InvaderRam wrote:

do we have any idea what happened?

Yes. I followed some leads and have his obituay.

We know he had been hospitalized a couple of times leading up to his break in posting. He was hospitalized for some very serious things. That year he was in evcry game chat that he could get to, and then during the playoffs, he was nowhere to be found. He was a very private guy who lived alone, and I had no outside contacts for  him, though I did have some leads. I assumed he passed back in January.  Recently I dug up the leads and found this:

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WARREN STOCK OBITUARY

Warren “Kool Rider” Stock, 71, New Haven, passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

Warren, son of the late Raymond Stock and wife Helen, nee Edson, was born March 21, 1950, in Washington. He received his education from New Haven High School and the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Warren worked for Union Pacific Railroad for many years until retirement. He loved reading, computers and cooking delicious food. As a young man, he excelled at softball and billiards. He especially enjoyed his cats and was an avid Rams football fan, even after they moved away from St. Louis.

Among his survivors are his brother, Gary Stock and wife Joan, Washington; his sister, Betty Stock, New Haven; nieces, Sarah Deckert and husband Chris, Wildwood, Mary Kleekamp and husband Phillip, Washington; great-nieces and -nephews, Matthew Deckert, Claire Deckert, Julia Deckert, Jack Kleekamp, Lily Kleekamp and Anna Kleekamp; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation was held Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 1-3 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church, New Haven, with a memorial service following at 3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Memorial Baptist Church or a charity of donor’s choice.

Arrangements were in care of Nieburg-Vitt, Miller Funeral Home, Washington.</p>