RIP Kent Stermon
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:01 am
Kent Stermon took his own life.
I met Kent Stermon after my first year in the NFBC. Kent was a one of a kind fella. He was brutally honest. He was full of life. And you knew that if you were a friend of Kent's, that he would do anything in the world for you.
He enjoyed baseball and especially the NFBC.
Before texts became what they are today, Kent, Andy Nolan, and I would email each other for years talking about strategies for upcoming baseball seasons. We would exchange as much as 20 emails a day in getting our points and opinions across to each other.
Of course, Kent's opinions would dwarf that of Andy and myself. He was bold. And he was loud. Even in print.
Back in the day, when the Message Boards were humming, Kent went under the monicker of 'Chest Rockwell'.
Of course, a loud voice to be heard. In a lot of ways, he was the 'enforcer' of the Boards back then.
Not afraid to tell it like it was for folks who would get a little wayward with their opinions.
Kent would say, "I Chested him!"
As the years past, our emails dwindled as each of us pursued different interests. Well, except me, I'm still as addicted to this hobby as I ever was.
Andy had little ones and once his boy was old enough to know about baseball, it was inevitable that Andy would help coach him.
Kent seemed to throw himself more into his business and became less of a presence in the NFBC.
I never realized about the problems that Kent was facing.
Apparently he was a large political figure in Florida. That shocked me.
In all the conversations and emails with Kent, it was all about Fantasy Baseball, not a word was said about politics.
I'll miss the Kent Stermon that I knew. He was a passionate man with a heart of gold.
A man that pushed me to be the best in fantasy baseball at a time when he was just as passionate about the hobby.
When disagreeing with me about a player, his email would usually start with 'Oh, Danny Boy'. Probably not meant to be liked, but I liked it just the same.
I know that we're not supposed to say anything mean about a man with a RIP post, but I'm going to here.
Kent, I'm pissed at you. I love you, but I'm pissed. You took away a friend from me and many others.
More importantly, you took away a husband from a wife, a father from a daughter.
You had a support system in place. Many people would have helped you with the problems you faced.
Instead, you did something I never thought you had in you. You gave up.
I'll miss you.
Here is the news story detailing the last parts of Kent's life....
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/ ... ae05d92f2a
I met Kent Stermon after my first year in the NFBC. Kent was a one of a kind fella. He was brutally honest. He was full of life. And you knew that if you were a friend of Kent's, that he would do anything in the world for you.
He enjoyed baseball and especially the NFBC.
Before texts became what they are today, Kent, Andy Nolan, and I would email each other for years talking about strategies for upcoming baseball seasons. We would exchange as much as 20 emails a day in getting our points and opinions across to each other.
Of course, Kent's opinions would dwarf that of Andy and myself. He was bold. And he was loud. Even in print.
Back in the day, when the Message Boards were humming, Kent went under the monicker of 'Chest Rockwell'.
Of course, a loud voice to be heard. In a lot of ways, he was the 'enforcer' of the Boards back then.
Not afraid to tell it like it was for folks who would get a little wayward with their opinions.
Kent would say, "I Chested him!"
As the years past, our emails dwindled as each of us pursued different interests. Well, except me, I'm still as addicted to this hobby as I ever was.
Andy had little ones and once his boy was old enough to know about baseball, it was inevitable that Andy would help coach him.
Kent seemed to throw himself more into his business and became less of a presence in the NFBC.
I never realized about the problems that Kent was facing.
Apparently he was a large political figure in Florida. That shocked me.
In all the conversations and emails with Kent, it was all about Fantasy Baseball, not a word was said about politics.
I'll miss the Kent Stermon that I knew. He was a passionate man with a heart of gold.
A man that pushed me to be the best in fantasy baseball at a time when he was just as passionate about the hobby.
When disagreeing with me about a player, his email would usually start with 'Oh, Danny Boy'. Probably not meant to be liked, but I liked it just the same.
I know that we're not supposed to say anything mean about a man with a RIP post, but I'm going to here.
Kent, I'm pissed at you. I love you, but I'm pissed. You took away a friend from me and many others.
More importantly, you took away a husband from a wife, a father from a daughter.
You had a support system in place. Many people would have helped you with the problems you faced.
Instead, you did something I never thought you had in you. You gave up.
I'll miss you.
Here is the news story detailing the last parts of Kent's life....
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/ ... ae05d92f2a