FEATURED A tribute to our dear friend CouchCoach

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Bobhaze said:
Kev, maybe we could all agree to raise a glass in honor of our fallen brother before next week’s game…or some other appointed time. He would’ve loved that.
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I’d suggest even a greater memorialization. Like a permanent pinned thread in Members forum. Once this thread in main forum runs it course. Simply move it over to Members forum.

So everyone can make comments and share until further notice. I’d also like to see his personal site be left up if possible. I was looking back thru his post earlier this morning.
 
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Bobhaze said:
I am sad to announce we have recently lost an irreplaceable member of our fan community here at The Zone. Michael Baer, aka “CouchCoach” has passed away after a long illness which was confirmed by his son today. Like me, many of you have noticed his absence of late and missed his always fun and interesting insights here.

I have known CC for over a decade going back to the days of the old Cowboys forum on the team site. He was always gracious and funny with a sharp and insightful wit and a wise contributor to all the topics he visited.

Reading his posts were not only interesting and smile inducing, they also were often full of wisdom and insight to life itself. His writing style was incredibly witty, clever and off beat, often bringing insights into not only football but many topics of life. We communicated frequently through PMs the last year and a half talking about his health and the challenges he faced. He never lost his sense of humor or wit in the face of pain and decline.

Many times in the last year, Couch Coach wrote in great detail and eloquence in the “Morning Pops” thread of his long and difficult health journey. If you’ve never read them, it might be worth your time to revisit what he wrote and take note of how gracious he remained to the end.

His last post on our forum was made on Sept.19th when he welcomed a new member (which he often did) by simply saying, “Welcome to the best sports site.” It was the last thing he wrote here.

His kindness was always upfront. His humor was quick and top shelf; never at the expense of someone else and often self deprecating. He loved the Cowboys but had long ago let go of basing his happiness on their success.

One way we can ALL honor our dear friend is by following his example - don’t take yourself or your points on this forum too seriously. Being kind to our fellow fans is way more important than being right.

Any time any one of us takes the time to welcome a new member to the forum, or encourages someone here, or reminds us that life is more important than what happens to the Cowboys each week, we should remember Michael “Couch Coach” Baer.

Rest in peace brother. You are deeply missed.
Go Cowboys!
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CC You will be sadly missed. Rest easy my friend.
 
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Diehardblues said:
I’d suggest even a greater memorialization. Like a permanent pinned thread in Members forum. Once this thread in main forum runs it course. Simply move it over to Members forum.

So everyone can make comments and share until further notice. I’d also like to see his personal site be left up if possible. I was looking back thru his post earlier this morning.
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I second this.......... I would love to be able to pop into his thread every once in a while and ask "how are things up in heaven, my friend"?
 
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Bobhaze said:
As I read through all the wonderful comments made about CC, I am reminded how special it is to be part of a place like the Zone. Not just that we love the Cowboys but also proving that this is a true community. We never actually see each other but amazingly we can know and appreciate each other’s personalities.

We disagree, cuss and discuss all things Cowboys, but in the end we can appreciate the friendships and respect we can and should have for each other. No matter what.

In honor of my fallen friend, I am reminded that life is way too short and rich with opportunities to respect other, and that being kind, humble and funny are way more important than being “right”.
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well said. Life is simply too short to let the Cowboys wins and losses impact me more than an hour or so. It used to ruin my entire day, and I would be a grumpy guy to my wife. Thankfully, those days are long gone.
 
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Bobhaze said:
Kev, maybe we could all agree to raise a glass in honor of our fallen brother before next week’s game…or some other appointed time. He would’ve loved that.
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I second that. I say we do like teams do when they wear a patch... only instead, those of us that had an internet relationship with CC for some time can all agree that we raise a glas together in the pregame thread or on the game thread each week at kickoff for the rest of the season. We really have lost a friend and special person that was a significant contributor to this forum.
 
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Bobhaze said:
I am sad to announce we have recently lost an irreplaceable member of our fan community here at The Zone. Michael Baer, aka “CouchCoach” has passed away after a long illness which was confirmed by his son today. Like me, many of you have noticed his absence of late and missed his always fun and interesting insights here.

I have known CC for over a decade going back to the days of the old Cowboys forum on the team site. He was always gracious and funny with a sharp and insightful wit and a wise contributor to all the topics he visited.

Reading his posts were not only interesting and smile inducing, they also were often full of wisdom and insight to life itself. His writing style was incredibly witty, clever and off beat, often bringing insights into not only football but many topics of life. We communicated frequently through PMs the last year and a half talking about his health and the challenges he faced. He never lost his sense of humor or wit in the face of pain and decline.

Many times in the last year, Couch Coach wrote in great detail and eloquence in the “Morning Pops” thread of his long and difficult health journey. If you’ve never read them, it might be worth your time to revisit what he wrote and take note of how gracious he remained to the end.

His last post on our forum was made on Sept.19th when he welcomed a new member (which he often did) by simply saying, “Welcome to the best sports site.” It was the last thing he wrote here.

His kindness was always upfront. His humor was quick and top shelf; never at the expense of someone else and often self deprecating. He loved the Cowboys but had long ago let go of basing his happiness on their success.

One way we can ALL honor our dear friend is by following his example - don’t take yourself or your points on this forum too seriously. Being kind to our fellow fans is way more important than being right.

Any time any one of us takes the time to welcome a new member to the forum, or encourages someone here, or reminds us that life is more important than what happens to the Cowboys each week, we should remember Michael “Couch Coach” Baer.

Rest in peace brother. You are deeply missed.
Go Cowboys!
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RIP CC, you’ll be sorely missed.
 
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