"Through our journey in our Second Life, we meet so many avatars – some become close friends and many remain acquaintances.  Some we see daily, some we see occasionally and some we see on the rare occasion - perhaps at a social event.  As we lose touch with the avatars (and the people behind them), we are truly never certain why.  In some cases, we might be blessed to have found a friendship that crosses the boundaries of Second Life into our first life.  This is the case with Giancarlo Takacs and geko Stoop."... excerpted from the article 'A Forest, A Friend, A Tribute' in the Sol Existence Blog by Sunshine Zhangsun. Read the full story here.