I was fortunate enough to meet, and become close enough to call friends, two CP members who are no longer with us, unfortunately: Trey (Spad31), and Larry Niemann (golfgar).  I wasn't as close to some of the others we have seen pass in recent times, but their loss still hits me just as hard.  I've smoked with 
@JHolmes763, 
@cabaiguan juan, and 
@Smokin'Sims, among others I'm surely forgetting.  I've been great friends with 
@PaulTra for the better part of 20 years; well pre-dating our time on CP.  The v-herf is an important part of CP's history, now, with legends to be told to our grandkids.
It will ten years come April, so I need to really think about everything I've seen transpire in that time.  I reserve the right to revisit.