Birth date: Nov 19, 1973 Death date: Mar 8, 2024
Austin Franklin Tribble was born November 19, 1973 to John Tribble and Linda Steffens Tribble in Kansas City, Missouri. He passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, in Huntersville, North Carolina, after a courageous battle with cancer t Read Obituary
I met Austin at Ally. Everyone knew him, everyone liked him and he was one of the first people to truly welcome me and get me situated. I kept in touch with Austin after leaving the bank because he was just so incredibly special. Austin, you made such a mark on so many people ...me being one. Thank you. I'll never forget you.
I only knew Austin for a few months but he was a great guy to work for. I wish I had known him longer. He always joked around no matter what he was going through and was always so nice. We talked often about his family and friends as well as my family. He loved his family and friends very much and I will keep you all in my prayers 🙏
My heart and spirit go out to the family. Austin was a fighter and was determined to give it his all, no matter what he was doing and even before the cancer. He was always right and rarely backed down from it -- and frustratingly, he was right most of the time. He always kept his sense of humor and was always thinking about others, even when things were bad for him.
Gaming with him, he was awesomely fun and frustrating. Whether it was his barbarian jumping into a pit because he didn't care how deep it was (it turned out to be 200 feet deep and his character survived) or deciding that he was absolutely going to play that barbarian with a 12 Dexterity, even though it really disadvantaged him. "I don't care. I'm not changing. It's what I rolled, I'm gonna play him."
He was always going to do things his way, no matter what the plot or genre dictated. I actually had to end a campaign because he was so dedicated to what his character believed that he pretty much blew up the team to stop the enemies. *That* was Austin.
I was worried for him traveling out to Charlotte to start a new career on his own, because doing such a thing seemed so scary to me. But he showed little doubt and proved not only successful in his career, but he touched the lives of so many people in Charlotte. I was astounded by the number of friends and supporters he had when we went to visit him in October.
God bless him, we need more like him in the world. Or maybe, we all just need to be a little more like him.
