To Old Friends,

This evening I learned that an old friend of mine has died. I feel I need to explain this a little.

I first met Gordon as a guitar teacher, some 20 years ago. -Years before I began my journey in game development. I taught him how to play guitar, He in turn would teach me how to drink like a Rockstar. He gifted me my first recording studio and made a point of making sure I had the tools to succeed in my now professional career as an audio designer, and after several years, he then offered me a position at Rockstar Games, where I stayed for over 9 years.

Together, we had done gigs, graded guitar exams, many many bars, and nearly a decade of game development together. We'd seen multiple AAA titles we'd worked on literally change the world.

As with many of my industry colleagues, we'd spent more time together than our own family. We'd see colleagues marry, colleagues die and colleagues leave the company only to bump into them years later in other studios and talk as if there'd been only a weekend break between seeing each other.

I had always made the assumption that I'd have the privilege to work with him again in some capacity one day. It had never occurred to me this might never happen as the games industry is such a small industry and all to often you work with people in other studios.

He truly was an outstanding person to be around and is literally the reason I am where I am today. I would not be here, if not for him and I owe him a great deal of my life as i now know it.

It's still not quite sank in yet. It feels very similar to when Chris Edwards died all those years ago. -A mixture of disbelief and heart felt pain that I honestly never want to feel again.

Take Care Gordon, fly free you mad bastard. -may you find peace and tranquility in the perpetual playlist of Genesis and Phil Collins.