Hi everyone,
Being the bearer of bad news hasn't come very naturally to me, so I'll do my best.
Yesterday afternoon, Blunt, aka. Pete, aka. Morg, real name: Peter Morgan, my old man, passed away peacefully at his home in Somerset.
Blunt was diagnosed with Oropharyngeal (mouth) cancer mid-2018, about 2 months before my wedding. He fought the disease and was given the all clear once, but it came back and he was given a terminal diagnosis. The doctors started him on immunotherapy which worked a miracle and he was cancer free, and at the time of his death he was still 'all-clear' on the scans. However, the cancer treatment took and enormous toll on dad, he required a feeding tube directly into his stomach for most of his treatment, and once tretment had finished he could barely open his mouth to eat solids, and he survived the last few years on meal replacement shakes. The last few weeks he went from a fairly steady state of managing the disease with almost constant treatment, to quickly deteriorating and eventually his body couldn't handle it anymore.
He loved this community. Those of you who knew him will be aware that he was all about Counter Strike. He dabbled in Battlefield and CoD, but nothing beat his love of rescuing hostages or defusing bombs. Probably makes sense considering he was a firefighter - saving others came quite naturally to him.
The LAN was his absolute favourite thing to do, and he would attend twice a year amost religiously up until his diagnosis. I have absolutely no idea how many LANs he must have attended. He brought me to my first when I was 15 (20 years ago), and we had some amazing times and met some great people along the way, who he would then knife in the back - his specialty.
He leaves behind his wife Julie, Laurie (son 1), Jack (me, son 2), daughter Martha, and 5 year old twin grandchildren Eira and Hector.
I already miss him dearly, he was the best dad but I'm so glad he isnt suffering anymore.
Tox
Hi Jack
So sad to read this this morning but thank you for letting us know. We all had a lot of time for Pete, an absolutely lovely man who epitomised the dMw ethos. A team player through and through (I can't count the number of times I was resurrected by 'nurse blunt').
My sincerest condolences to you and your family.
Hi Jack, I'm incredibly sorry to hear this news and thank you for taking the time to let us know. As OB has said, a lovely man and whenever I saw his name on that server list I knew it would be a great evening of gaming and banter.
Your dad has left impressions that he was probably never aware of. I remember you guys at the early Lans and thinking that you had a fantastic and lovely father/son bond, you could tell he was incredibly proud of you. I recall thinking it was something I'd hoped to have one day.
My deepest condolences to you, your family and all who had the pleasure of meeting Pete.
RIP Blunt, forever fighting those "monkies in the trees". Jamoe x
Hi Toxeth,
So sorry to hear that.
I didn't know Blunt very well but I'll never forget the time he took the piss out of Sparko for buying ice cubes, "what's the matter, did you forget the bloody recipe?". I still laugh about this now when I see bags of ice in the supermarket.
RIP
So sorry to hear this news. Blunt was a true character and a great laugh to have around at the Lan but also while gaming with online.
I think Oldie sums it up great here "as a man who epitomised the dMw ethos". I will echo this comment as he always brought the positivity to the CS, Battlefield, COD etc gaming servers, and never took it out on anyone no matter how bad a player we were, when trying to support his soon to fail plans of attack. A true gent (minus the knifing incidents) and a cracking wit which will be missed greatly.
I have lots of memories of him and NVG coming back from Leonardo's with pizza and saying how rubbish it was but then going back the next night anyway.
I for one will be raising my glass to him tonight and also several times at the next Lan in October.
My condolences to you Tox and the family.
Oh Jack
I'm so sorry. I really loved that old boy as you know and although hadn't seen him for a few years knew he wasn't well. This is sad news indeed.
We had a loooooong history - gotta be 20 years now - and I always enjoyed playing with him and his excellent company at the LANs. He truly was one of the good ones.
Sending you guys all my love and thoughts. x
Hi Jack, it's difficult to know what to say other than I'm so sad to hear this news. Pete has been a part of dMw and our LANs for so many years and to hear that we have lost another member of the 'dMw old school' is so sad. We'll miss that dry sense of humour, wicked grin (following delivery of sarchasm or joke) and his infamous knifings followed by raucous laughter. But most of all we'll miss him as a person and a friend. He was dMw through and through and I'm just grateful to have known him and been able to share in part of his life.
Deepest condolences to Julie, you and the rest of the family.
RIP Pete and thank you for your service.
Jack, I am so sorry to read this, I am very sorry for you and the family's loss.
Blunt was a huge character in dMw, a legend of a person too. Always taking time at the LAN to see how you are and what's going on, oh and the jokes followed by that smile, especially on the more daring side ones.
He was a great laugh whilst gaming I remember he gave me my first admin job on CoD, the number of people that died to Blunt's knife in that game was unmeasurable.
He will be greatly missed.
Sad news, pretty sure I'm stood next to the old fella in a pic from the first lan I went to, always had a good time playing online with him. Love & condolences to you & the rest of the family.
That is such sad news. My thoughts and best wishes go out to his family. Pete was a really nice bloke.
I'm very sorry to hear that.
Blunt was an incredibly kind person. When I first joined dMw, Blunt was among the first people I interacted with. He always took care to make sure that newer members felt welcome and included.
You and your family have my condolences.
I'm so sorry to hear this. What a legend Blunt was. I think we've all missed his presence at the LANs since this illness got in the way.
My condolences and best wishes to you and the rest of the family in what is no doubt a difficult time for you all.
Very sad news. I only met blunt a few times but he was a warm guy. I'll raise a glass to him.
Very sad to hear.
I had some great times playing with Pete on drunken Friday nights in CS and meeting him at many LANs when we sat together at the reprobates table.
I'm thankful I was lucky enough to know him and condolences to you and the family.
I'll raise a glass tonight as well, the good stuff.
Jabbs here,
So sorry to hear this news, and sorry to hear of his illness and suffering. I haven't been in touch with too many of you aside from Jamoe and Vidar. I remember Pete from a LAN I went to many years ago! Possibly 20 years? Big into CS in those days too. Thoughts with you all.
Hi Tox,
Very saddened to hear the news.
Blunt was amongst the first dMw'ers I got to know as I joined, with several evenings every week dedicated to duking it out in various shooters. He was also a big part of what made the LAN's a great experience for me, with quickfire wit and pints as his weapons of choice.
He will be missed.
Hi Jack,
So so sad to hear this. Pete was truly one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He was the first person I met in dMw and the reason I am here after stumbling across the CoD4 server all those years ago. He encouraged me to attend my first LAN after weeks of persuasion and even met me outside the LAN room when I arrived as I was too anxious to to go in on my own. I have some great memories from the countless nights of playing CoD and CS with him and can still hear his laugh from the countless sneaky knife attacks.
Thoughts are with you and your family Jack, he will be sorely missed, a great guy and a true gent.
So sad. He was lovely to me as a newcomer to dmw and as a leader in the counterstrike world. I totally agree that he typified the dmw way.
Lots of love to you and your family, Tox.
so sorry to hear, he was a proper gent always took the time to help new players to cs and would always stop for a natter at the lan
Condolences to you all
So sorry to hear that, Tox.
I fondly recall the endless amusing banter with Pete, playing CS until far too late many a times. Pete was a legend and will be missed.
My thoughts go out to you and your family.
RIP Pete.
This is sad news indeed.
Blunt was a proper character and he was well loved by all. I think everyone has a story to tell about him.
A great loss and he will be sadly missed.
My sincerest condolences to you and your family.
Hi Tox
So sorry to hear about this sad news.
I was very lucky to meet Blunt a few times at LANs and he was a true Gentleman. Even to new people he was happy to sit and talk even if was terrible at CS he would happily play and offer advice. My main memory's of him is at Poker at lan, had such a good poker face and no matter how much he drank he would always win. Was a pleasure and honour to have met and know him.
Thoughts to his lovely family he has left behind, Will toast to him and the memory's of him.
Pete was the best of us, he was the reason I joined dmw, kept going on about how awesome the lan events were and that I should come along. Love to you Tox and your family thank you for to letting us all know.
So sorry to hear these news but thanks for letting us know.
He was a great person who will be missed but the memory of him will stay with everyone who met him.
My condolences to you and your family.
Sorry to hear that. Cancer is a journey that no-one wants to travel, but when you do this a good community that listens and understands.
Peace.
My condolences Tox - to you and the rest of the family.
I remember meeting Blunt and NVG when they picked this monkey up from the side of Whiteladies road in Bristol and ferried me to March for my first dMw lan (I think their first but my brain is getting older!). Three of us plus bags, big desktop cases and four massive CRT monitors did a good job of filling the hatchback: a cramped but fun journey with such excellent company, and many more lan meetups since. All round great person, very glad I met him. He is missed already.
Raised a glass or two tonight 🍺 cheers Pete!
So sad to hear this and have been going between tears in my eyes and a smile on my face when I think about the time spent with Pete at the LANs and in game on CS. He was an amazing bloke and this thread shows the impact he had on dMw and it's members.
My deepest condolences to you and the rest of the family.
Hi Jack,
So sorry to hear the bad news but thank you as this gives us a small chance to hopefully let you know something nice about your dad (which you probably already knew).
My condolences to you and your family.
I got the knews today and got a bit of a lump in my throat...
I've played so many games with him in CS and BF. Especially the Friday evenings "after the watershed" was so much fun. He tryed knifing me so many times in CS and failed a few times but kept trying and when he got me we had a great laugh about it (it costed him a few flashbangs and half his team).
Meeting him and NVG at the LAN and having a beer with him was an honour, lateron with you also. Ah man, I need to check where I have my pictures of those and see if I can repost a few. Your dad was an awesome man, sometimes when he was not saying alot ment more then anything if you know what I mean. He helped me to cool off a few times by doing that.
May the lag where ever he plays now be none and his gaming as always: awesome. I will raise my glass to him also.
Greetings, Dutch Pete...
RIP Blunt
When I joined dMw and wanted to play CSGO he was the most helpful welcoming person ever. He extended that friendliness at my first LAN.
A great guy who will be truly missed.
Very sorry to hear this. Blunt was one of the people i think of as the heart of dMw being around from before i became a member. I always really enjoyed playing with him and found him to be so laid back and friendly. Very sad that he has left us.
I am so sorry to hear this Jack. Pete was so awesome and I remember playing & chatting for so many years, this community has helped me develop into the person I am today, while life has got busier and busier and you have less time for friends its important to take the time to reflect, life is about all these moments where people touch your journey.
The LAN's were so much fun, chatting, playing and drinking, it really was something that a lot of people don't get to experience and I am glad we all had that experience together. Much love, sleep well my friend, until we meet again, Dominic x.
Hey Tox,
I'm really sorry to hear this news mate, my deepest condolences to you and your family. As others have mentioned, Blunt was an incredible person with a fantastic character. I feel so fortunate to have met him and to have spent many, many hours playing games together. I've been reminiscing about the great nights we had on the dMw servers and will always cherish those memories. He was such a great guy and will be sorely missed.
Reach out if you want a chat or some friendly banter and some gaming, we're always here.
Regards,
Our condolences Tox. Your Dad was a dMw Legend and I'm proud to have known him. Sterk as we say in the Netherlands.
Hi Jack,
I am really sad to hear your bad news. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Pete was an absolute rock in the dMw community and was a driving force behind maintaining the Counter Strike community. His updates as CS Game Leader at the LAN Council meetings were typically " CS is doing great, everyone is happy, no problems to report, who wants a beer?" A testament to his leadership and enthusiasm for the game.
An enduring memory is of him winning one of the early LAN poker nights. He confided in me the next morning that he was so drunk while winning the tournament, that he didn't actually know what card game he was playing!
A true gent and I will miss him dearly.
very sad to hear,
blunt was a true legend, always had time for anyone, many times was helped by him on arma, cs etc, will be truly missed
I will be raising a glass to him this October.
I dont visit here much (seems not many do now), but every couple of months I come for the reminisce and the warm feeling reading some of the old CS/CS posts brings, there wont be any warm fuzzy feelings tonight sadly, but there will be a tear and memories of thinking "I wish Blunt would F off and stop killing me with that AUG"
I am so sorry to hear. My condolences to you all.
I have great memories of Blunt at LANs, as well as from in-game, for me particularly from some epic BF2 battles some ~20 years ago. Blunt was the best medic of all, constantly jumping into line of fire and keeping his team alive. Much more so than any other player. In ways, that says it all.
Thanks for the kind messages everyone. Lovely to hear from you all and hear some great stories.
Below is the funeral notice and details for donations.
Funeral notice (https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/morgan/5201159)
Of course you would be more than welcome to the funeral but obviously quite a trek for most of you!
Cheers
J
Thanks Tox. I've shared the above around the community discord, I'm sure many will want to show some support to you and your family in memory of your dad.
Really sad news. I think Blunt was the first person I got chatting to when I discovered dMw (apart from my brother), he introduced me to CSGO. He'll be sorely missed.
My condolences to you and the family.
Just a reminder in case anyone has not seen it on the discord, we are arranging a card for delivery to the family that you can add a message to here -
https://www.moonpig.com/uk/group-cards/collect/c9b08fb4a71301e303691104447c4b55cc6aa4d393463a46ac66ba0abc5e1ff8/