IL2 firend loss

[Pedro]

 

All,

 

It is with great sadness that I pass on to you that our friend and flying mate “Mongoose” Ralph Jimenez passed away yesterday morning at 3:30 AM from heart failure.  I received a call from his wife today and she asked me to please let you know of his passing.  He had been undergoing treatment for a tumor in his lung for the past couple of months and while in the hospital went into cardiac arrest.

 

He was a true friend of all of us that fly IL2 and was deeply involved in the development and creation of WWII Bomber aircraft and historic paint schemes.  He also was the go to person on anything involving WWII units in the Mediterranean theater of war.  He actually found my uncles unit, his aircraft and crew plus the missions he flew.  Goose was an amazing individual and so very talented.

 

I will miss him - we will all miss him.   

 

L L L

Dave B

“Pedro”

[wombatBritishBulldogs]

So sorry for your loss Pedro it's always a difficult time for family and friends Take care      R.I.P. Mongoose 

[JtD]

Really sad news. :(

 

His bombers models were great, his background knowledge amazing - and he was a great guy to chat with on the net.

 

RIP.

[Chief_Mouser]

Remembered from Il-2 46. RIP Mongoose.

[Sita]

we will miss you Ralph ...

Good bye Dear Friend

[PA_Keko_]

Sorry Pedro!!! 

[buster_dee]

I'm just seeing this. Crushing news. Some of you know that Ralph and I teamed on the B-24 for IL2 46. I had worked for about 7 years on every station but the nose for a J model. When Ralph showed his D nose project, I started to mod my cockpit, and he started to sift through my other positions (he was good with Max; I couldn't use it if my life depended on it). My waist was a write-off, so he build one. My ball turret had--shall we say--too much poetic license--so he rebuilt that. The max import broke the cockpit, so he fixed that. I think only the tail turret let him put away the Excedrin. Basically, I doubled his workload, but I never heard a single complaint. A true gentleman. This one hurts. My prayers go out to his family and many friends. Requiescat in pace sir.

Edited December 23, 2018 by buster_dee
Forgot to mention family and firends

[BlitzPig_EL]

Just saw this particular thread about the loss of 'Goose.  We heard about it the day after his passing as well.

 

I had the great pleasure to meet him at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends, and of course had talked with him many times in chat and on comms.  We have lost not only an asset to flight simulation, but, more importantly a wonderful human being as well.

 

All of us BlitzPigs offer our condolences to his family and all of us sim nerds that knew him.

 

EL sends.

[J2_Steve]

RIP Mongoose

 

Remembered from !L2 and from his posts on SimHq

 

Sad news

[Sita]

 

[buster_dee]

A fitting tribute. Thanks for sharing Sita.

[Sita]

Hi Mate

 

mostly thanks to KG26_Alpha 

 

FA_Monguse Memorial Credits: 

B-24s: 
David "Tolwyn" Shaw 
Leon L. "Arcangel" Bolick 
James "Jimmy" Gurr 
Christian "Fishyyy" Sarkanbardis

B-25s: 
Tim "Vanwheeler" Van Leeuwen
Bob "Thrasher" Kerby 
Bill "WildBill" Gillies 
Des "DOM" McKee 

P-38s: 
Albert "Kopfdorfer" Hennen 
Terri "Frog" Hall 
John "Stubs" Garrett 
William "Grant" Broussard 

P-40s 
Jade "SURLY" Birch 
Arthur "Beebop" Beardsley 
"Sundance" 
Bob "Sandhog" Cattaneo 

Blue nosed P-51s: 
Larry "Persecutor" Roberts 
Ron "RJ" Cassinelli 
Chris "Coster" Osterhues 
Michael "Duckman" Irish Checkertail 

P-51s: 
David "Pedro" Berrio 
Scott "Reco" Martin 
Robert "Zodiac" Jackson 
Lawrence "Bird-Dog" Loxton 

Other participants and helping hands: 
Billy "Billy885" Martin 
Robert "Highlander" Fraser 
John L. "AH_Twenty" Driscoll
Dick "Col_Hogan" Barr 
Nick "Deacon" Iassonga 
Carl "TooCool" Lyles 
John "Crater" Spangberg 
Stan "Zed" Ritz 
Tim "IcyoftheDead "Owens 
Monte "Sandman" Lewis 
Roy "Spardog" Street 
Jacques "Banjo" Frigon 
Bill "BadBill" Guthridge 
Kevin "Dolphin" Marabella 
"Phantom" 
"nec" 
Robert "Roberth" Hof 
Lane "Nephillium" Graham 
Robert "Titan" Nevens

[Voxman]

Beautiful tribute for 'Guse.  Flew with him on TUSA and enjoyed the banter we would have about B25s, P51 checker tails, and food.  Great guy, sorry to read about the loss.