With great sadness I have to tell you about a loss of a SoCal VRCC Brother.

[BigMac (SoCal)]

I received an email today from the daughter of our good friend and riding brother. Donald Chavous left us on  July 29th. We all know him by his handle DonaldCC. She said that he died peacefully in his sleep. I remember him as a good friend and riding buddy. He rode with last on our Death Valley ride. Great sense of humor and very interesting to talk to. He always had some great pictures to show us of his rides in the desert. I know it's short notice but if anyone would like to attend his service's here is the information.

The service will be held this Saturday, August 9th, at 2:00pm.
34-600 Mission Hills Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
RSVP to his daughter Emily by Thursday morning: emilychavous@aol.com
***If anyone rode with him and would like to share a story and/or photo for a memory book, feel free to email as well.

Please post your thoughts on this tread and let Emily know how much we appreciated Don.
If anyone has any pictures of Don send them to me and I will post them here.   

[BF]

Oh my.   

I've never met Donald, but thru this board and pm's with him, I regarded Donald as a good friend.  True, we did spar from time to time regarding politics, but that just brought us closer as friends. 

He was even pm'ing me regarding my recent surgery offering advice....and seemed really concerned for my recocery and what I went through. 

In one of his last pm's to me, he wished me a speedy recovery so that I could get back on the board so he could resume giving me crap.....his words. 

I shall truly miss Donald.   

I extend my sincerest condolences to his family. 

[PAVALKER]

Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.  May he RIP.

[Skinhead]

Bad news for sure.  RIP Donald.  Condolences to family and friends.

[matt]

Me and my family are very sad to hear this. Donald I called a friend I have nerve met Donald but when my family was going thru a tough time he reached out to us.  I am very sorry for his family's loss as Donald  seemed  to be a real genuine guy.  He will be missed

[Willow]

Wow!  What a shock!  I don't believe I ever met Donald face to face but enjoyed his time on the board.  He was very active on the board as recently as nine days ago.

I liked Donald.  Even in disagreement he was always respectful with well thought out contributions to the conversation.

We've lost a good one.   

[Oss]

We almost met back in April but he was playing golf in gale force
wind and sandstorm. He had offered me a place to stay but it didnt work out

Wish I had taken the extra day to meet him now

Like all of you who posted Donald did reach out in PM and
was not afraid to state his position and opinion

I believe he was both a doctor and a lawyer

But I never held that against him

Rest in Peace DonaldCC

[BCoy]

REST IN PEACE BROTHER!  We never met, but I too enjoyed reading your posts and interactions throughout the board. Thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the family.
Bill

[BF]

We almost met back in April but he was playing golf in gale force
wind and sandstorm. He had offered me a place to stay but it didnt work out

Wish I had taken the extra day to meet him now

Like all of you who posted Donald did reach out in PM and
was not afraid to state his position and opinion

I believe he was both a doctor and a lawyer

But I never held that against him

Rest in Peace DonaldCC

He was, and he swore me to secrecy to not tell anyone.  

The news of his passing truely saddens me.  

[Jess from VA]

Donald told me (in confidence) he was an MD JD.  We exchanged PMs on many subjects.  He was a very nice fellow.  I am sorry to hear it, and for his family.

Pretty impressive curriculum vitae (engineer too).   http://www.chavouslaw.com/profile.htm

[Paxton]

NOTE: The general board shows one reply. The chapter board shows nine.
I posted a reply and it does not show up!

[Misfit]

Bummer. RIP Donald.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Damn, I really liked Don. I only met him the 1 time on the Death Valley ride but he was always on the board and I felt like I knew him well. He was always kind and courteous . He will be missed here and everywhere he touched. 

[Serk]

Oh no!!!

I pulled up his profile, and the link near the bottom... I just lost it...

"Show the last posts of this person."

Profile here - http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php?action=profile;u=3562

We sparred from time to time, but almost always cordially... He will be missed.

[..]

WTF !!!

That's really terrible to read.

We crosssed written swords many times but that's a shock.

Best wishes to his family and friends.

The forum is a little tamer from today.

[Robert]

I am sorry and its a real shock, like all have said sparred on the politic side but seemed genuinely a nice guy. Would someone know how he died, and was it expected or was this a shock to everyone. My best wishes for the family.

[Pappy!]

Sorry to hear of the loss of Donald as well. Always enjoyed reading his posts and watching the sparring matches as well. We have indeed lost a good one!

[Clark]

sorry to hear that.. like others said.. we sparred often but he was definetly a polite man.. he will be missed RIP Donald

[The emperor has no clothes]

I am sorry and its a real shock, like all have said sparred on the politic side but seemed genuinely a nice guy. Would someone know how he died, and was it expected or was this a shock to everyone. My best wishes for the family.

I didn't know Don well but he seemed in great shape to me, I doubt that it was expected. I know he sparred with many here, but I think he did it in a thoughtful and respectful way. I know I will miss his posts.

[RP#62]

So sorry to hear.  I enjoyed reading Donald's posts and his ride reports.  Well miss you buddy.

-RP

[Xtracho]

Very very sorry for this news. I too differed politically with Donald. In the end, his life is not defined by his politics. But by his devotion to family, career, and a love of having the wind in his face and a phat gurl between his legs. I will certainly miss his posts. May HE that watches over all of us offer some solace and comfort to his family and friends.

[jimmytee]

Thought and prayers to his family. Like many here, never met him in person, but he will be missed on the board. It's sad to lose anyone.

[Crazyhorse]

Prayers for family and friends.

[Valkorado]

Really sorry to hear this, prayers to Donald's family and friends.

[RainMaker]

Prayers to his family on their loss.  Every loss diminishes us all.

[Spirited-6]

Prayers to his family on their loss.  Every loss diminishes us all.
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How right you are. At  our age group we are in can expect losing our friends. Sad but we will remember. 

[bigguy]

Sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family.

[czuch]

So sudden,a friend is lost.
A hand never shaken, a man never seen.
Intellectual keyboard joust, ideas exchanged on a screen.
Be kind to the memory, prayers and strength for those that bear the loss.

That just came to me.
I too, never met him but through this forum, he was a friend.

[Hoser]

RIP, Donald, a great contributor to our daily madness.  Hoser   

[HayHauler]

MAYUN!!  Chatted with him many times in the ChatRoom...  Me, JoeValkIS, and Don talked for many hours in there.

Sad day for sure.

Prayers for his family from Texas.
RIP Donald.

Hay

[lonewolf/va]

Rip Donald prayers for the family.

[bassman]

Very sorry for the loss....sincere condolences to his family and friends....

[clintsdivco]

So sorry to hear this. I just had a phone conversation with him a week ago Thursday and he sounded fine then. He PM'ed me a couple of times last November when I lost the use of my leg and discussed the problem with my leg. And he also offered me a lot of advise after my first wreck 4 tears ago near Indio, Ca.

He was a great guy I also offer my best wishes and condolences to his family.

Clint

[iliveforcurves]

Condolences to everyone.

[Paxton]

Note to Don:
Whereas I never met you in person, thru our remote conversations I thought of you as a kindred spirit.

All I ever got from you was respect and tolerance for differences.
You did that without resorting to anger or harsh language... always takin' the high road on disagreements.

You earned my respect as well as that of many others. I truly feel like I have lost a good friend.
Your family is blessed that you were a central part of their lives.
RIP, my friend.
On my own way, I am celebrating your life.

[Joevalk]

R.I.P. brother. Prayers to the family. Bought some parts from him and talked to him on the phone a few times.

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family.

[f6john]

      The first thing I thought of after reading about Donald's passing was, One more day. What would he have posted if he had one more day? What would any of us do with one more day? We have that one more day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dJ2qpFfvYVU

[musclehead]

I've been very busy the past few weeks and only online for limited time.

I saw Lady Draco's post in honor of Donald's ride.

life is very fleeting, when I go I wanna go like Donald.

we never agreed on much, except the bikini threads. 

R.I.P. valk brother...

[Bonzo]

RIP