PhotoGnome

[yendi]

Woke up to some utterly awful news on FB, that photognome had died suddenly last night. I'll repeat what I posted on FB here:

It's been zero days since I've woken up to the news that a friend died. Joe (AKA PhotoGnome) was one of those people who just made everyone around him so much happier, and was a wonderful part of my life online long before and long after we were neighbors in Atlanta. I still have fond memories of sushi at Ru San's, conversations at DragonCon, and just plain hanging out and chatting about comics. The world's a lesser place without him in it.

Just an awful loss. I know many LJ/DW folks have migrated to FB and Twitter, but folks here should know, and frankly, Joe's one of those people who should be memorialized wherever we can.

Comments

[rubian77]

I admit, I didn't know him myself...but I'd seen him often on your LJ and others and he seemed like a great guy. I'm so sorry to hear the news. He wasn't that old, was he? What happened?

[yendi]

We don't know much at this point other than what his brother posted, which is that he died of heart failure. He was roughly my age, and it was definitely sudden -- he was posting on FB just hours earlier.

[rubian77]

Yikes. I figured he was roughly my age, which makes it a doubly sobering thought.

[gingicat]

I’m sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing and a comfort to all who knew him.

[yendi]

Thank you.

[azurelunatic]

Oh, dammit.

[fings]

I heard the news yesterday via a mutual friend; though I only knew him from LJ and half a dozen encounters at Fantasm/Frolicon/DragonCon, he was a presence to be recognized, and will be missed.

[clawfoot]

I didn't know him myself, but you are the third person (on three different platforms) from three entirely different social circles to express grief on his passing.

He must have touched so many people. I'm sorry I never met him.