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Remembering James Light​

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Hi everyone,

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved colleague James Light.

James passed away on the 18th of June at the age of 28 as a result of complications following cardiac surgery.
His passing was a surprise, and has devastated all who knew him.

James began his career in video games in 2018 - working in the Team17 QA department on Hell Let Loose. Over the course of the last four years, his incredible work ethic, humility and enduring kindness made him a delight to have as a colleague.

He is certainly one of the key reasons Hell Let Loose has reached where it is today.

Despite being extremely effective, he was always the first to champion the efforts of others and bring praise to the team as a whole. His achievements - though quiet - saw him develop into the role of Production Assistant, and then several months ago receive his final promotion to the position of Producer - formalizing his role in overseeing the entire PC development side of Hell Let Loose. He had more knowledge of the game than perhaps anyone else - certainly more than me - having reported and studied thousands of bugs - knowing every intricacy and nuance across every aspect of the game.

As a team, we have thought long and hard as to whether we would share his passing with the community and felt ultimately - with permission of his family - that it is what he would have wanted.

For as much as this is an in memoriam, it is also a celebration of our colleague and friend, who made an indelible impression on the game that many have spent hundreds or even thousands of hours enjoying. More importantly, he made that same impression on us.

We will miss him immensely.

Max

 

[killatopak]

So young.

RIP.

 

[Pakoe]

Damn, way too soon. RIP to this champ.

 

[Sybrix]

So sad, so young, Hell Let Loose is such an amazing game, i'm sure thats down to his work.

RIP

 

[Damigos]

28..wtf..
I will play his game in his memory

 

[A Most Virtuous Cat]

Extremely sad and devastating news.
Young people passing away from heart complications? Something doesn't add up.

 

[Portugeezer]

Sad to hear it. RIP.

Extremely sad and devastating news.
Young people passing away from heart complications? Something doesn't add up.

It says complications during cardiac surgery.

You don't know whether he had a lifelong defect or something (although they say they were surprised)...

 

[artsi]

RIP

Extremely sad and devastating news.
Young people passing away from heart complications? Something doesn't add up.

People are born with heart defects all the time, many times they will be fixed at later age if the defect becomes too risky to live with - but unfortunately sometimes those surgeries have complications and can cause death.

 

[Jim Ryan other Clone]

RIP we are fragile creatures and we must value and enjoy every day we have in our life's.

 

[Hoppa]

RIP

 

[DenchDeckard]

RIP, far too young. Thoughts going out to his family. Such a shame.

 

[chixdiggit]

Too young.

 

[Lupin3]

That's just way too soon. RIP!

 

[tvdaXD]

Sad news, RIP.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

28 is incredibly young to go.

RIP

 

[AJUMP23]

Tragic.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Too young

 

[Droxcy]

A year older than me I couldn't imagine rest in peace. He was apart of a awesome game.

 

[RoadHazard]

Very young, sad. Most likely some birth defect (those are often fixed later in life), cardiac surgery is never risk free.

 

[Esca]

To young for anyone, heart goes out to the family

 

[Klik]

He will be remembered
RIP

 

[KyoZz]

Please read:

No one gives me orders.


But yeah that sucks, RIP

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35632478/

The article say:

Although reporting rates of myo/pericarditis are elevated in adolescents and young adults, evidence from a recent cohort study where investigators simultaneously evaluated the risk of vaccine adverse events among vaccinated individuals and the risk of the same adverse event among individuals who contracted COVID-19 infection revealed that COVID-19 infection is itself a higher risk factor for myocarditis in this population, and significantly increases the risk of multiple other serious adverse events

Considering the potentially serious complications of COVID-19 infections in children and young adults, ranging from long-term effects to multi-system syndrome, the risk-benefit assessment for vaccination remains favorable, with the benefits of vaccination outweighing any risk of vaccine-associated myo/pericarditis.

While most reported cases are mild, this potential vaccine safety signal should be closely monitored.

In short, the vaccine itself is safe, this sickness are very rare given by the vaccine , is more related by the Covid-19, the vaccine is more benefit and more studies are needed to know the incidence of the cases WHICH ARE RARE.

In short, vaccination is safe for the population, otherwise not even the American Food Association or the OMS would have approved it.

 

[MiguelItUp]

God that's awful, so young. RIP.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Very young, sad. Most likely some birth defect (those are often fixed later in life), cardiac surgery is never risk free.

This. You literally poke the wrong place and the guy is flatlining.