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Last night, a member of our community since the very start in 2011, and a dear friend to many, many people has passed away at the young age of 25.

Welikeike22 (also known as Doug_Dimmadone) was diagnosed with COVID a few short weeks ago. About 7 days ago he was admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath and low oxygenation. After several hard days of battling the virus, we are sorry to say that Ike passed away last night.

Ike was a very influential part of our community and our lives. He has been here literally since the very first day we went online and was always making the game fun, hosting events, and being a man of the community.

Please take this time to love each other just a little more during this short life! Behind our usernames, we are all real individuals. I feel blessed to have been able to meet Ike many years ago in real life. He truly was a great and fun guy!

Please stay safe everyone and take care of each other. During these sad times feel free to reach out to us and to your friends for support.

❤️