PureMTGO Writer Hamtastic Passes Away

Posted on April 3, 2011

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:

I only met Erik once during a Pro Tour where Wizards gave him, myself and Evan Erwin a sneak peek at the early stages of the next phase of MTGO. I remember just how eager to report about the program he was, it was clearly something he cared a great deal about. I read countless articles of his over the years and followed his Twitter. His contribution to the community and he will be missed. It is a very sad day for the Magic community.

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:

In Memoriam Erik Friborg

Our Friend Erik Friborg

Also here are forum threads dedicated to him:

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