Damn, I remember back when Stick Slayer was new, it's bizarre to get news like this.

Why not commemorate the front page to Ben? Sort of like a Madness day or a Pico Day?

Now dont get offended at this but what if this is a hoax? And he comes back on halloween with stickslayer IX? I dont know how news of his death got out, wheather it was in the news or what so dont be offended by this thought. Just saying though, could be true.

At 10/23/09 04:28 PM, idiot-monarch wrote: Never seen any of his stuff, but he sounds like a pretty cool dude.

RIP

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Never heard of him before now, he has some pretty nice flash.

At 10/23/09 04:30 PM, TomFulp wrote: I like to think Ben would have found this amusing...

Haha, I was about to post that.
You should make a sad face of yourself for the front page, and check what emoticon the thread uses, and if it's a sad one, it'll be replaced by sad Tom.

I've never heard of him before. After watching some of his Flash, I am now very sad to have him gone.

R.I.P.

Poor Guy
:c

i feel bad that i laughed at stampers post.

I think everybody should rate that movie 5/5 in memory of him

Man, I loved his work. I used to show it to many friends.
RIP :(

I know it's rude to ask but, how'd he die?

Goodbye, ben. We'll miss you.

Rest in Peace Ben.

He will be remembered forever by family, friends, newgrounders alike, with his brilliant Flash submissions to Newgrounds that will be cherished by everyone.

Tom has made it so we can have artist's freely post flash submissions for free here on Newgrounds, and Ben has contributed greatly to making Newgrounds that much better of a site.

His great additions to the Newgrounds site will be missed from everyone here on Newgrounds.

At 10/23/09 04:37 PM, Stamper wrote: A memorial page is a great idea, actually. Something like this, right:

Username > Heroin
Username > Suicide
Username > Suicide
Username > Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide

@ Stamper: The characters should be like statues to remember them by.

Yep, we will miss him.... I bet people like the 'hopeless(mindless bastards not to be confused with the homeless)' are capable of doing that kind of damage.

wow, what is too be done with his account?

i knew the guy personally too

ohh to die like that and that young, may he rest in peace and best wishes to his friends and family.

Another one bites the dust...

RIP Ben.

We will miss him. BTW didn't Mindchamber say he might finish stck slayer?

At 10/23/09 04:24 PM, TomFulp wrote: JakBaronKing has suggested setting up an NG Memorial page for the artists we've lost over the years, so that is under consideration. I intend for NG to last the next 100 years, so this sort of page will unfortunately become more and more necessary.

Unfortunately? I think it's a great idea and it should be made as soon as possible! As for Ben, I already heard the news but his untimely death will be remembered.

Stamper's post: dark but true. He took his choice when he started on drugs.

R.I.P too soon, he was a great animator and his flash (among others) were what influenced me to get into flash in the first place.

Stick Slayer was actually one of the early flash series I've seen on newgrounds, back before I realized I could be a member (for free)
I still remember back when you had the theme music play on the collection page

thats a real shame.

I may have only been a member since 2005, but I've browsed on NG since 2002 (or 3)
I shall watch his series later tonight as a little tribute. If I have time, I'll shoot you a pm to join the collab, I'm just dealing with alot of homework right now, but would like to show that I was a fan of his work as well

At 10/23/09 04:37 PM, Stamper wrote: A memorial page is a great idea, actually. Something like this, right:

Username > Heroin
Username > Suicide
Username > Suicide
Username > Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide

Yes.
Just YES.

Strangest thing, I was just thinking of whether or not to reply to this topic, seeing as I never really knew the guy or his work and thought it would only be strange to give out my condolences to someone I don't know. Hypocritical in a way. Then I checked out his profile and he has a bunch of medals from one of my games. Strange as it may sound it actually kind of shocked me as it creates some kind of connection with him... Anyway, dying at such a young age is never a good thing, and I hope his family find all the strength and support they need.

At 10/23/09 04:37 PM, Stamper wrote: A memorial page is a great idea, actually. Something like this, right:

Username > Heroin
Username > Suicide
Username > Suicide
Username > Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Suicide
Username > Shot up School, then Gunned Down by Cops
Username > Suicide

Stamper > Dick Overdose

At 10/23/09 04:31 PM, Lizzardis wrote: Rest in peace.

May I ask...How did he die?

I heard it was from a heroin overdose, on his Mom's page. The link's in the post.

My cousin died the same way D;

RIP

Wish i could say i knew him.