https://www.facebook.com/Thorfin25?fref=ts
While it is understandable that some of you would be skeptical of this, allow me to step in and give some clarifying points, in his father's defense:
1 - If you have a difficult time believing that Thor is dead, simply check the facebook link his dad posted, which I've quoted above. HUNDREDS of people have posted to his wall, sharing memories and their condolences. If his wall is private, I will share and edit some images to protect the names of those who have posted there.
noedit - when I log out of my facebook I get a "content not available" screen. If anyone else can confirm this, I'll gather some further images from his profile and blur out whatever information I believe to be worth protecting. His facebook IS accessible through my facebook account, but I'm friends with him so perhaps his account is just blocked from the public.
2 - I've personally spoken to Shamus's dad over Skype while we were both on Blockland. The layout of Sham's house, he would game in the living room, which coincidentally was also where his dad watched TV. I would always comment about the show his dad would watch and sometimes about the things his dad would say, and rarely his dad would chat with Shamus and I on the call. My parents know what Blockland is, my closest friends know about Blockland, and I have no doubt in my mind that Shamus's father was well aware that his son spent thousands of hours on this game
3 - Give the funeral home thing a rest. You aren't required to have a memorial page for people, it's an option for people to pay their respects in the case that they couldn't make the funeral. Those of you trying to call or look it up are overstepping this whole "forum detective" thing, and are just being plain creepy.
4 - Quotes from the original commemoration topic, from Shamus and his Dad.-
I'm sorry to ask but how did he go?
100% not okay
this information is not going to help anyone, and if anything, it's going to hurt those that were closest to him. I'm speaking for myself, Glass, Furdle, Ravencroft, his gaming friends, personal friends, family and most importantly his father.
Stop asking how it happened. Knowing how someone took their life is not going to better you in any way. Asking why would be acceptable, as it would be meaningful to understand the hardships that Thor was going through and perhaps to sympathize a little more with him/his family/friends. The simple answer to that is stress and anxiety. The complex answer, nobody knows but Thor. Everyone saw him as happy, hard-working and slowly working towards being successful.
