Ernie Gygax Has Passed Away

I cannot imagine the pain of losing a brother.

I remember going to a seminar of his at the first virtual Gary Con; his love of gaming and his enthusiasm really shined.

Ralif Redhammer said:

I cannot imagine the pain of losing a brother.

I remember going to a seminar of his at the first virtual Gary Con; his love of gaming and his enthusiasm really shined.

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Much like his father, he just wanted to game and make games for people and he was taken advantage of by those he called friend.

Al east, he did in fact get to game and game and game. One can only hope to do that in retirement (lol my gen and on will never get to retire)

In 2010, during one of the early Gary Cons, Ernie was kind enough to let me tag along over to his home where we and others talked quite a bit and played the San Juan card game. When Ernie found out I was a Fritz Leiber fan, he handed me a postcard Fritz has sent his mother Mary Gygax. I'm not one to "fanboy".... I mean, I was hanging with Ernie, and had met his Dad before he passed, but that post card....

Well, anyway, that's an example of how open and generous he was, at least to me. We gamed together a few more times over the years, and he was always kind and respectful to me, even if we disagreed, whenever we would chat.

RIP, Ernie. Your contribution to the game lives on.

(Picture credit to my friend Luca.)