For Patrick-Yangguizi (page 8 of 19)

Why? Yangguizi made it pretty clear he knows how to appreciate a nice a**!

No reason to deprive him of that just because he’s crossed over to the other side!

Danielle

A nice a** maybe, but with a beard, I’m not so sure...😛 I’m out—this isn’t the place for bad humor...

The taste—good or bad—of avatars (which can be changed at any time anyway) doesn’t really matter in this thread and can’t overshadow the well-deserved tributes that have been paid to Patrick since the announcement of his great and final journey...

Since I’m more comfortable expressing my feelings through photography than literature, tonight I wanted to capture this great journey toward the light that Patrick chose to take as a solitary trailblazer for all of us...

This image is a kind of final wink from me to the luminous traveler of the horizon... If he can see it, I hope he’ll appreciate it...

Unlike you, I’ve never had the words—and still wouldn’t know how—to describe my sorrow. I’m in shock. So many moments from your stories and posts on VF have just flashed through my mind. Even now, you manage to make me smile. How many times did you make me do Ctrl+Alt+Tab to switch screens when someone walked into my office? Once I started reading, I couldn’t close the page until I’d reached your last line. When I’d come across something beautiful that, by some miracle, you hadn’t already read, I knew you’d leave your mark on it. I’ll keep searching for and savoring the good stories, and I’ll keep getting honked at when I’m so absorbed in reading that I forget the light turned green—but I’m certain that with each one, I’ll think of you. Thank you for the beauty of your writing, thank you for teaching me so much, thank you for making me laugh out loud. Sylvie

Why does it look blurry to me, dammit

A beautiful tribute, thank you Christian. Safe travels, Patrick—we’ll miss your stories. Warm regards to you and your family.

Have a great trip, Patrick.

It’s been a while since I last came to VF, and I return to learn this sad news... I’m at a loss for words. All my thoughts are with him and his loved ones. 😕

Tuesday, August 19, 2008, Athanee de Nice,

Two members of VoyageForum were present to express the emotion and regrets felt by all of us, so many, deeply moved by the loss of our friend Patrick-Yangguizi.

Hello Fabricia,

One thing death has never managed to stop is love!!! 🙂!!!

Have a good Sunday, everyone

For all of Patrick’s friends: Here are a few lines from a poem by Charles Péguy, written after the loss of a friend: "Why should I be out of your thoughts, simply because I’m out of your sight? I’m not far away, just on the other side of the path."

I’m stunned and deeply moved by this sad news. I never met him, we never exchanged private messages, nor even directly replied to each other’s posts, I think... but I always appreciated his responses. The last flights of his pen that I had the pleasure of reading were in his playful exchanges with Glatch on a thread that’s now disappeared: *Étranges voyageuses*, where he had a small role if I’m not mistaken!

I join all of you who’ve expressed your heartfelt sadness and condolences, wishing Patrick Yanguizzi’s family, partner, and close friends a lot of strength to overcome their grief.

Marine

"Why would I be out of your thoughts just because I’m out of your sight? I’m not far, just on the other side of the path."

Fabricia, I didn’t know this text... but what a strange coincidence with my photo... as if Patrick were still inspiring this forum from afar! I, who hate sad tributes to the departed, find this one full of hope, and I’ll try to remember only that...

This text is very powerful. I’m sharing it here in full: Goodbye : Text by Charles Péguy Death is nothing. I have only slipped into the next room. I am I, you are you. What we were to each other, we still are. Call me by the name you always used. Speak to me as you always did. Don’t use a different tone or put on a solemn or sad air. Keep laughing at what made us laugh together. Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be spoken as it always was, without any emphasis or trace of shadow. Life means what it has always meant. It is what it has always been. The thread isn’t broken. Why would I be out of your thoughts just because I’m out of your sight? I’m waiting for you. I’m not far away, just on the other side of the path. You see, all is well. </P

reply in PM.😉 Lilie

anecdote about his availability;

I’d given his contact info in Shanghai to my sister who was passing through, and he made himself available, acting as an attentive, thoughtful, and charming guide!

I only knew him from the web and PMs, but he handled my request like a true gentleman!

He was a TRAVELER

That’s why I cultivate "travel" and not tourism—to meet people like him!

so long amigo 😕

I’d never posted a message in a VF thread before, and I thought I’d start in a different way—not with sadness in my heart, at least. We’d talked so much, over a beer in Strasbourg, Paris, or Shanghai, by email or on the phone. We’d even spent a week together last year in northern China along the Heilongjiang, going—needless to say—all the way to the banks of the Tumen.

Patrick, you’re missed, but you’ll always be with us. All the messages already posted here prove it. Words are imperfect interpreters of feelings, unfortunately, but for all of us, I believe you live on in our hearts and minds.

Ciao compañero

Patrick passed away doing what he loved most—trying to discover the most beautiful parts of the planet. I had enormous respect for him. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

I’m not entirely sure, but I think you can find his website at the address below. It really feels like him: http://debrisson.free.fr/

Patrick/Yangguizi, who often had me "cracking up" while still being so inspiring about travel and the way to experience and share it, will surely be missed on VF. But even more so by those who had the pleasure of knowing him, not to mention his close family, to whom I wish the strength to endure this cruel ordeal!

I think he would have agreed with this maxim: "After death, not being forgotten is longevity" — LAO TSEU

I just got back from South America and I see this...😕 I’m at a loss for words to comment on this sad news.

Still, it’s a reminder that despite the "fun" and positive side of travel—and especially trekking—death can lurk around any corner, and sometimes we need to know our limits to avoid the worst...

In any case, VF is losing one of its most prominent members, thanks to the advice he shared and the humor he sprinkled everywhere.

🙁

Thanks for your tips on China, Yangguizi, and safe travels, far beyond the borders of this little planet.

To all Patrick-Yangguizi’s friends

It’s with deep emotion that I’m sharing Mme de Brisson’s message and the last photos of Patrick:

Hello everyone, I’d like to once again express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks for all the signs of deep friendship shown during Patrick’s passing and funeral.

All the tributes at the funeral home, each reflecting a part of Patrick’s personality—with a common thread of simplicity, open-mindedness, humor, and kindness—touched me deeply. I think Patrick would have been happy to see these scattered pieces of his personality coming together around him. His life, though too short, left a mark on many, and his memory will live on.

I’m sending you the last photos of Patrick. They were taken two days before his death, as he had begun his descent. He still seemed to be doing well. I’ll also send you the last photo he took of the mountain he wanted to reach. There’s still a symbol of hope in it—a patch of blue sky. Warm regards, Nicole de Brisson