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As a longtime friend of Dave Arneson, would like everyone know how great a person he was. I can't start to tell you the number of times that excited fans of Magic: The Gathering or D&D would meet Dave face to face and he was always the humble person. He never refused to sign items for people when approached and always was embarassed for the attention paid to him for his contribution. He influenced a large contigency of people. My first encounter with Dave Arneson was showing up at the "headquarters" in Lake Geneva Wis with friends to playtest the rules in 1970 and for years Dave and I talked about those early years frequently. He knew how much his and Gary's rules set started things but never treated anyone as if they owed them. I will always think about both of them whenever it thunders and thinking there goes another roll of the dice by Dave and Gary. Condolences to the family.