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<blockquote data-quote="cougent" data-source="post: 4088467" data-attributes="member: 48665">I can't say anything that has not already been said, but yet I feel the need to say it anyway.I never met Gary in person, but yet I feel like I knew him anyway.&nbsp; His impact on my life as with others is immeasurable.&nbsp; When I was introduced to AD&amp;D in 1981 at 18 in college, it was a truly life changing event.&nbsp; Here was an avenue to be creative, expressive, and was just a lot of fun all at the same time.&nbsp; I still have the most fond memories of those early games and friends.&nbsp; Those were up until then the best times of my life.&nbsp; Knowing they would not have existed but for this man is huge for me.&nbsp; I have had many fun times since then as well and am still thankful to him for his work.When I came to EN World, I was dumbfounded to see that &quot;THE&quot; Gary Gygax was a poster here on this site, and not just a poster who put forth opinions or dissertations as he easily could have from &quot;on high&quot;; but rather actually did Q&amp;A posts and talked to the regular gamer like just another regular gamer.&nbsp; This reinforced my already existing hero worship of this great man even more.I will miss his posts, I will miss his humor, and even without meeting him in person I will miss him greatly!&nbsp; I wish his family all the best at this time and hope they are somehow comforted by the knowledge that he gave so much to so many.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cougent, post: 4088467, member: 48665"] I can't say anything that has not already been said, but yet I feel the need to say it anyway. I never met Gary in person, but yet I feel like I knew him anyway. His impact on my life as with others is immeasurable. When I was introduced to AD&D in 1981 at 18 in college, it was a truly life changing event. Here was an avenue to be creative, expressive, and was just a lot of fun all at the same time. I still have the most fond memories of those early games and friends. Those were up until then the best times of my life. Knowing they would not have existed but for this man is huge for me. I have had many fun times since then as well and am still thankful to him for his work. When I came to EN World, I was dumbfounded to see that "THE" Gary Gygax was a poster here on this site, and not just a poster who put forth opinions or dissertations as he easily could have from "on high"; but rather actually did Q&A posts and talked to the regular gamer like just another regular gamer. This reinforced my already existing hero worship of this great man even more. I will miss his posts, I will miss his humor, and even without meeting him in person I will miss him greatly! I wish his family all the best at this time and hope they are somehow comforted by the knowledge that he gave so much to so many. [/QUOTE]

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