― Rob Liano
Lead Guitar at the Metal Band WORMBOX
I took this photo and cloned it with a digital background creation - concert 2007 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
in younger and happier times
the last time we met in person
2015 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Over a year ago my first-born son posted this guitar piece on Soundcloud. It pains me to no end to listen to this and having found out that he passed away on October 27th 2023. - He was just 52 years old! His funeral is set for November 3rd 2023 in Calgary, Alberta. Jay was his nickname, in fact he went under Jay Wormbox on Facebook. Wormbox is the name of the band he was the lead guitarist. His given name is Jason Rapp. RIP my son - I love you and my heart aches. Perhaps we see each other again when I too will go over the rainbow bridge. I weep as I write this.
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2015 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Over a year ago my first-born son posted this guitar piece on Soundcloud. It pains me to no end to listen to this and having found out that he passed away on October 27th 2023. - He was just 52 years old! His funeral is set for November 3rd 2023 in Calgary, Alberta. Jay was his nickname, in fact he went under Jay Wormbox on Facebook. Wormbox is the name of the band he was the lead guitarist. His given name is Jason Rapp. RIP my son - I love you and my heart aches. Perhaps we see each other again when I too will go over the rainbow bridge. I weep as I write this.
Just in case the embed is not working, here is the link:
JASON RAPP - SOLO KEYS
the solo itself is quite different from Wormbox, a great personal touch.
Services in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCELEBRATING HIS LIFE
WORMBOXheavy metal group from Calgary
photos taken by me at a live event in Lethbridge, Alberta
after the gig, at my house in Lethbridge
Jason on the right, with his arm around me
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this photo I took in 2007 is also found on Jason's Facebook pageJAY WORMBOX
To trace back to earlier times
Jason's Birth and early childhood
born at Lethbridge Municipal Hospital
October 23rd 1971 at 10:18 PM
Weight 9 lbs 11 oz
Parents
Mary Jane & Otto Rapp
Early Childhood
at our place near city center in Lethbridge, Albertagone all 'Austrian' after a vacation: my mother got us the outfits
6 years old - a polaroid, just like the ones above - I leave it like that, with my handwriting on it
a few years later, in Austria at the castle Hochosterwitz in Carynthia - July 1981
a trip across the border from Carynthia, we visited Venice, Italy - July 1981Unfortunately, I lost a lot of pictures in crashed drives and laptops, as well as lost albums. I recovered a scant few because I had sent hard copies to my mother, and found some in a box she saved. From Dia Slides I recovered a few pictures from a trip of just the two of us to Victoria in 1986.
at Butchard Gardens in Victoria ▲ and having lunch at the Butchard Gardens ►
making a funny face chewing his food, so I cropped it out ▼
Pacific Rim Rainforest - playing Tarzan ▲if you squint, you spy him, right side center
we stayed in a cabin on the Canadian Princess in Ucluet - this was the lounge on that ship.
in these past few days, other family members and friends of Jason sent me some pictures
but I also downloaded some from his Facebook page
Photos from Jason's Family & Friends
with his sisters Nicole and Tasha
Jason with his daughter Trista
remember a photo from BC in 1986 as a 15 year old
MY SON JASON
was on a visit to Canada four years later
My Canadian Visit 2015
l to r: my younger son Otto FJ, granddaughter Trista, myself, grandson Sebastian and my dear elder son Jason
(we took turns with the camera)
Quote from a friend on Facebook directed me to a scene in Lord of the Rings, between King Theoden and Gandalf
Theoden : No parent should have to bury their child.
Gandalf : He was strong in life. His spirit will find the way to the halls of your fathers.
THE SERVICE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada on October 3rd 2023 at 2:00 PMI am thankful to my granddaughter Trista Rapp for sending me these photos from the service.
Trista also put together a touching video on Canva:
this is a clip taken from the original YouTube video JAY WORMBOX SHREDDING
Jay from Wormbox at Shred Fest Against Cancer Fundraiser @ The Underground, Calgary, January 24, 2009 - it is just too bad that the sound is not so good on something I consider one of his most accomplished performances
I still cannot believe he is gone!
there is so much I would have wanted to discuss with him
we used to talk quite often via messenger, and he sometimes called me on that service, sometimes in the middle of the night, not realizing the time difference.
These past few days I kept waking up, thinking I should call him back.
late night selfie on Friday, November 3rd 2023, the day of the service for Jason
I was there in spirit
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