I second that Dan . we should make an archive for his posts.

Rest In Peace , Craig


My condolences to you and your family. His photos are among the best.

that would be an excellent idea.

GIJOEITALIA.COM's tribute to the Master.
 

The italian tribute to the best of the best: http://www.gijoeitalia.com/public/f...1&t=766&start=0

Farewell friend, may your journey be not complete, but a new adventure awaits you on the other side. You will be missed here Craig. Condolences and prayers to Deanne and your family.

Outrider was the first of the Veterans here to give me praise and encouragement. He made me feel welcome and gave me encouragement when I dared to try! He was a great man, an awesome artist and a true friend whose talent was only out shined by his humility. The world lost a great man, and I lost a great friend. I will see him someday in the future and hopefully he will approve of the way I have chose to use the gifts and lessons he taught me! We'll Miss you Craig! God Bless you and your family!

Strange is n't the word! Im still trying to understand how this could happen to an amazing person! I like dan and xander thought it would never come! He will be missed and worshipped from afar in alot of regards! As I go through his pictures to sort out what will be in the book I can't help but not believe that he is gone! you will be with us for ever, the best part is he's not feeling pain and is watching all of us in our joe rooms playing drinking smoking having a good time, every time I take a picture from now On I know you'll be there Big O! sorry deanne! I know how hard it is to lose a person you loved, I've lost parents, girlfriends, friends and now ive lost a brother! it will be hard but if you need anything at all dont ever hesitate to ask! DD He was actually the one that started calling me DD DOUBLE D! dammmm!


p.s. this is a copy and paste from outrider group on flickr! I can't type anymore from all the gushing tears! hope all will understand!

if ever i have enough money to showcase his work or publish a book i will definitely do it. r.i.p. again sir, i love your comments on flickr

The world is a lesser place

I am very sorry to hear this. R.I.P. Outrider.

Deanne,
My condolences. Craig had a very special talent here. His pics were my favorites.
He will be missed.

I am very sorry to hear this news. His strength and bravery were an inspiration to us all. He will be missed not only as an artist, but as a friend. My deepest sympathies are with you.

Goodbye Craig, as Im sure you knew, you will be dearly missed.

Spc. Patrick J. Seagraves
U.S. Army (RET)

Rest in Peace Brothua!!

Deanne,

My condolences. Craig will be forever an example for all of us!

Gatilho

i dont post on here much but my thoughts and prayers to you and i will miss craig diddnt get to talk much but his work inspired me i found myself looking over his work again last night telling my fiancee about him and wondering how he was go with god my friend your work and legacy will speak to generations

Deanne,

Thank you for letting us know this sad news. I will keep praying for you. Many of us know Craig's faith. May he enjoy the peace of heaven and may God bless you with grace and comfort during your time of loss.

Joe

We will miss you
 

Outrider was a great person and asset to this forum and will be sadly missed. He was a great inspiration and will always be remembered here and on other forums.
Rest in peace my friend.

:( So sorry to hear the news. My condolences to your family.

Rest in Peace Outrider. You produced some of the best shots on Joedios, but more than that you were a friend and inspiration to all of us and will be missed. God Speed.

A very great loss to not only your family, but to ours as well on here.. My prayers will be with you and the family.. Sean W Bakersfield,California.

I am saddened to hear this news. My deepest condolences to everyone that Craig touched in some way in his life. He shall always be remembered as a valued and respected member here.

Deanne, my deepest sympathies go out to you and your loved ones and you will all be in my thoughts.

My condolences. Deeply saddened to learn the news.

this news mad Rachel cry.





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Rip
 

Craig was a brilliantly talented man It has been an honor to study from such a great kind soul. I Know he is in a better place free of pain and suffering But I also pray that your pain in his loss will not be so hard. Legend never die they live on forever. God rest cRaig I will miss you!!

I'm so sorry to hear this. I didn't know Craig very well at all. I had messaged him in the past to compliment him on his work. His reply was humble and gracious. I think it told me everything I needed to know about him. A gentleman with true talent.

My deepest condolences to you and your family Deanne, may he rest in peace and feel no pain anymore.

Craigs passing is a sad, sad day for everyone who were lucky enough to know him. He is the best of us, be it on pure skill he always put on his pictures or on a personal level, he truly was one of a kind. He will be missed deeply...

I'm so saddened by this, that I can barely see what I'm writing...
and eventhough I'm not a very religious man, In times like these I hope I'm wrong...

Rest in peace Craig, rest in peace...

You may be gone, but you will never be forgotten...

Tommi

We'll never forget you Craig...

i aggree rest in peace

I'm very sad for this... :(

i didnt have the pleasure to know him well, but he was like my master and ideal of inspiration: i always liked his pics and style, and i began to take pictures to Joes because of him. I found his pics some time ago, not here but on the web, and i was very fascinated about his style.

there are no words in moments like this,
i just can say i will have his pics in my head for inspiration forever.
thanks for your work Craig, rest in peace.

life can be so sad sometime.
A.

Rest in peace
 

Craig truly was the master. We've all drawn inspiration from his photos over the years. He'll will be missed.

I know I'm pretty much a lurker around here, but Black Major told me what happened and it took me a day to work up the nerve to come here and see what's been said. I'm reacting the same way a lot of people here are, even fireflyed a little bit. There's a lot of great work here that keeps me interested in Joe and Outrider's was definitely a master of his digital craft. But I have to say, some of the images you all have posted to honor of him would make him proud.

when people pass away i try to think about what Einstein said about energy =mass and the other way around and that energy never dissipates it just changes form.

This goes for Outrider aswell.

we dont leave anyone behind they just change form.

I will light a candle tonight for him.

Rest in Peace Craig & my Condolences to his Family.

At this point all I can do is echo everyones' sentiments on this sad loss to the Joe community and as a human being too. Outrider will be missed for sure, he did so much for all of us and asked for nothing in return. Rest in peace now Craig, you more than deserve it.

Sometimes words are difficult to find.

Outrider's photo skills were/are/is/always will be amazing. His aerial shots are flawless. Every single picture was exectued with care, precision and an attention to detail.

If his skills continue to encourage and inspire others to strive for those same skills, then his legacy will endure.

Forever missed, but never forgotten.

My Prayers go out to you Deanne & the rest of the Family..Craig was a Very Talented & Kind Man,what he did in our Hobby was inspire everyone who came in contact with him and his work.And I know his work will go one inspiring people in our Hobby for Years to come,and I know that I can speak for everyone of us that was a witness of the Great Outrider Period on here & Flickr,we all were VERY Lucky to have been a Part of it.We all witnessed something Great,and Man with a Talent for making Joe's come to life.That's a skill that you either have or you don't,and as we all know Craig-Outrider sure HAD IT!! I'm so glad we still have his Work to hold on to a piece of him by,I know I'll continue to be Inspired by it until the Day I finally get to meet the Great Outrider.There's no doubt Our Hobby lost one of it's Best,and we all lost a Great Friend...Rest in Peace Craig...You will be Greatly Missed...

Deanne,

My condolences to you and your family. Craig will greatly missed around here. I always considered my pics were incomplete without a response from him. He was an inspiration to us all, he will live on in all of us.

Best Wishes
Michael

Outrider's New Journey
 

To Deanne you have my sincerest condolescences. Today was a depressing day. I thought about Craig and the wonderful impact he made here. When people say he is a legend they are right. He was an inspiration to all of us here. He was the best!!. I will miss him; but I shall and never will forget the wonderful gift to the world he was!!!! Russ Spencer

Deanne,
May you be comforted in this time of loss. Thankfully you were able to know that it was coming and were able to make the most of his time left.
Much love and prayers.
GJ

im am for sorry for your loss. i didnt know him but i looked at his pics and saw he had a love for this site and the hobby. it sucks when the man upstairs take the good ppl way before there time. my thoughts and prays are with his fam.