R.I.P. YOLOGOGOPLATA

I'm very sad to hear this, I think I barely interacted with him but that I totally recognize his username, RIP @YOLOGOGOPLATA
 
his name doesn't really jump out to me. not sure if i had seen him post much or interacted with him.

RIP eitherway sherbro. we are all going to end up in the same place eventually. he just got there a bit faster.
 
It’s a sad day when a sherdogger passes

RIP
 
Sorry to hear. R.I.P.

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Aw man this is tragic

RIP

Nice guy he will be missed :(
 
Ugh, that is sad, and unfortunate to hear. These things can’t tear living family members apart. I hope the can gets through this intact.
 
That's awful. Rest in Peace, Sherbro. You will be missed.
 
RIP

I wonder how many Sherdog members have died since it's inception. There is probably plenty, who we don't know what happened to them.
 
RIP
Read the linked obituary guys... This was a good man.
 
The Legendary Scarface said:
RIP @YOLOGOGOPLATA

Last night I texted him, and earlier this afternoon I received a text from his mother, from his phone, informing me of the tragic news.

Ben was an amazing dude. He was so thoughtful and caring and always had your best interest at heart. He was also a sports encyclopedia - from mma, to basketball and everything in between, he knew stats, dates, accomplishments and could always knock your head off in a debate.

He was actually the only person I've ever made friends with on the internet(which is something I never have done before or even considered doing). I met him on Sherdog (older account) about a year and a half ago and eventually we exchanged numbers and would talk or text. We planned to meet up in person to watch a card at some point as we were about 3 hours away but it never worked out. We talked about sports most of the time but we also talked about life. Ben had a lot of things going for him, he was very athletic (A - Level son) , charismatic, and very intelligent. He was also the kindest dude man, he was so sensible and had a beautiful self awareness to him and always made sure you were comfortable and happy when speaking with you. He also unfortunately had some demons he struggled with for years . Ben struggled with depression and drug use for a while. His mother told me he never learned how to fail and he was so accustomed to being perfect (sports, studies, etc) that once he started to make mistakes and not achieve the goals he strived for, it was a foreign experience for him and that eventually led him to drug use. If any of you on here are struggling with any mental health issues or drug abuse please seek help. You can overcome it.

The last time I spoke to him was the day Kobe passed. I remember informing him of Kobe's death and he immediately called me in total shock. This impacted him more then I initially thought and I haven't texted him since then until this morning . What especially hurts to think about is if i should of texted him after Kobe's death instead of waiting an entire week I had this gut feeling that it affected him a lot and that maybe i should hit him up but i just decided to wait a bit. And right before i woke up earlier I had a dream that I was looking for a missing person. You can't run from destiny.He passed from an overdose on Monday, January 27th 2020.

My condolences go to his family and friends.

This is a link to his obituary if you'd like to read more about him:
https://www.thomasmcafee.com/obituary/Ben-Spark

Please be respectful.
RIP Ben Spark
@YOLOGOGOPLATA
Love you bro
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With upwards of 25 people I knew (family, friends, best friend, ex gf) who are no longer with us because of their loss to drugs...I feel for you sir. It sounds like he was really a light for you in this shitdark world. I'm so very sorry for your loss. Stay strong...and look around at our world...you HAVE to believe he's in a better place now.
 
Shit, RIP


I am familiar with name and AV. Just like his name says, you only live once Sherbros......
 
Sorry to hear that. Reading the obituary he sounded like an amazing guy.
 
That's really sad, so many people out there are fighting demons and too many of them have to do it alone.

I don't like losing people like this, even if it's just someone who's name you see in passing, it happens all too often at this stage of my life

Rest in peace dude

@The Legendary Scarface don't think to deep about what could have been, we can't control these things.
Much love for sharing with us
 
R.I.P. brother
 
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