(Cross-posted)

It's hard to believe that it's already been one year since the OCR community lost Reuben. Losing someone is always sad, but even more so when they were in the prime of their life and had done so many great things. I believed then, and I still do now, that we shouldn't dwell on the tragic circumstances of someone's death. Why overlook the fond memories, great accomplishments, and the wonderful years of their life just to focus on one sad moment, right? And in Reuben's case, there was a lot to celebrate. I had been wracking my brains over what to write but truth be told, I can't. Words, at least mine, can't do him justice and others can do a far better job than me, even people who hadn't met him in person. That was Reuben's gift, the power to touch others with his gifts, especially his music even if it was only one aspect of his great life. In keeping with that, I'm posting links so that his music would continue to touch others and keep his memory alive. :

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[link] (set up by his family. The music section seems to be restricted at the moment. will update when/if they open it up again)

I have no doubt that if Reu were still with us he'd be happy to see how far the community has come along- involvement in commercial projects (SF2 HD just recently) and getting together with compilations. And I know he would've jumped on board with all of them. That freakin' overachiever.

Cheers, Reu.