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fight well, as it was his fight too, but his
thoughts were about how the disease was affecting others
and memorializing those it had already taken. That
was Shaun - a man who will most certainly live on in
our hearts and memories.
Shaun
was a very successful domain investor and developer,
having owned and/or helped develop top tier assets
like Jobs.ca, Candy.ca, Houses.ca,
GoldCourses.ca and many others. His CandyCrave.ca
ecommerce site has proved to be a big hit too. Sean
was also a well-known player in the geodomain space
as the owner of Kelowna.com, Kamloops.com
and Penticton.com. Still his domain
acumen is not what drew so many people to Shaun and
made him one of the most beloved people in
the business. It was the way he treated and
connected with everyone around him.
I met
Shaun in person for the first time in 2005
when we were both at the Domainfest
conference in Los Angeles and the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
East conference in Delray Beach, Florida.
We already knew each other from the domain forums
online but to really appreciate Shaun you had to
meet him in person. My first impression was this guy
was a living, breathing teddy bear - you were
instantly comfortable around him and would have been
happy to give him a big hug - in fact many
did just that!
Above:
Marcia Lynn Walker giving her friend Shaun
Pilfold a hug at the
2005 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Delray
Beach, Florida.
Above:
Many of us first got to know Shaun through DNForum.com,
owned at the time by Greg Ricks (at right
above), who is seen here with
Shaun at the 2007 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East
conference in Hollywood, Florida.
Above:
Shaun made many other friends in the geodomain
community where he was well-known as the
owner/operator of several Canadian city .com
websites. In this shot from the 2007 GeoDomain
Expo in San Francisco, Shaun (at far
left), chats with a friend during the live domain
auction.
Above:
Shaun was also at the 2008 GeoDomain Expo
in Chicago where he is seen
sharing some thoughts from his seat in the audience
during a panel discussion.
Above:
Wherever domain people got together, Shaun
was most likely there,
making new friends and enjoying the chance to see
old ones again. Here he is
chatting with Eliot Silver at the 2007
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York City.
In
2010, Shaun finally had a chance to welcome his many
industry friends to a big event on his side of
the border at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver
conference in Canada. This particular
occasion was a surprise birthday party for Gregg
McNair (at far right). When it comes to wishing
people well, Shaun was always front and
center and this was no exception.
With
Shaun gone now, all we can do is send heartfelt
condolences to his family and friends and share our
stories of how he positively impacted our lives
with his quiet manner, kindness and grace. It
was a wonderful blessing to know him and I have no
doubt that anyone who ever met him will tell you the
same. Thank you Shaun, for being the man you were
and showing us how to do it right in both business
and life.
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