For all of these, I dedicate this organization and website:
To the first addicted gamer that I knew, my son, Shawn, may he rest in peace.
And for the loss of these PHYSICAL LIVES, may they REST IN PEACE:
Dr. Laura A. Canis, Founder of Everquest Widows
Deaths from exhaustion and own neglect:
Lee, 28 yrs., South Korea, 2005
"Snowly", 2005
26-year-old man in Jinzhou, northeastern China
Deaths from parental neglect:
Tony Bragg Jr., 9 months old, 7/12/02
Brianna Cordell, 3 years old, 8/8/03
4 month old daughter of Yu, 2005
Drew and Bryn Kleinmark, 10 months old, 2005
Alayiah Turman, 17 months old, 2006
Benjamin Sargent, 5 months old, Ill. 2008
Harmony Jade Creech, 11 months old, 2007
Suicides:
Shawn Woolley, 21 yrs
James Atwood, 19 yrs
Richard Rimmer, 23 yrs
Brian Byrd, 2004, 37 yrs
Patrick Semmes, 22 yrs
Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Steukerjuergen, 21 yrs
Xiao Yi, 13, China, 2005
Murders:
Susan Petric, Ohio, October 2007
Police Officer Arnold Strickland
Police Officer James Crump
Dispatcher Leslie “Ace" Mealer
Stefan Pakeerah, 14 yrs. England
Zhu Caoyuan, 26 yrs., China, 2005
Mai Thi Mau, 81 - Police say Dinh The Dan strangled Mai Thi Mau, 81, with a piece of rope and took 100,000 dong (6.2 dollars) from her before burying her in a pile of sand in front of his house on November 10, 2007. Dan confessed that he needed money to play online games and decided to kill and rob the woman," Duong said.
Mysterious Circumstances:
Shiva Kumar, 18 yrs, 2006
Others:
Brandon Crisp, 15 yrs, 2008
For all people who have died, that we don't know about, where the cause was gaming-related
For failed Marriages/Broken Families/Neglected Children/Loss of Friends/Job Loss/Failing Grades/Lost College Degrees/Lost Months/Years/Loss of Time/the real lives of our sons/daughters/spouses/friends, and last, but not least, for the loss of OUR OWN REAL lives into the games - emotional/spiritual/mental/emotional/sensual.
Sincerely,
Liz W.
Founder of On-Line Gamers Anonymous
