Sad news to report .. DCFanatic has passed away ***** PLEASE READ! *****

[Reality]

I just received news that DCFanatic has passed away. If someone has more information please post it here and post your condolences as well.

The following message was posted by his brother, Timothy ..

At 5:43 pm EST on August 16th, 2014 Brian Richard Gallagher, known throughout the blogosphere as DC Fanatic was relieved of the pain and suffering he has gone through for far too long. Everyone who knew him through his blogging and social media knew a man so passionate about the Dallas Cowboys that he would argue with fans that he thought weren’t “fan enough”. Some fans thought he didn’t support his team through hard times and bad losses. No matter the perspective you had or wether you agreed with him or not you all agreed he earned respect among the community.

In reality to the people that knew him personally he was a man with many problems. Physically, mentally, emotionally. Through it all one thing remained. His love for the Dallas Cowboys. Brian’s life was in a bad place when he decided that he needed something to take his mind off reality and focus on doing what he loved to do. DC Fanatic.com started in 2003 as ParcellsGuys.com when Bill Parcells was the head coach. Growing up in New York in a family of Giants fans he was ecstatic when Parcells became the coach of the Cowboys. As short lived as that was it started what became an obsession for him and when Parcells left the team he changed the name of the site to DCFanatic.

Over the years and many incarnations, this site developed a following that surpassed most fan sites and the more DC Fanatic became a personality, the less Brian Gallagher became a person. Other media outlets come to this site for prep work and sometimes to outright rip off whole articles. Through it all Brian received not one penny to research, edit video, post breaking news and find information that nobody else had the time or ambition to seek out, and host an internet radio sports show. He was paid a few dollars here and there for advertising but nowhere near what he should have made for his time and knowledge.

As his health declined he would post less and less and not have the strength to sit up all day to do so much research but he did the most he could because he knew the fans were depending on him. I truly believe that you all kept him alive a lot longer than he otherwise would have been had he not started this site and gained so many followers. I thank you for all of your support and well wishes during this tough time for me and my family and for all of the years you added onto his life by just giving him a purpose…

Timothy J Gallagher

R.I.P. DC Fanatic

March 5, 1972-August 16, 2014

 

[xvendettax914]

Rest in peace. Condolences to the family.

 

[tyke1doe]

 

[Idgit]

RIP. Condolences and best wishes for his family.

 

[Gameover]

RIP.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Take care of him Jesus. How old was he? From loving the team with the star, he goes to the stars in heaven.

 

[blumayne38]

rip love you brother

 

[Hoofbite]

Who is this guy?

Did he post here?

Seems to be a mainstay in the community but never posted here?

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Terrible......RIP

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

RIP

 

[SlimBig]

RIP

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

So very sad. Prayers to his family. R.I.P.

 

[NeonNinja]

RIP. Terrible news.

 

[Bluestang]

Who is this guy?

Did he post here?

Seems to be a mainstay in the community but never posted here?

He was a member here and did post here from time to time, he had his own blog though.

RIP Brian.

 

[Gridiron Man]

Boy he sure gave a lot to this on-line fan base. I can recall many times when people were so ungrateful and down right selfish towards him. I can honestly say I always appreciated his effort and wished him well.

If there is a place in heaven for Cowboys Fans, don't you know he will greet us when we get there.

 

[Boys122]

Sorry to hear that, my condolences go out to his family and friends. RIP

 

[Zordon]

Rip. If there was a Mount Rushmore of cowboys fans, he'd be up there.

 

[nalam]

RIP fellow zoner, heartfelt condolences to family

 

[Mrdude108]

Wow. I was a huge fan of his website, he was so dedicated to it, he always had every ounce of media coverage in the cowboys on his site from TV videos to radio podcasts to links to other content. I was just wondering a few days ago why I didn't see any tweets or updates from him. He helped me stay up to date on the boys when time was tight. He was definitely under appreciated, I don't think he got much money, if any, from doing it. Just a big Cowboy fan. RIP and thank you.

 

[DoctorChicken]

R.I.P Condolences to his family, who had such a hard decision to make.