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In Memory of My Loving Father, 'Dogbreath2U'

Wow. Very sorry for your loss and the Boneyard's loss to those that knew Dogbreath.

Rarely do we get to know the many anonymous posters on this board. He was a classic. God bless.
 
Deepster said:
I worked closely with your Dad on the retirement gift for Coach Calhoun and he was passionate and energetic about that effort. My memories of him will always zero back to that day and how genuinely pleased he was to be there taking part in that.
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I know my original post said I had never met Tom but it finally kicked in that we had indeed met in Simsbury that day and I can totally confirm this. In fact, I believe Tom was the one who presented the check to Coach. "That's quite a check" was JC's first words, IIRC.
 
Damn. Really sad news. Dog was a great guy on here, and I'm sure in real life. I'm sorry for you and the family. Thank you for letting us know Kate, even if the news really sucks.

I'm glad he cared about the community here, as he'll really be missed.

RIP Tom.
 
My condolences, may your family and friends find the strength to endure these difficult times, may you learn to cherish your memories to overcome your grief

It's never easy
 
Dogbreath2U said:
Hello all,

I am in writing this in respect to my beloved father, Thomas M. McAuliffe, known here as Dogbreath2U, who passed away this past Friday night at the age of 62.

My father was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in the nearby charming suburb of Overland Park, Kansas. He attended Rockhurst High School where he played for nearly every sports team, including football, track and baseball.

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After receiving his PhD in Clinical Psychology from St Louis University and meeting my mother, Patricia FitzGerald, they traveled around the country together, chasing clinical internships and job prospects.

Eventually, they ended up back in Connecticut, where my mother had grown up and spent most of her life outside of her PhD. He started working at Newington Children Hospital before joining CREC in East Hartford as a Psychologist, where he helped children with developmental and emotional disabilities for over twenty years. Here, my dad's love affair with UConn's Men Basketball began. It didn't take long for me to catch the same bug he had.

In 2004, when I was in 5th grade, my teacher had us fill out NCAA basketball brackets.
I had made brackets for both the men and women, and under the influence of my father, had the men and women taking it all. And, they did. That year we went to the celebration parade together.

As I grew older, I understood more and more the sense of place the UConn basketball had created for my father. After a long day of work, I'd find my dad typing away on a message board or excitedly live-chatting during a game. He became involved with the community service aspect of the site too, helping to raise money in 2012 for Jim Calhoun retirement medical gift. He derived such joy from being a part of this vibrant basketball community. He was a brilliant man with a brilliant heart.

Tom is survived by my wonderful mother, Patricia FitzGerald, my loving brother, Sean McAuliffe, as well as his mother, Mildred McAuliffe.

A celebration of Tom’s life will be held Tuesday June 20 at 11am in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday June 19 from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the CT. Children’s Medical Center Foundation, 12 Charter Oak Place, Hartford, CT. 06106. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.

Should any of you wish to get in contact with me, you can email me at ktmc357(at)gmail.com.

Thank you all for creating a community my dad was always so fond of.

Best wishes,
Kate McAuliffe
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Sorry sorry to hear of his passing Kate. My sincere condolences to you and your family. He will certainly be missed around here. If we had numbers like the team, his would be retired. I didn't even know he was from KC and lived in Overland Park, where I was born.
 
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Very sorry to hear for yours and your family's loss Kate. Your memorial post would certainly make him proud.

He has long been one of the most respected posters on this board - we all will miss him; his knowledge, views and enthusiasm.

May he rest in peace.
 
Waquoit said:
I know my original post said I had never met Tom but it finally kicked in that we had indeed met in Simsbury that day and I can totally confirm this. In fact, I believe Tom was the one who presented the check to Coach. "That's quite a check" was JC's first words, IIRC.
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He was with us for drinks afterwards, I believe.
 
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Thoughts and prayers for your loss Kate. Your statement to us supports the saying about acorns and trees. It was beautiful. Predictable because even though I never met your dad he was one of the people who I thought was very special based solely on the way he presented himself in this forum.

I'm sure you, your family and his friends will miss him terribly. I know I will! This is by far and away the worst news I've read in this forum this year.
 
mauconnfan said:
And I am truly honored to be the only "Like" on that post. Not rubbing it in guys at all, not the time, I am serious about that. Nothing but respect.
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I can relate. In processing the surprise and loss, I looked and saw that I got a Like from him a day later than that. Meaningless and meaningful at the same time. The ways we connect...
 
I think that as much as we bicker among ourselves, we yarders to truly care about each other. It hurts to lose any poster. But it especially hurts when it's a thoughtful, rational and passionate poster. Godspeed, Dogbreath2U. Godspeed Thomas.
 
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superjohn said:
We need to put something together to honor Tom and his love of UConn basketball. Let's brainstorm and come up with the best way to honor him.
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I say, for one thing, let's create a Boneyard Hall of Fame and name it after him. Appoint a committee. Have an inaugural class. Have a voting committee. Each year, put people up for nomination.
 
Condolences on the loss for you and your family. As ridiculous as this sounds, when you get a "like" from a certain small group of posters, you know that you damn well are in the right and made a good point and it feels good. And Dogbreath was certainly was one of those select few and will be missed. I also really appreciate you giving the board the information and sharing a little bit of his special life. Undoubtedly, I would have been wondering where he was after an extended period of silence.
 
Damn, so terrible. Sorry for your loss Kate!

Pretty sure we are the same age and my Dad is in his early sixties as well. I can't even imagine.

Seems like Tom was a great man. He was definitely a great poster. RIP.
 
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So sorry to hear. Your Dad was a super fan and always had something good to say. He will be missed here. My condolences to your family.
 
intlzncster said:
Damn. Really sad news. Dog was a great guy on here, and I'm sure in real life. I'm sorry for you and the family. Thank you for letting us know Kate, even if the news really sucks.

I'm glad he cared about the community here, as he'll really be missed.

RIP Tom.
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This shouldn't be lost. I'm sure everything is pretty overwhelming right now and we're probably last on the list of people to inform. She didn't have to do it and I'm sure nobody would have expected her to. It's that type of thankless gesture that says so much about a person's character and I can say pretty convincingly that I wouldn't have done the same if I were in her spot.
 
If we put up a poll on whether the sun would come up tomorrow, half the people here would say yes, half would say no, and there would be 15 pages of bickering.

That we all have the same fond memories and respect for DB2U says quite a bit, I think. He will be remembered for a long time. Rest In Peace.
 
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