Yep, see my thoughts on the news.
i'm really sorry this has happened, he will be missed, and not just for the games he wanted to complete (I still find it surprising to see a monthly chat topic without Tom contributing).

oh god.
I do not want to believe what I'm hearing.
Thomas died?
god, I'm shocked ...
Thomas you are always in our hearts.

god bless you thomas.
God receive you with open arms in your home, and give you eternal peace.

Thomas I always admired you, and I admire you even after death.
you can be dead in the flesh, but your spirit is still alive in our hearts.
rest in peace dear friend.
you will be always in our hearts.
thank you for everything you did for us.
RIP. Thomas.
cheers.

may peace rains upon you, mr. thomas. i should take sometime off to replay tombhunter again. too bad it's in the air now. thomas is awesome...

damn, well, I can't say I have played any of his games as I didn't get into audiogames until a couple years ago. But R.I.P anyway. And 38 is too damn young to die, I just turned 30 two days ago... erg.

I'm so shocked and so sad.  He was one of those amazing people I never knew but wished I had.  38 is cruelly young to be taken.  Rest in peace, Tom.  In the words of a song: "Go on and show all those stars what it means to shine."  And today my thoughts are with his family and those close to him who have to find the strength to go forward.

No words I write will do this tragedy justice, and yet one such as myself trys his best to find ways to express his thoughts when a life that has clearly touched others including my own is lost.  For some people, we're talking about the loss of an audiogame developer, and this is of great importance to those of us who truly appreciate audio games of every size and depth.  For others, he will be remembered as a powerful and intelectual voice within communities who instructed while seeking answers and truth.  Some people lost a close friend; a child lost his father. We say it was too soon, but the truth is that, it would have been too soon even a hundred years from now.  God's grace and peace be with those who are deeply and profoundly effected and left behind, morning his abrupt and disheartening departure.

Yes he was battling illnesses like eye infections for several years. Last status was that he was actually doing well so this is even more surprising.

The only thing I heard from him was...I don't know, something about he seriously injured himself and recoverring or something. Then the last post stated that everything seemed fine...too fine to believe that he's already gone. I wonder what got him.

Hello all,

I am shocked and very surprised as well, the last news i also heard was that it went some better with him. A tragedy for the audiogames community, but not only the community, but also for the blind and visually impaired people in whole. But not only by the blind and visually impaired, but also for the sighted who embraced him.
Rest in peace thomas wart, and may god embrace you and welcome you in his house. Where you are, i know you will have it better.

R.I.P

Mike Schipper

RIP tom.
As soon as I read about his death, My thoughts went out to his son. I hope that he'll find the power with in him to go ona and liv his life despite his loss.
Regards.
Ahmad.

doesn't even begin to describe it. This is appalling news. Nobody deserves to die, but especially not at such an absurdly young age.

He and I had our little disagreements, but I'm sure he was a good person and did good work that we all benefited from. He was a powerful and friendly voice in this community, and I've no doubt elsewhere. And as others have said on here, he will surely be missed. May his spirit continue to shine brightly in all that we do and strive for.

RIP, Thomas.

To answer a couple of questions, from what I understand, Tom had a brain tuma. He had a lot of medical issues with various infections and other problems over the past few years (one reason why he didn't get as much done on game development work as I thought).
In December I believe there was a brief, and indeed quite abrupt message from him on the audeasy mailing list, which, as people may know, he was the moderator. One reason this is such a shock is that as has been said, last we heard he seemed to be getting better, or at least that was what we hoped.

Sad news indeed, and a major loss, especially to long time community members who likely knew Tom as a friend (some of my own and others' reminiscences see the topic in the news).