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Post by ChristianC Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:57 am

Guys I just heard the news on FB. Supposedly it was a blood clot. I'm in shock.

Rather than re-writing, thought I'd copy and paste what I wrote on my blog:

RIP the one and only Mete Akin. Just heard the terrible news. Mete was one of the first people in the hobby to show me kindness back in the Rebelscum days and we have been friends ever since. He was a hilarious guy and always had time for new collectors. The hobby will miss him and his passing really puts collecting into perspective. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. There will never be another...

Mete was the first person I ever interviewed for the collector snapshots.

He couldn't stop laughing after I posted this intense close up photo he sent me for an article he wrote for us. Typical Mete.

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Post by Nico Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:41 am

That's so sad, I never had the pleasure to talk to the guy but I've read a lot about him on the forums bowwing RIP Mete Sad
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Post by hellhippie Sun Sep 24, 2017 11:11 am

im sorry to hear about your friend Christian , i remember mete from rebelscum . he ways always helping people out with uzay questions . R.I.P.

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Post by Commander Clint Sun Sep 24, 2017 3:16 pm

Sad news. My thoughts are going out to his family.

Wasn't he in a car crash last year?
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Post by ourchickenshack Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:59 pm

sad news indeed Sad
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Post by grinchy Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:26 pm

very sad news, may he rest in peace
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Post by ChristianC Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:46 am

Hey Clint, yeah he was in a bad accident mate. Think he also had some serious surgery recently too. Poor guy. He was only a young bloke too, his 37th bday was just a few days ago.
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Post by Commander Clint Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:24 pm

ChristianC wrote:Hey Clint, yeah he was in a bad accident mate. Think he also had some serious surgery recently too. Poor guy. He was only a young bloke too, his 37th bday was just a few days ago.

That's what I thought. I figured that might have been the cause of the blood clot.

Definitely, he was taken too early and will be missed by the community. They replayed his interview at the end of the TVR's latest podcast.
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