Breetai aka Firebomber7

[FiftyQuid]

Does anyone know if the 69 year old man driving the pick-up truck was charged?  Was the 69 year old driving or the 17 year old.  There's a lot of drinking and driving that happens near Christmas in Ontario.  I'm curious to know if the older man was driving and if he was impaired.

[turboswimbz]

Does anyone know if the 69 year old man driving the pick-up truck was charged?  Was the 69 year old driving or the 17 year old.  There's a lot of drinking and driving that happens near Christmas in Ontario.  I'm curious to know if the older man was driving and if he was impaired.

tried looking it up, all said the same thing on the internet: crash was under investigation.  But none were updated.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Man, what a kick in the gut.  You'll be missed, FB.

[CPTRAVE]

Wow, this is terrible, God bless the family. Life is way to short you never know when your time will come.

John 14:1-3 "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

[Bosley]

Hi i just signed up to this site to talk to you all about my friend Breetai aka firbomber7 aka Blake. We just layed him to rest today and everyone has been very thankful for the outpouring of support from all the forums he has visited. I wanted you to know that pcenginefx was his favorite place to come chat and he often spoke of the friendships he created here. Its wonderful to know that he touched so many lives.
  Ive gotten used to him being my wakeup call as he would burst through my door almost daily so excited about a package of games he had received or some games he had found at the thrift store. I can still hear him "Dude you awake" even though he new I was asleep since I work night shifts. Video Games just got him so excited he couldn't wait to show me lol. Or the many times that he would decide my games weren't organized correctly and he would spend hours rearranging my entire collection. He was a walking encyclopedia of retro game knowledge and taught me so much about the hobby.  PC engine was by far his favorite system to collect for and he would often tell others that their collections were worthless if they didn't have one. He was relentless in nagging me until i got one. Which im very glad he did.
  So thank you for the joy that you all added to his life as I know we will all miss him.

Bosley/Troy

[Bernie]

So sorry for the loss of your friend man.     If there is anything this community can do, please let us know.  We have a pretty good support system here.

[turboswimbz]

So sorry for the loss of your friend man.     If there is anything this community can do, please let us know.  We have a pretty good support system here.

+ 1 on this.  God bless man.

[FiftyQuid]

@Bosley - Thank you for taking the time to sign up and post.  It means a lot to me and I'm sure to many others.  I also want to thank you for sending me a PM and for sharing some of your memories with FB7.  Most of us never met him, this is the internet, but the news of his passing still punched us all in the gut.  He will definitely be missed.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

Hi i just signed up to this site to talk to you all about my friend Breetai aka firbomber7 aka Blake. We just layed him to rest today and everyone has been very thankful for the outpouring of support from all the forums he has visited. I wanted you to know that pcenginefx was his favorite place to come chat and he often spoke of the friendships he created here. Its wonderful to know that he touched so many lives.
  Ive gotten used to him being my wakeup call as he would burst through my door almost daily so excited about a package of games he had received or some games he had found at the thrift store. I can still hear him "Dude you awake" even though he new I was asleep since I work night shifts. Video Games just got him so excited he couldn't wait to show me lol. Or the many times that he would decide my games weren't organized correctly and he would spend hours rearranging my entire collection. He was a walking encyclopedia of retro game knowledge and taught me so much about the hobby.  PC engine was by far his favorite system to collect for and he would often tell others that their collections were worthless if they didn't have one. He was relentless in nagging me until i got one. Which im very glad he did.
  So thank you for the joy that you all added to his life as I know we will all miss him.

Bosley/Troy

Thank you for the update Troy!  He will surely be missed.  You guys can count on our group here if anything is needed from us.

[spenoza]

Super sucky he's gone. He was a very active member over at RB and was, for the most part, a pretty friendly guy. Cute daughter. Too bad she won't have her dad around as she grows up. I am glad we all have good memories of him. Just wish there was some happiness going forward in this mess.

[esteban]

I just got to this thread.

Rest in peace, comrade.

Bosley/Troy, thank you for taking the time to post here. We all appreciate it.

[Neurosis138]

I did not have any contact with firebomber7, but seeing the picture of him and his daughter breaks my heart.  I did remember reading his posts and seeing that he was passionate about this community.  My prayers are with his family, I know from experience how this type of loss affects those left behind.  The upcoming days will be incredibly hard, but as they say, with time things will get better.  As I said, i didn't know firebomber7 personally, but it sounds like he left a legacy of love for those he did know.

[PukeSter]

This is very unfortunate. I just got here. I never really even knew Breetai, but he seemed to be a great forum member, and that picture of him and his daughter makes the whole situation worse.

RIP Breetai, I hope you enjoy your afterlife in heaven.

[Bernie]

I don't know about y'all.  I mentioned this in chat last night as well.  I can't even fucking look at my Turbo stuff without seeing that pic of him and his baby girl.  I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...

[bartre]

I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...

absolutely, it can be easy to forget that there's a person behind each of these posts.
my heart goes out to Blake's family, may the Lord watch over them.

[Nando]

Saw news on this on FB. What little interaction I had with FB was always pleasant and chatting with him was super fun. R.I.P!

[soop]

I didn't know him well, but I'm still a little heartbroken.  R.I.P.

[Mathius]

What??? This has heartbroken me. I just put two and two together after reading other posts in other threads. I then went looking for this info I hoped I wouldn't find. I knew Breetai back before he became a regular on here. I loved talking Macross with him (though I wish we got to talk about it more). I love and miss you, FB.

Man, I need a group hug. I would hate to lose any of yuz guyz.

[Mathius]

I don't know about y'all.  I mentioned this in chat last night as well.  I can't even fucking look at my Turbo stuff without seeing that pic of him and his baby girl.  I know it will pass, but it just goes to show how you can make good friends that you may never actually meet offline...

I can't get that image out of my head either, bud. They look so happy there. I am proud to have known him.

[turbokon]

What??? This has heartbroken me. I just put two and two together after reading other posts in other threads. I then went looking for this info I hoped I wouldn't find. I knew Breetai back before he became a regular on here. I loved talking Macross with him (though I wish we got to talk about it more). I love and miss you, FB.

Man, I need a group hug. I would hate to lose any of yuz guyz.

I'm in.

It's just hard to put a face behind a name online but after seeing that picture I will never forget that face and the name. Like I mentioned previously I sold Blake one of my IFU cd-pce setup back in April or May and he also wanted me to mod a TE or GT eventually for him down the road.... RIP brother.

[munchiaz]

This is such sad news. I didn't know the guy well but he did win my raffle for Keith courage and sent this back

"Yay, awesome! Except when I posted in that thread, I just said "!!!" in response to SamuraiGhost not having a copy. I didn't actually intend to enter.  Whistle

Maybe a redraw would be fair, without my name in it?"

He really didn't have to do that. A truly upstanding guy. He will be missed.

[GohanX]

I got my mystery game in the mail from Firebomber the other day. It was so weird pulling out the package, knowing he had shipped it out just days before dying.

It ended up being Crossed Sword 2 for the Neo CD. I've never played 2, but it looks awesome, and is one of the few Neo games that is not hindered by the CD format. Excellent choice, my friend, I will always cherish it.

[esteban]

I got my mystery game in the mail from Firebomber the other day. It was so weird pulling out the package, knowing he had shipped it out just days before dying.

Damn.

[grimm]

I used to chat with him a little in pm's here on the forum. Sad to hear about his passing, he was a nice guy, we used to talk about my cat when he was ill recently.. My condolences to his friends and family.

[greg]

It's a mystery how Blake came across a stack of those CARE4DATA Sapphire bootleg games, but this is how I came to know him. I met him on the Racketboy forum in 2011. He sent me several of those Sapphire boots, and I distributed them to my friends local to the Phoenix, AZ area. We got to know each other through PM. Aside from our obvious shared interest in retro Japanese video games, he and I had very much in common. We were both Christian, in our 30's, had lived in Japan, both married to Japanese girls, and both of us had very young and adorable daughters (his is 2 and mine is 4).

Blake and I were once talking about earthquakes in Japan via e-mail, and he said, "If the worst happens and I die, well... I believe in Jesus. I'm not worried about dying at all." So, I don't grieve for Blake. I feel badly for his daughter. I hope that as his daughter grows older, she will not forget her father, nor how much he loved her. I will miss him.

[Bernie]

Greg, I can solve your mystery..    He probably got them from fellow member here, BlueBMW.  Blue bought a ton of them, and handed them out here in the forums. Many of us took a good amount to help hand em out.

[FiftyQuid]

It's a mystery how Blake came across a stack of those CARE4DATA Sapphire bootleg games, but this is how I came to know him. I met him on the Racketboy forum in 2011. He sent me several of those Sapphire boots, and I distributed them to my friends local to the Phoenix, AZ area. We got to know each other through PM. Aside from our obvious shared interest in retro Japanese video games, he and I had very much in common. We were both Christian, in our 30's, had lived in Japan, both married to Japanese girls, and both of us had very young and adorable daughters (his is 2 and mine is 4).

Blake and I were once talking about earthquakes in Japan via e-mail, and he said, "If the worst happens and I die, well... I believe in Jesus. I'm not worried about dying at all." So, I don't grieve for Blake. I grieve for his precious daughter. He told me of his custody battle for her, and his wife's violent, explosive behavior. I shouldn't go into much detail on here, but from what he told me, I am certain she is an unfit mother who will now have full custody of that beautiful girl. To me, this makes me cry more than the death of my friend. I can't imagine my own wife mentally snapping like that. If she did, I doubt I could handle it with the strength that he did. Blake carried a great pain in his heart this whole time, and by the grace of God he was able to keep going, despite so much heartache. I hope that as his daughter grows older, she will not forget her father, nor how much he loved her. I will miss him.

I almost wish you hadn't shared this story.  I will pray for his daughter.  Hopefully an unfit mother will not regain full custody.

[greg]

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[turboswimbz]

I pray that she will be raised with love and happiness just as her father showed on the forums despite these circumstances.  I'm sorry to have heard this.   

[Windy]

Terrible news. I hope he rests in peace and his family blessed.