It was brought to our attention via @MTGOAcademy, Erik Friborg aka 'Hamtastic' has passed away. He died yesterday, April 2nd, 2011. Erik was 30 years old and is survived by his wife and son. Details are not available as to what happened, but it is confirmed by multiple sources.
Erik was a very active and well known member of the MTGO community, penning over 240 articles for the PureMTGO.com website, his most recent being one posted the day before his death. He also worked as a volunteer community leader for MTGO and he competed in the Community Cup as part of the community team.
Allow me to break dis-personal reporter speak to say this:
You can view Erik's complete archive on PureMTGO by visiting this page: Hamtastic Article Archive
Please visit these pages on PureMTGO to share and read stories from others:
Also here are forum threads dedicated to him: