[games_access] we have lost a colleague

D. Michelle Hinn hinn at uiuc.edu
Sun Dec 13 16:59:55 EST 2009


Please, no worries. I just wanted to say that Corey had been a part  
of the accessibility movement for a very long time now. I know that  
he was very excited when I introduced him to AbleGamers -- it meant  
so much to him to be able to focus on what he wanted to share.

Rest in Peace, Corey.

Michelle

On Dec 13, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Steven Spohn wrote:

> Yes, I meant Active sig'er... Yesterday was hard and my mind wasn't  
> clear.
> Apologies.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access- 
> bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of D. Michelle Hinn
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:44 PM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [games_access] we have lost a colleague
>
> Corey has actually been a member of the SIG for quite some time. I
> knew him for many years and I am absolutely devastated by the news. I
> know we all are.
>
> A sad time, indeed, Steve. Thanks for letting us know.
>
> Michelle
>
> On Dec 12, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Steven Spohn wrote:
>
>> Dear Sig,
>>
>> I am writing to you today with a very heavy heart. One of
>> AbleGamers' best
>> writers Corey "Dis" Krull passed away Friday, December 11, 2009.
>> Although
>> he never joined the list, it was truly one of accessibility's  
>> greatest
>> champions. He was someone who didn't care about the behind closed
>> doors
>> politics, numbers, stat counters, or recognition. He really want to
>> help
>> people play videogames after they thought they no longer could.
>>
>> If you have a moment, please stop by
>> http://www.ablegamers.com/disabled-gamers-general-news/Rest-in-
>> Peace-Dear-Co
>> rey.html and leave a comment for his friends and family.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Steve Spohn
>> Associate Editor
>> www.AbleGamers.com
>>
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