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RIP Baldbruin
Posted Mon, Apr 14 3:15 pm
My good friend and long time BG member Baldbruin (Kiley Akers) passed away on Saturday after his 5 year battle with lung cancer. Kiley graduated from UCLA in 1995 and was Bruin to the bone.

Kiley turned me on to Bruin Gold, or as we called it, “THE BOARD” all the way back in 2000 and was a fantastic poster. Dude was funny and passionate when discussing his beloved Bruins.

He was the heart and soul of the 3-4 of us who attended nearly every home game from 2000 to 2019. If you ever heard his chant in the Rose bowl “YOU SEE US..UCLA!!! That was him (us) in section 22.

Kiley was a coach with Team In Training running and raising $ for cancer research the last 15 plus years. He was an amazing human I will miss dearly but never forget.
I want to thank the admin here for creating a place he loved talking Bruin pig for so many years.
If anyone is interested in learning more about Team in Training to help fight cancer here is a link to their website: https://www.teamintraining.org
RIP Kiley
Baldbruin forever
Student Baller
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Aw f$ck
Posted Mon, Apr 14 4:52 pm
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Hate to hear it. Way too young.
jbruin15
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Condolence
Posted Mon, Apr 14 5:02 pm
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Lost a loyal and fine person. Love reading his post.
Crispy
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Condolences
Posted Mon, Apr 14 5:30 pm
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1995? Way too young....
BRUINBLOOD
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RIP
Posted Mon, Apr 14 6:43 pm
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RIP BaldBruin.
bergermeister
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Sorry dude
Posted Mon, Apr 14 6:58 pm
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Sounds like a cool guy. That’s quite a run of home games you guys attended. RIP.
BG Admin
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A GREAT DUDE, INDEED.
Posted Mon, Apr 14 7:25 pm
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I don't know if you remember, I met you and Kiley briefly many moons ago when you came upon my group's tailgate. And we sat in the middle of section 22 and heard your chants.

His work for Team-in-Training is such a noble thing to do. Please let us know how we can donate to Team-in-Training in his honor.
MR.GKD
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And a funny dude.Hence Baldbruin
Posted Mon, Apr 14 7:43 pm
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Sorry to hear.
You See Us
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Ahh yes..
Posted Tue, Apr 15 2:08 pm (Edited Tue, Apr 15 2:09 pm)
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I do remember that. You guys were awesome. Those were truly the golden years of tailgating at the Rose bowl.

Again, thank you so much for keeping this wonderful place going. Every time I open this site I think of some of the best times of our lives.

Kileys favorite charity is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You can donate in his memory at lls.org. All his fundraising as well as that of his teams was for the LLS.
Go Bruins!
big game 2
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We see you
Posted Tue, Apr 15 5:41 am
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blessings to your dear friend, who was ours as well.
A man of character and personal strength should only be celebrated on this forum.

Cheers to Kiley and condolences to his family and friends.
Raging Bruin
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95 Grad. BB Champs in 95 and a 93 Rose Bowl. Good times
Posted Tue, Apr 15 6:53 am
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to be a Bruin student. The Sky is Blue and Gold.
BRUINS 1
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Enjoyed his posts
Posted Tue, Apr 15 7:13 am
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I will include him in my prayers. Blessings.
AnthemForOne
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That makes him a classmate of mine
Posted Tue, Apr 15 9:18 am
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Might have sat by him at a game, served him at Kerckhoff, sat by him in a lecture, known some of the same people, passed him by on Bruin Walk, and on and on and on. It's a large campus, but we'd have spent years treading on the same turf, carried over into our mutual dive into this community we all share on Bruin Gold. I'm saddened to hear this news of the loss of one of our own. I hope his family, fighting through the grief, can come to dwell in those memories of him that make them smile. Tragic news, but thank you for sharing it.

"The only thing I know is that I know nothing."
~Socrates
You See Us
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For anyone who..
Posted Tue, Apr 15 2:15 pm
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wants to donate in Kileys honor his favorite charity is the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society. You can donate in his memory at LLS.org. All his fundraising as well as that of his teams was for the LLS.
GO BRUINS!
JB
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Condolences
Posted Tue, Apr 15 5:44 pm
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Sorry to hear about your loss. He was way too young.
8ball
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Condolences
Posted Wed, Apr 16 11:03 pm
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RIP BaldBruin.
95 Bruin
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So sorry to hear that
Posted Sun, Apr 20 9:01 pm
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But awesome to hear about all the love he shared! As a fellow '95 grad and Bruin, my condolences.
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I sat in Section 22 as well. Row 55.
Posted Sun, Apr 20 9:30 pm
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My daughter was also in Class of ‘95.
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Thank you all for the kind words..
Posted Mon, Apr 21 12:44 pm
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We will be there in sec 22 this year for a game to honor Kiley. Join in if you hear us chanting.
YOU SEE US...UCLA!!!

GO BRUINS!