Remembering Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

Damn listening to the backlog of Bombcast episodes from 2011, fucking heart breaking it's so weird listening to his voice. First episode I picked up from was one where he was out on sick leave, and the next one had him coming back (still with a cold) and the rest of the bomb crew happy to see him back... Fuck man. The only people who've died and I was close to where my great grandparents which is to expected (not to sound cold) once someone reaches those golden years, but to see someone young and a person who I admired really fucking hurts, like others it's weird to feel this for a person I've never met but wished to at some point to just shake him hand and say

"Thanks, you guys fucking rock!"
 
derFeef said:
BOwG163CIAEhKo2.png:large


https://twitter.com/Fobwashed/status/354665994054148096/photo/1

:(
Click to expand...

Awesome and sad at the same time. :(

Can someone please make the last one of Ryan into an avatar with the memorial ribbon? If it's too hard it's okay.
 
SpicyKeychain said:
I've been in denial for the past 24 hours. Had a bout of gnarly food poisoning over the weekend and woke up to this news about Ryan yesterday. Felt like I was in a daze for the rest of the day, continued to do work from home while occasionally taking time to peer at gaming-related websites in some fruitless attempt to find some kind of confirmation that this terrible news was, in fact, a hoax. Didn't get it. Went on with the rest of my day.

Later that night, my wife saw me rewatching some of my favorite Quick Looks with Ryan and she asked me why I looked so sullen. I began to casually mention how one of the commentators, a personality I followed since college, passed away earlier in the day, but then I kind of stopped mid-sentence. Before I knew it, I was choking up and tears were streaming down my face.

After I calmed myself down and explained why Ryan's passing was such a loss, my wife simply nodded and squeezed my shoulder a few times in support. I think after all of my ramblings, she had some difficulty understanding why I was so broken up. However, in some way, I also think that there's some rare beauty to be found in why so many of us find it difficult to quantify the pain of Ryan's death in terms that can be understood by people who do not follow gaming media, and more specifically, the Bombcast.

Ryan was that rare charismatic, endearing, and inexplicably likable type of person who are all the richer for having in our lives. I may not have known him personally, but I can count the times where I looked forward to my 1.5 hour-long commute after a long day's work because I had a fresh Bombcast downloaded onto my phone.

RIP, Ryan. From one member of a community who never met you yet loved and cherished what you and your friends did, we already miss the hell out of you.
Click to expand...

This is kind of what's happened to me but I've kind of wiped the tears away when going around my wife and kids.

When I was at work yesterday, I must have teared up 4 times and quickly composed myself. Just doing my regular stuff and casually thinking about Ryan not being around for more podcasts or how he will not get to enjoy next gen are the things that popped up.

I've also taken this harder than I expected but couldn't bring myself to tell the wife anything or break down. I've just kind of kept it to myself and not gone around them for them to see me all glassy eyed.
 
I hate to be negative, but the world is worse without him. It's a testament to the impact he had on so many lives. I still can't believe it happened.
 
Zaph said:
Not sure if this has been posted here (from Ryan's father)...
Click to expand...

Don't mean to sound insensitive, but it's hard to die at the age of 34 from natural causes... Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't feel comfortable releasing such information.

Sad either way. Really is a huge loss.
 
Kame said:
Honestly,

Ryan Davis never had a child, but he did have Giant Bomb and treated as so.

If anything-- What Ryan would have wanted for people to support him was to have people Subscribed to GB and make it grow.

I am pretty sure that's what he would like.

... My heart trembles upon this words as I type this statement out.

I just can't fucking believe it man.
Click to expand...

Can we omit statements like this. There could be 1,000 things Mr.Davis might have wanted us to do. Especially if he died to a preventable/treatable cause of death, etc.
 
I never knew Ryan personally but like others have said I heard him every Tuesday for the past few years. It's a very strange feeling knowing that I won't hear him anymore, although is past work will live on forever.
 
mbmonk said:
Can we omit statements like this. There could be 1,000 things Mr.Davis might have wanted us to do. Especially if he died to a treatable disease, etc.
Click to expand...

I agree with this. Even if you knew the person really well, I balk at the idea that you should say with authority that you know what they'd want in the event of their death. Unless it comes directly from their will.

Also, MODOK Ryan is everyone's jam.
 
Kame said:
Honestly,

Ryan Davis never had a child, but he did have Giant Bomb and treated as so.

If anything-- What Ryan would have wanted for people to support him was to have people Subscribed to GB and make it grow.

I am pretty sure that's what he would like.

... My heart trembles upon this words as I type this statement out.

I just can't fucking believe it man.
Click to expand...

I remember when Whiskey Media realized that they needed support from their audience in order to keep them going, and they did a 24hr (?) online video telethon asking for support, lest they go out of business.

I gave immediately, and was worried that they hadn't quite hit their target, when Ryan tweeted how we in the audience were all "fucking rock stars" for all the support they had gotten. I was relieved that they would survive, and really touched at his heartfelt, no holds barred gratitude.

Three words on twitter and I was delighted. The mutant love beams this guy had.
 
Maxim726X said:
Don't mean to sound insensitive, but it's hard to die at the age of 34 from natural causes... Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't feel comfortable releasing such information.

Sad either way. Really is a huge loss.
Click to expand...

It just means he wasnt murdered and it wasnt drug related really. Nothing more to read into it than that.
 
H3xum said:
Natural causes...interesting....Wonder if he had some kind of illness that he's been keeping close to his chest this entire time...
Click to expand...

Natural causes could be anything. Cardiovascular, apnea-related, you name it. Natural causes is good enough clarification and also somewhat of a reassurance that Ryan passed away peacefully and assumed unknowingly in his sleep(?).

Nevertheless, this should calm down speculation. The fact that Ryan's father is so open and active on Twitter is commendable in itself and probably some sort of catharsis too
 
jonabbey said:
I remember when Whiskey Media realized that they needed support from their audience in order to keep them going, and they did a 24hr (?) online video telethon asking for support, lest they go out of business.

I gave immediately, and was worried that they hadn't quite hit their target, when Ryan tweeted how we in the audience were all "fucking rock stars" for all the support they had gotten. I was relieved that they would survive, and really touched at his heartfelt, no holds barred gratitude.

Three words on twitter and I was delighted. The mutant love beams this guy had.
Click to expand...

Pretty sure it was like a 5 hour telethon. I also signed up right away, and have never hesitated to renew every year.
 
Leviathin25 said:
It just means he wasnt murdered and it wasnt drug related really. Nothing more to read into it than that.
Click to expand...

Not really. Natural causes implies that there was no illness or condition directly leading to death.

It's often applied to elderly patients with many underlying co-morbidities that aren't necessarily fatal, but together likely led to their passing. At least in my experience.
 
I've just gotta say: thank goodness for GAF. Seriously.

Like everyone else in this thread, I cannot believe how much Ryan's death has affected me, despite never meeting him. I came home late yesterday after a pleasant meeting with an old friend. I checked Flipboard and saw an article on Polygon about Ryan. I thought, "Man that's weird..." Little did I know WHY the article was written. Needless to say, my wife got an extra hug last night and this morning before work.

I can only imagine what his family, especially his wife, and friends are going through. My prayers are definitely with all of them.

Ryan, you will be missed man.
 
Maxim726X said:
Don't mean to sound insensitive, but it's hard to die at the age of 34 from natural causes... Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't feel comfortable releasing such information.

Sad either way. Really is a huge loss.
Click to expand...

Yeah if that's where they want to leave it, that's fine. My sister died at age 37, of "natural" causes. There is a sad story behind every loss and it's the families prerogative if they want to leave it in the family. I dont really talk about the sad story behind her death (love you sis).

It's a tragedy. Life is short.
 
Maxim726X said:
Don't mean to sound insensitive, but it's hard to die at the age of 34 from natural causes... Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't feel comfortable releasing such information.

Sad either way. Really is a huge loss.
Click to expand...

H3xum said:
Natural causes...interesting....Wonder if he had some kind of illness that he's been keeping close to his chest this entire time...
Click to expand...

You should probably read up on what is considered a natural cause of death.
 
Could've been his sleep apnea. He had been using a cpap. Terrifies me as a sleep apnea sufferer myself.

That would still be a natural cause.
 
Maxim726X said:
Don't mean to sound insensitive, but it's hard to die at the age of 34 from natural causes... Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't feel comfortable releasing such information.

Sad either way. Really is a huge loss.
Click to expand...

Its hard but certainly not unheard of. Poor health conditions whether genetic or what have you are still natural causes.
 
StevePharma said:
Natural causes could be anything. Cardiovascular, apnea-related, you name it. Natural causes is good enough clarification and also somewhat of a reassurance that Ryan passed away peacefully and assumed unknowingly in his sleep(?).

Nevertheless, this should calm down speculation. The fact that Ryan's father is so open and active on Twitter is commendable in itself and probably some sort of catharsis too
Click to expand...

Yeah, all I can hope is that it was painless and he was surrounded by someone he loved. I couldn't give a fuck what the exact cause was, and it's up to his family to disclose it or not.
 
I find it odd that people care about the cause of his death beyond wondering if it was a murder or not (for the purposes of revenge, of course!).

Even if it turned out to be something like a heart attack, who cares? Do some people just wanted to say, "see! fat people!" or some shit like that?
 
Zefah said:
I find it odd that people care about the cause of his death beyond wondering if it was a murder or not (for the purposes of revenge, of course!).

Even if it turned out to be something like a heart attack, who cares? Do some people just wanted to say, "see! fat people!" or some shit like that?
Click to expand...

Well it's comforting to know it wasn't a drug overdose like some were saying.
 
Zefah said:
I find it odd that people care about the cause of his death beyond wondering if it was a murder or not (for the purposes of revenge, of course!).

Even if it turned out to be something like a heart attack, who cares? Do some people just wanted to say, "see! fat people!" or some shit like that?
Click to expand...

Curiosity is a powerful thing.
 
Zefah said:
I find it odd that people care about the cause of his death beyond wondering if it was a murder or not (for the purposes of revenge, of course!).

Even if it turned out to be something like a heart attack, who cares? Do some people just wanted to say, "see! fat people!" or some shit like that?
Click to expand...

When someone dies that you care about its only natural to ask "why?"
 
FStop7 said:
Jesus, guys. Does it really matter?
Click to expand...

Yes, it does. Maybe not in the sense that it's none of our business, it's not, but say it was weight related. If this is a wake up call to Jeff or any of the community that they should live healthier, then yes, it does matter. This is not to insult Ryan or bring him down or anything like that, but out of his death could come some good for others.

I'm not speculating as it could have been anything, but say it is something preventable like obesity or sleep apnea (related to obesity) then it should be discussed.

My father passed due to a heart attack and that spring boarded me to lose 90 pounds.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

LTTP: Tomb Raider (2013)
16
490
Gamerguy84 replied
  • Poll
Let's settle this once and for all. The Jim Ryan controller picture...
2
57
2K
Heimdall_Xtreme replied
  • Poll
Remembering consoles that flopped, Saturn and Dreamcast, is this positive for the image of modern Sega ?
33
277
Geometric-Crusher replied
  • Poll
Remembering 2005 - an incredible year in gaming
Opinion Poll Retro 
37
2K
DaciaJC replied
LTTP: Gears of War Judgement 360 (2013) via Xbox Cloud
13
529
Drew1440 replied
Top Bottom