Holy fuck, Reed

Sent this to some friends who are in the software world, I’ll post here it here too.

Hey friends, a dear friend of mine, Reed Heil, has died in an avalanche in Salt Lake City. I wrote some words here:

https://www.facebook.com/niaiserie/p...8cbzFt7Fvu5wGl

The avalanche report is here:

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/90771

I'm flying out for the funeral, speaking, coordinating some celebration of life activities, and trying to be there for Reed's wife and 3 kids like they were there for me. I got the flight covered on miles and I have a place to stay thanks to the ski community, but I am really stuck financially. I quit software to drive Uber, and I haven't been able to drive because of dealing with all this.

I'm $1100 overdrawn in my checking account and gotta pay my rent $1600 and car payment $500, if there's any way you can help me out with a couple hundred bucks or something, I will pay you back as soon as I can. I'm 8 months clean and sober, I can have my psychiatrist send the drug tests. I am just not really sure where else to turn right now.

venmo: @Mark-Billie
paypal: mbillie1@gmail.com
zelle: mbillie1@gmail.com
cash app: $billiemarka

This is obviously pretty embarrassing but I legit don't quite know what else to do, my family has unrelated kinda broken ties with me and I'm just in a tight spot.

With prayer and love

Mark Billie


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Can’t loan you money but i can give you some brother.

I used Zelle.

^^^ yep i got u

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Hey I never skied it. If and only if it’s safe, when I’m out there Jan 16-19, Reed’s favorite run is flanagans. I mean he never stopped talking about it. Always wanted to take me but we just never did. So if you wanna honor his memory, maybe let’s try to hit flanagans IF it is safe.

PS the iphone app is goofy huh

i was gut punched shocked and saddened when a mag called to tell me of Reeds passing
Shared a few skinners and turns with what id describe as one hell of a stoked human being and member of this tribe
only pics i can find right now is of him on the fantasy booter heading out to drop in into flanigans
https://hosting.photobucket.com/7765...54023b8d7f.jpg
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thanks for a well written tribute thread
ill have the tgap send ya some traveling ducketts
and hope to be able to meet you and "get outside" and shred in his honor and memory and celebrate a life of seeking solace and meaning in the white room
https://hosting.photobucket.com/7765...a5724e11a5.jpg
props to the 1st responders and uac for a really well written report

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Originally Posted by Danno

MB, your posts are so poignant, I feel your pain oozing out of the screen. I hope you are able to find peace, brother.

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Same here.

RIP Reed, and peace to you all.

Mark

Sent some money your way via Venmo. We were at Alta that day skiing and saw the helicopter flying. It didn’t have a ski basket on the side and made several trips into that zone. My 13 year old was asking a lot of questions. It sucked to watch knowing that it was probably an accident situation they were going in for. Your write ups have been helpful for me and my family to process. My son has read every report on it. Hope you have safe travels to mourn the passing of your friend and celebrate what a great man he was to many.

Nick


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Sent some help to you, MB.

ETA: gift, not a loan

MB I sent what I could. It's not a loan. Healing vibes too.

Venmo’d you some money as well - definitely not a loan.


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PayPal to your business. Take care.

And another....only ask is for you to stay well, and focus on the things that make you happy once this cloud starts to lift. Sadly, we all say goodbye to friends along the way.
Hope you find some peace.

+++ some funds from SFB

we are all pulling for you MW

i never skied with Reed but I will be forever grateful to you for teaching me how to move efficiently in the backcountry, ski rad shit early in the morning, and be as safe as you can while doing so. i remember you always told me stories about Reed too.

i - and a lot of us folks here - owe a lot to you. you're a good dude.

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Thank you for the unbelievably generous outpouring of love and kindness and support mags. I am humbled and privileged to be a part of this amazing community. I can’t do anything but sit in awe. I love you alll.


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Mags making it happen. Flights booked. Jimmy I will call you tomorrow, just been driving doing my part. So humbled and grateful for all y'all.

There’s squirrels chewing on the cables in the server closet again but check out my ig @markbillie to see a beautiful glass piece my dear friend @beakglass made to commemorate Reed.


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https://www.canva.com/design/DAGbWce..._source=viewer


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Reed’s services and ceremony of life. All are welcome of course.


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Also, I’m giving first dibs at this stuff to telefreewasatch and tgapp but I’m bringing all this glass to give to mags. My apartment is like a head shop and most of it I’m just not smoking from. That octopus pipe specifically is for Jimmy though. And the illest chillums are for tgapp. But this stuff is free, for solid mags.

wtf is up with the emojis? I don't want to break the image attachment but jfc this is weird and stupid

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Oh and I'm bringing a dope bong too lol. All local hand made stuff. I can tell you who made it, with maybe one or two exceptions.

This sick marble Beak made in Reed’s memory I’m gonna give to his family, but I’ll have it with me for people to see if they want, it’s stunning

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Nice

Nice indeed.