Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

DangerStepp said:
If someone has the time I would appreciate it if they adorned my avatar with a Ryan Ribbon.

Thank you!
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Here!

^ Beaten like a sucker. :(
 
A terrible loss.

I'm not going to pretend Ryan was perfect; far from it, and he'd probably scoff at some of the drippy sugarcoated eulogies about him posted around.

I remember the dude once ripped me a good one on Twitter over my purple "fedora", because you know, fedoras. I didn't take it personally, but it reinforced the feeling that as cool as Ryan was, perhaps the mindset was that he was just a little bit cooler than everyone else, or a lot cooler, depending on where you were in the food chain. There were definitely points where it felt like the guy was a little too "high on his own shit", so to speak, but I think every rock star suffers from this to some degree, and no doubt about it, Ryan was a rock star of the gaming journalism industry. We'll never see another Van Halen or another Ozzy Osbourne, and similarly, we'll never have another Ryan Davis.

He was hilarious, he was entertaining as fuck, I could listen to the dude banter with the Giant Bomb staff for hours...and just like that, he's gone. He touched the lives of people who never even met him, mine included, so I can only imagine how his close personal friends and the staff feel.

Adios, Ryan. You'll be missed, as if that wasn't blindingly obvious.
 
Just decided to listen to the last Bombcast with Ryan and 2 minutes in he says "this room feels big and empty now that Patrick is gone." I almost lost it. I can only imagine how everyone else in that room will feel the next time they podcast.
 
Extremely saddened. I've been listening to this crew for years and years. Feels like I've lost a pal.

R.I.P Ryan, we will all miss your enthusiasm and presence. My thoughts to his friends, family, and wife.
 
I still can't believe the timing. Right after his wedding. The GB crew was on such a high just a few days ago.

Life can be unforgivably harsh sometimes.
 
This is totally eerie. Over the last month or so I've gone back and listened to the first year or so of the bombcast in order since I didn't start listening until about '09. After I heard the news today I decided to go back and listen to the next episode I had downloaded. It turns out it was the episode from 11-04-2008. It was the post Halloween episode and Ryan stared the podcast saying, "It's Tuesday November the 4th and you're listening to the Giantbombcast, I'm Ryan D and I'm back from the dead. I hope everyone had a happy Halloween." It gave me chills... I am so tore up right now...
 
Gaf is pretty amazing sometimes. It feels good to know that others were hit by Ryan's death as I am. Thanks for this thread. Can someone also 'ribbon' my avatar as well, I'd appreciate it.
 
RIP prayers go to friends and family

Unfamilliar with giant bomb i only have seen the wii u review. But this is terrible, too young
 
Sorry to ask, but can someone add a black ribbon to mine, I have been listening to this dude and the rest of the crew for a long, long time, this really bums me out :(
 
This is impossibly sad, and I'm actually surprised how much it's affected me this morning. I watch at least one piece of giantbomb content everyday. Everyday I've watched that dude. And freshly married on his honeymoon? It's just gut wrenching. I hope we all can take this as an oppurtunity to reflect on our habits. Be healthy everyone. Ryan, you will be missed.
 
This news left me in awe, watching past videos with Ryan in them is what made me tear up. Giantbomb for better or worse is a window in which viewers get to see a second family flourish and operate.

I lost my brother going on a couple years ago, in August. My first family dog also passed that same summer. Ryan's death feels similar.
 
I can't even handle today anymore. I'll just repost a little off the cuff bit I wrote on Giant Bomb when I found out.

"I always felt Ryan was a role model of sorts for me. He was a man who was always vibrant, laughing and seemingly having the time of his life. From his numerous quicklooks (of which I took my username) to podcasts and everything Ryan was a part of, Ryan was always an amazing person that made everything brighter.

I am extremely lucky to have met him even once, and am glad that he has been a large part of the community that is Giant Bomb. Ryan has made our lives that much more charmingly garrulous and I feel hollow knowing that he is no longer with us. Even though I did not know him personally, I still felt as though I understood him enough to say that he was an extremely awesome duder. I can't even fathom how devastating this must be for the Giant Bomb staff, only that my heart goes out to them in the same sadness and pain.

We love you Ryan Davis, and we'll miss you."

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Ryan Davis loves you
 
I'm at work and am really having a hard time getting anything done. It's kind of comforting to see others with similar remarks, to know I'm not alone in that. This has hit me harder than I could have ever imagined. But again, it's nothing compared to how Ryan's friends and family feel.

So so sad. Truly truly rest in peace, Ryan.
 
I'm glad I'm not the only one that was hit hard by this news. Ryan has been someone I respected for years now ever since he and the others left Gamespot to show solidarity for their friend. He was a great guy, I don't feel like I've ever been this sad before over the passing of someone I didn't know personally.
 
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