I used to joke with Ixi that he and others were my filter to MSB because I'd never log in here, so he'd let me know when there were new and interesting games opening up that we could go check out together. He was a light in my life, and we were there for one another through a lot of things. He was far too young for the health issues that he suffered, and he was taken quite suddenly when just last week the prognosis was that he'd gotten out of the ICU and off the ventilator, and they were going to get him up and walking around, and discharge was in his future. For him to just be gone yesterday morning was and is devastating. He was passionate, in all things -- from those things he loved to the things he would vehemently argue against. What started as a funny and awkward IC encounter one year on a game that's long been closed, became one of the deepest and closest connections in my life over the passing years. I am grateful for all the conversations we had, projects we worked on, and stories we've told. I've spent some time over the past day reading over our last scenes together, our last conversations together, and some of the happiest ones. He's always going to be in my heart.
A couple of us are in contact with his roommate but as of this morning there are no definitive plans yet. Once we know more, we'll let the community know if there's anything that he and Ixi's family might need.