; Bellingham, WA; Ludowici, GA; Sunnyvale, CA; Deridder, LA; Cove, OR and La Grande, OR. Mark graduated from high school in Ludowici, GA and attended college in California. After serving on a submarine in the Navy for about 3 years, Mark used his talents to work with a group that designed GPS units. Upon selling his shares, he was able to open and operate a comic book store in California He then worked at Target and worked at the La Grande Safeway Store for nearly 10 years. Mark had an endless love for his cats. He would often say they were his kids. He loved to draw comics, really enjoyed Jazz, playing guitar. He was an avid pipe smoker and tobacco collector. He had a tobacco collection he estimated would take more than 10 years to smoke. He liked jokes and making all of us laugh was possibly his favorite thing ever. He was very interested in history, loved gardening, loved discussing the science of plants, loved reading and had thousands of books - mainly science fiction, but read a bit of everything. He was into so many different things on so many different subjects. Mark is survived by his half sister, Elizabeth Svanberg of Boca Raton, FL; step brother, Scott Bobarger (Margie) of Elgin, OR; step-mother, Doris Combs of La Grande, OR; Uncle, Donald C. Combs of Ludowici, GA; Uncle Durelle Combs of Ludowici, GA; and Aunt, Patsy West of Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents Carrol and Loretta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 I was struck by Mark's final post: just a few weeks before his own passing. I imagine Mark knew the end was coming and so Bruce's passing hit him hard especially since both were battling cancer. RIP Moose. And cancer sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 I'm very late I I know but it's all too sad to hear of his passing at such a young age. He was a great contributor. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Mark was a fantastic guy. 59 is too young. I'm tearing up reading this again. Cancer does indeed suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Some of the best stuff that I got via mail/PM was from Mark. Because I'm not around here anymore, really (every few weeks/months), this thread here took me by total surprise. Mark was one cool dude who knew his stuff. I keep all my mail in a program (highly recommended) called "MailStore" (compressed, database, etc.) and, in exactly that order, I received mails worth keeping from - couw (= John ... long gone) - Flurin (still around, I see) - and Mark. Mark had a great (!) sense of humor, deep knowledge of the topics we conversed about and, most importantly, a deep-seated passion (!) for these topics. I'll miss him. Edited July 3, 2018 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 My first time here in a few years and I am deeply saddened Mark has passed. He and I have/had the same cancer; multiple myeloma. I am glad my numbers have leveled off and that I am still here. This one hurts. Rest in Peace, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 I had missed this. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Mark Durelle Combs aka Jazzmoose passed away 3 years ago today. Daniel A hipped me to it. I didn't know he was gone. Will light a candle to his memory tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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