By now, most of already heard the news that league member Ethan Reynolds died unexpectedly last Tuesday. Below, I am reproducing the announcement of this that I posted in the league Facebook group when I learned about it on Wednesday.
I am terribly sad to have to report that league member Ethan Reynolds passed away yesterday, suddenly and unexpectedly. […] As I am sure is also true for all of you, I was stunned to hear this news. It is incomprehensible to think of someone so vibrant being suddenly gone from the world. Although I did not know Ethan well on a personal basis, I did know him as an indispensable part of the camaraderie of our league. He quickly became one of the core members, the people who make up the league’s personality. He also contributed considerably to the growth of the league in recent years by bringing in friends, and he often recruited people to play in the charity tournaments too, sometimes people who just happened to be at the bar that day! His outgoing nature was legendary to the extent that his name became synonymous with courageous extroversion. If I didn’t have enough people for one of my tournaments, someone might say, “If only we had Ethan here to do his thing” or “We need someone to be an Ethan and go talk to that person playing Medieval Madness.” […]
I am so sorry to lose Ethan and his joyful, fun, and welcoming presence from the LPL, but I know he will never be forgotten by the membership.