EDIT: Preface Alpha - Patrick, you've already touched lives as you say you wish you will. I am one of them. Thank you.
Preface - I feel ridiculous hitting send on this after thinking about how much of a right I have to feel this way, but I can't help how I feel, and I think it's nothing but praise for the man that will always be remembered as Ryan Davis.
I watched some old quicklooks two nights ago. Ryan and Jeff jams. Old stuff that I don't really care about - I was having a bout of insomnia and I love listening to Giant Bomb. Anything. So I found some old shit I never watched, and a lot of it was obviously including Ryan.
I will never forget Ryan, and Patrick - I am sorry to think this as I don't wish permanent mourning on anyone ever especially someone I have utmost respect for - I don't think you'll ever forget Ryan. You don't forget people like that. You forget how it feels to go from them being around to them being gone. You forget the sadness. You will always remember the good times because you have no reason not to and THAT is what is most important and most BEAUTIFUL about Giant Bomb and Ryan Davis. Ryan will never die so long as Giant Bomb lives. People will continue to discover the site, fall in love, and hit the back catalogue.
One of the best silver linings I've found is that the world will not forget Mr. Davis for the foreseeable future. I know Giant Bomb won't allow their archives to fall to the wayside, and I know people will continue to discover the site and Ryan in due process. People like the staff of Giant Bomb that positively affect so many peoples' lives - people like that deserve to be remembered, and I think that's exactly what will happen for all the right reasons.
I still think Ryan is somewhere either in heaven or some crazy simulation future sitting there laughing at how emotional everyone got over him. He'd be just the person to find heaven and spend his time watching his old pals endure the ridiculousness of life while knowing how peaceful and serene the following is - I'm sure that would tickle him to have that knowledge over the crew.
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