Bulletin Board Messages About Jason
Many of the friends, family, and acquaintances of Jason expressed their thoughts, memories, and reflections on various message boards and guest books. Jason started the most popular Bobble Head Doll message board on the EZBoard site, and attracted a dedicated following through hard work and his warm personality. On the day of Jason’s funeral, these members−most of whom had never met Jason in person−decided to forgo their lucrative trading, and even send a floral arrangement to his funeral.
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 jberry5 Registered User Posts: 2525 (4/18/05 8:45 pm) |  Thought
everyone would want to see this Posted on the "News and Discussion" section by Jason's cousin. WCCO Top Story |
 thebigbobbler Registered User Posts: 2190 (4/18/05 9:16 pm) ezSupporter | Re:
Thought everyone would want to see this Man thats terrible, I am totally speechless. My deepest condolences to his family. I am sure if his cousin were to ask we would be more than happy to start some type of a fund to help with expenses. RIP Jason |
| farbouddamavandi Registered User Posts: 2452 (4/19/05 12:35 am) | Re:
Thought everyone would want to see this wow. my thoughts and prayers are with his family. |
| ralphy30 Registered User Posts: 286 (4/19/05 3:39 am) | Wow! Life is a precious thing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family also. - - - -Karen and Pat (Ralphy30) |
| BOGEY7245 Registered User Posts: 1102 (4/19/05 9:29 am) | Re:
Wow! WOW , PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY. LMK IF THERE IS A COLLECTION FOR HIS FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE. |
| sooner Registered User Posts: 607 (4/19/05 9:43 am) | wow count me in if there is any type of collection or donation I have met some really great people because of this board and I wouldnt be as big a collector if it wasnt for the helpful info posted. GOD BLESS |
| deanr34 Registered User Posts: 290 (4/19/05 12:03 pm) | Re:
wow I'm shocked. I met Jason at Twinsfest a few years ago and introduced myself and we talked about the board and such. We even traded after Twins bobble games, I even mentioned to one of my buddies that I was going to have to hook up with Jason to set up trades to get all 10 of the '65 World Series set. Crazy!! We lost a good one today folks!! My prayers go out to his family. |
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Bobble kids in Philly Registered User Posts: 3 (4/19/05 4:49 pm) | Re:
Thought everyone would want to see this To Jason's Family: Words cannot express the sadness my boy's and I feel for you. Jason is responsible for bringing together thousands of strangers on this board and making us all a very close family. I personally have met quite a few nice people from around the country because of Jason's time and efforts and for that I am very very grateful. May God be with you in this time of sorrow and please know that we are all praying for you and Jason. Joe & The "B" Kids RIP JASON + |
| gnedzwiecki Registered User Posts: 338 (4/19/05 7:43 pm) | Re:
Thought everyone would want to see this My prayers also go out to Jason's freinds and family in these very tough times! May god bless all of you and help you to get through this. If there is a collection taken I would also like to donate. I never met Jason personally but did buy a couple of bobbleheads from him and communicated via email. Seemed like a great guy and I know will be sadly missed for all his time and effort he spent on this board! RIP! Gary |
| WILLE Registered User Posts: 345 (4/19/05 7:54 pm) | Re:
Thought everyone would want to see this I am in the same mindset as many of the rest of us board members... I feel horrible that this has happened to such an incredible guy and my prayers go out to Jason, his girlfriend, his family, friends and his loved ones. I really hope we get a bobblehead made of Jason and would love to add to the collection basket to make a bobblehead of him. I agree that we should all have a nodder of Jason in our collection. I never really knew Jason, but had contact with him via email on a number of occasions. I was so happy nearly three years ago that I found this site to discuss my "habit" of collecting bobbleheads. I ws always amazed at how smooth the site ran, how loyal the membership was, and how muc everyone respected the posts Jason made regarding issues on the board. Please let me know what I can do to add to the efforts to honor Jason since we all know this is a way he would appreciate to be honored. Thursday will be honored by us a day of silence! Mike Wille (WILLE) |
| chadillac Registered User Posts: 348 (4/19/05 9:19 pm) | Re:
let me know Sorry to hear it, he will be missed. |
From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Web Site Guestbook:
April 19, 2005 I want to offer my condolences to the family and friends of Jason. I got to know him during many sports card/memorabilia shows the last few years. An all around great guy who could make you laugh and always willing to share a cart when setting up at Twinsfest (even though we overfilled the cart and dumped a bunch of bobbles etc. going downhill on the ramp to the dome floor! He didn't even get mad!!) You will be missed, Jason. Rest in peace, my friend! Ron Miller (Buffalo, MN ) April 20, 2005 Jason, Everywhere I turn I can hear your voice or see your face. You had become such an important part of our lives, and now you're gone. The magnitude of your loss is unmeasureable. Every minute of the day, I question the events that took place- what minor details that could have been changed to stop this tragedy. Jason, you were so thoughtful of others, unselfish, and giving. You are so well loved but everyone you touched. All it took was one of your smirks and the room would light up. Jay, we will always love you. Bradford Ray (Minneapolis, MN ) April 20, 2005 Our sympathy to Linda, Steve, and Eric, and other family and friends. Our hearts go out to you. We will keep you in our prayers. Love,
April 20, 2005 Linda, Steve, and Eric, We are so sorry to hear about Jason. We can still remember down at the base housing in Orlando, when Linda made the boys knock at the door and ask permission to play on the new swing set. Their t-shirts said, "I like lefse" and Bobbie told them that they had to take her down to meet their mom before they could play on the swing set. We have cherished your friendship ever since. We love you and we will keep you all in our prayers! Mark and Bobbie Malmberg Mark Malmberg (Oakes, ND ) April 20, 2005 I'll never forget all the time we spent playing in Florida when we were kids. I wish we would have stayed in touch. My heart goes out to the Ray's, and I'll keep you in my prayers. Mark Malmberg ,II (West Fargo, ND ) April 21, 2005 I want to express my sincere sympathy to the Ray family, friends of Jason and Scott, his business partner and good friend. I have known Jason the last four years through my sports memorabilia business. Jason was a smart young man, who was wise beyond his years. I will always remember his great smile and good sense of humor. He will be missed by everyone whose lives he touched. Joe Florenzano (Edina, MN ) |
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| 4dude20 Registered User Posts: 123 (4/22/05 1:30 am) | What to
say... at a loss for
words.... I have been around the board for quite some time as well as known Jason for a few years. I met Jason and Scott at The Crunch Sga a few years back. Who knew a 15$ bobble would start what insued... A friendship I never expected to say the least. I was a 17 year old high school kid at the time and saw Jason as a friend in the business, an enemy competing at the same time and a mentor through it all. Our last recent venture was to Jacksonville for Superbowl XXXIV. And boy did we have a blast loading up on memoribilia. Although we were competing with one another. The competition didnt matter. The money the bobbles sold for, didnt matter either. What mattered was what came out of it all. Some friends I would have never met. Jason being the most important of many. We grew close through it all, and became very good friends. Talking almost everyday at some points about lakewood, new dolls, traveling for good sgas, etc. Writing this brings a 20 year old college kid to tears, I only wish I wasnt at college and could have been there today. JASON RAY! RIP! You will be forever missed and remembered as the Bobble king FOREVER! Even if the queen (Christie as you called her) isnt your own colleen! I love you and will miss you forever! I only knew Jay for 3 years or so, I can only imagine what it feels like to ahve know Jay forever. My heart goes out to you! Sorry for the loss! To Jay forever, Anthony |
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| jberry5 Registered User Posts: 2541 (4/25/05 8:24 pm) | Jason's
arrangement (picture) Here is the arrangement from the board. Jason's family asked that it be posted here.  |
 bobblehead ezOP Posts: 288 (4/26/05 7:39 am) | Re: Jason's
arrangement
(picture) Jason's family received the money that was collected through this web site. We thank you for your generosity and thoughts. We will let you know what we decide to do as a memorial. We do want to find some way to keep this discussion site open for all of you to use, so maybe it can be used for that. If there is anyone out there who is interested in buying a large number of bobbleheads wholesale, let us know. We don't feel we can market his collection on the retail level, but wouldn't mind if someone wants to take over the "business." We left the flowers at the church for them to use for decorations during a fundraising dinner for Habitat for Humanity on Wednesday the 27th so you contributions served a double purpose. Thanks again. Steve and Linda Ray |
| CardinalFever Registered User Posts: 211 (4/26/05 7:53 am) | Re: Jason's
arrangement
(picture) i have been away for a while and i just saw a few things about Jason. I don't think I talked to him much but it still kind of hits you when you hear about things like that. We all appreciate and I know I do what he has done for all of us whether we talked much or not. This board has made countless friends and I hope we all find a way to stick around. I just don't know what to say to his loved ones except I'm sorry, and that just doesn't cut it. |
| farbouddamavandi Registered User Posts: 2461 (4/26/05 2:16 pm) | Re: Jason's
arrangement
(picture) Steve and Linda: I dont know if you will read this but I am truely deeply sorry for your loss. I am positive Jason will always be with us and be looking over us every moment of day and night. Jason was as genuine as they come. Although I didnt know him that well, I know enough to say every person he came into contact with during his life will be deeply hurt by this. If Jason's inventory is too large to keep track of and you wish to sell it, I would volunteer my team anyway I can to help keep track or to help sell it anyway I can. I dont think I am the most qualified out of all the people who knew him, but if someone else who takes it over needs help I am there in a second. Fred |
The following was posted on the "Memories of Jason" bulletin board:
| (5/13/05 12:38
pm) hi,
my name is chris dodd and jason was a friend of mine in junior high
and high school in mahomet. (5/18/05
5:24 am) Hi Chris, this is
Eric Ray. Thanks for posting. I knew that Mark S. tracked Jason down
a couple years ago, but I always wondered about our other friends
from when we lived in Mahomet (1987-1990). Even though we weren't
there long, it created a lot of memories, from Boy Scouts, to the
times we chased each other around in cars through the back roads
shooting bottle rockets at each other. (8/22/05
11:45
pm) I
just wanted
family and friends to know I am still around and that I still care
very much and understand how hard things must still be....he was SO
special. (4/13/06
9:08 pm) HOPE ALL IS AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE FOR ERIC RAY AND HIS FAMILY. I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN THAT LONG SINCE JASONS DEATH, BUT I HOPE YOUR SADNESS ONLY GETS BETTER WITH TIME. GODBLESS JOHN (5/7/05
5:39 pm) Although my contact with Jason was very limited, I always wanted to ask him how many bobbleheads he had in storage. I would be interested how many he had in his collection, not just the ones he had for sale. I always assumed he had stashed away some good stuff! (5/12/05
8:58 pm) Many times I ran into Jason at the Metrodome before the bobblehead days or during Twinsfest he knew me and he was a great guy. My heart goes out to his family and I was devastated to hear the news. It will not be the same this weekend or any other bobblehead giveaways not seeing him down there or at the next Twinsfest not seeing him either. (5/30/05
8:33 pm) Memorial Day
Weekend just isn't the same. (5/15/05
1:20 pm) I remember the day Jason stopped being a distant cousin and started being a friend. It was at Jesse and Tammy's wedding dance. Although I was in a familiar town with familiar people, I really had few friends there, and few I had seemed too busy to hang out. I was young and obnoxious, and demanded that Jason dance with me. I had been turned down by at least 3 other people. At first he protested with his little, "Naaah.." but he gave in. We danced the end of some nameless song and then came "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf. As most people know, this is a nearly un-danceable song, but Jason and I both liked it, so we stayed on the floor. First slow dancing, then improvising jitterbug-like moves, but all the while together. The song dragged on, (I think the song is over 10 minutes long) and I grew weary and begged to sit down, but Jason pushed me onward. By the time the music hit "Praying for the end of time" we were praying for the end of the dance. We sat down, exhausted, and talked on and off for the rest of the evening. If it weren't that night, that song, that never-ending dance, that moment in time may have been forgotten. |
