It is with a heavy heart and broken soul that i tell you that my nephew, JayB - Justin Barbier - passed away this morning. Many of you here walked with him through his journey through two bone marrow transplants and the resulting complications.

This morning at 1:30 AM, complications from Pneumonia were just too much for him. Please, keep his mom, my sister, Julie in your prayers along with the rest of our family.

Please, PLEASE consider becoming a marrow donor in his honor:
Join the Registry - Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry

A braver soul i've yet to encounter. A greater man i'll never meet.

Joel

Wow, sorry to hear the bad news. Prayers go out to the family.

Joel, I am so very very sorry. My heart is breaking for Julie and Brittany. If there is anything I can do, please let me know. And when you see Julie and Brittany, please give them a hug for me and tell them I love them.

Terrible news. Our thoughts are with the Barbier family.

Damn, I really enjoyed his posts and his passion for LSU football. This is very sobering news. I am not a religious guy but I hope the family can find comfort. Is there some sort of relief fund for the family?

Probably the saddest post I've read in my almost 9 years here.

After following his journey to Minnesota years back to his eventual return to Looziana, I feel like I knew him better than almost any other board member.

Prayers go out to his family and friends.

I will always remember his passion for all things :lsup:

You'll be missed JayB.

Honestly as soon as I finished this post I looked up at my TV at ESPN News and they were playing the NCAA Football 12 commercial with the :lsup: body paint dudes on it, first time I've seen it.

Eerie, I'm tellin' ya.

I agree with you, and I would be willing to bet that him and Wally are already talking about LSU baseball. I will miss his posts most then.

My condolences to the entire Barbier family and all of JayB's close friends.