Good morning everyone this is O.D.M or Bear, we need to talk; So grab your coffee and have a seat.
Saturday morning around 10am eastern I received a phone call that I hoped I would never get, well atleast not yet. I really don’t know how to say or how to phrase it so I’ll just be straight. William Munny’s wife contacted me to let me know he has passed in his sleep sometime Friday night Saturday morning. “He just stopped breathing”. It wasn’t covid, suicide, or foul play. He had some health issues going on, but nothing that should have caused this.
So that’s out in the open, and once I again I am crying. Munny was my brother, I have known him for several years, hell since Downtrend days. I made an offhand comment to one of his troll attacks and a friendship was born.
I hadn’t been home for more than 6 months from doing contract work, and needless to say I was a bit of a mess. He had a way of knowing when people were in pain. He helped get me squared away and honestly bring me back. I can never express how much, at that time , it ment for a stranger to take the time to just talk to me and listen. I loved him. He was my brother. My heart is beyond broken, I have laid to rest many combat buddies, but this pain, this hollowness is way more powerful and soul splitting than anything I have dealt with ever.
Munny’s wife has asked that the band say some words, I am going to turn it over to them now. But before I do I just wanted to pass on a little bit of Munney wisdom. ” Jay…. get fucked! MEHH”.
From Jaydolf 9000:
Wyllym Munny …..what can even be said to do his menial and flamboyant life any justice.?
None…there simply are no words in any language that can be used to describe him.
Wyllym was an awsome force of nature for sure.
All those times we spent in the Mexican brothels with those she-boys and midgets..
I could have never indulged in such debauchery without Wyllym.
I never would have made it through our months long heroin binges and omnisexual orgies…
I mean the stuff we did was so awful…..JUST AWFUL.
God dang Larry….Just AWFUL…
I can honestly say my life changed when i met him.
My life is and will be better for having had Wyllym in it.
I really liked how soft his hair was…
Those long flowing locks..
And that was just his back ..
Wyllym Munny was an ultra bright light in this universe, and his memory and his spirit will live on forever because I said so!!
I will miss you *y*t…..
You went and did something awful….I love you Brother!💉💉💉💉💉🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👳
From Molonlabe:
My friend William Munny. I met Mr Munny, Billy Cash, on Downtrend. Our old hangout. I always enjoyed reading his posts, they always had some flair to them. First time we communicated I asked him a simple question. Stevie Ray Vaughn or Hendrix? His response was appropriate. SRV. Now I knew I liked Munny. After the Valhalla story I knew he had some talent. What a story that was, wish I would have kept it now. Back and forth we went for some time until I was formally introduced via text. Bear was my first contact on Downtrend that I had comm’s with outside of the site. Then Jaydolf. They were friends prior. One day I’m texted Jaydolf, a spirited debate mind you, and he had an idea. Let’s get Munny in the chain. Soon came along Festus and shortly thereafter was Freedom Fighter. The Band of Brothers. Munny, Bear, Festus, Freedom Fighter and Molon Labe. Downtrend’s version of the Earps. Munny and I would debate who was which character which we could only agree that Jaydolf was Morgan. I’m thinking September of 2017 maybe.
Phones blew up. Thousands if not tens of thousands of texts. Guys being guys. Epic ball busting. Videos, pics, you name it. There was no quarter given. Jaydolf was a target, I was a target, Festus and Freedom Fighter, targets. Rarely Bear. Munny adored Bear. Munny had a respect for Bear that was indescribable. A mutual respect.
What some people didn’t know was how intelligent Munny was. A professionally trained chef with a background as a professionally trained musician. More important than that though was his ability to bring people together.
We developed a bond. A bond born out of love of country, love of freedom. Common interest by men who I never met. I didn’t have to meet them. I already knew them. They were like me. Patriots. How do five guys from thousands of miles apart come together? It takes a special person to do that. That was our Munny.
We moved over to Def-Con. We targeted trolls and would laugh about the posts. But then came Body Cam Theater. We were so proud that Munny had the chance to showcase his talent. And showcase he did. The Hockey Baby Award was born.
Munny loved his bride. We all knew it. He always spoke of her as “the wife”. My heart hurts for her. She was the love of his life.
I will miss you my brother and I will always remember you. We didn’t get a chance to meet on earth but I will meet you someday. In Valhalla…
From Freedom Fighter:
I know this is hard for all of us so I will just say that Munny had a real impact on all of us. He was a lovable guy and stood up for his friends. Munny and I slapped trolls together ever since I met him on Fleeting Freedom when that site first went live. He would get raunchy sometimes, but that was just his style. Then I joined in the text group with you guys and got to know Munny a lot more. We chatted a few times about music and other things we were both interested in. He will be missed by all. Rest In Peace Mr Munny, the Vikings have taken you home.
From Brian Anderson:
I never met William Munny in person. I’ve never talked to him on the phone. Until today, I didn’t even know what he looked like. I shouldn’t be this broken up by his passing, but I am and that’s because of what an amazing guy he was. His bigger-than-life personality came through our e-mail and text communications. He was a right-thinking crazy mother*cker and I mean that as the ultimate compliment. He believed what he believed and didn’t give a shit what people thought. I got that from him right off the bat and respected him for it immensely.
He was also the most loyal person I’ve ever known. If you were with him, he’d kill for you. He nuked so many trolls who talked shit about me. Even if it was a minor infraction, they were gone. So many of his friends describe him as their brother and that’s the way he made you feel. From the beginning, when I’d write to him I’d start off with “Hey Brother.”
Most of all, he was hilarious. His articles and comments had me in tears because they were so funny and brutal. You guys remember that one about how his cat raped him?
Munny and I bonded over music and our love of heavy metal. He was a smoking guitarist and I’m thankful that he shared his songs with me. BTW, his wife is an incredible singer. I never met her either but feel like I know her from the soul and sorrow in her voice. I wish her the best. I can’t even comprehend what she’s going through right now.
Our shitty world is now more shitty with William Munny’s passing, but he’s in a better place making ’em laugh and stirring things up. R.I.P. Munny.
From Donn Martin:
It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of William Munny who I really didn’t know very well but who I respected greatly for his tenacious nature as well as his unique insight.
Munny was a prolific and valuable member of the community from back in the Downtrend days but moved into writing articles that quickly became fan favorites and he was a damned good writer.
He was also an ornery dude who wasn’t about to go quietly when the shit comes down as it is going to do in the very near future, but God took him away, and hopefully, he is now in a much better and far more peaceful place than the rest of us are.
As Hunter S. Thompson once wrote: “a funeral is a bleak reminder that the tribe is smaller by one. The circle is one link shorter, the enemy jacks up the odds just a little bit more.”
May he rest in peace.
