Actually, I'm under my real name there, so feel free to friend me on FB.
I left LotB after being accused of being a poor Christian by two hypocritical assholes, one of which apparently only trolled the boards for that reason, and the other whom is a mutual acquaintance that I won't mention. Still play Battletech, though. I may come back, but there's no real reason to anymore. Most of the "old heads" are gone.
I sympathize with your loss. I lost my dad last October. But I'm doing pretty well myself, as is my family, so no real complaints.