Co-Creator of D&D passes

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Damn, just over a year ago we lost Gary Gygax (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=7563) and now the other co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dave Arneson, has died after a long battle with cancer.
Wizards of the Coast (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20090409)
Shack News (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58082)
Wired (http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/rip-dave-arneso.html)
The Escapist (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90765-R-I-P-Dave-Arneson-UPDATE)

[Pirate Bill]

I've just recently gotten into D&D and I'm teaching it to my kids. Here's to hoping the legacy of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson will live on for many more generations.

[flippyshark]

I have a Staff of +20 Sadness.

[Kevy Baby]

I have a Staff of +20 Sadness.I'm sure this has a profound meaning in the D&D world, but to me it just sounds like you have a disease someplace you don't want it.

[flippyshark]

Not diseased - just neglected.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

More news & tributes:
Sci Fi Wire (http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/dungeons-dragons-dave-arn.php)
Dork Tower (http://www.dorktower.com/2009/04/08/dork-tower-april-8-2009-thanks-dave/) (comic)
Order of the Stick (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0644.html)* (comic)

*OotS has horrible connectivity issues. It's not uncommon for the first few connection attempts to fail.