Years ago I was active on the Dallas Christian Music message boards. There weren't many of us.

One day this stranger popped up and announced that he was opening a recording studio in Garland. His website was extremely sub par, his equipment was sparse and mediocre in quality, and it just didn't seem like he had what was needed to make a solid go out of a studio.

Feeling cheeky, and rather sure that he was just spamming the boards anyway, I tossed out a post that spoke of my doubts. I think I said that he'd be shut down within 6 months.

He wasn't just spamming however, and he came back and fussed at me. We IM'd for a while, and I apologized for my flippancy, he forgave me, and we talked about his business and marketing plans. He even called me one saturday to come out and tour the studio, but I was busy and never followed up.  

He was found dead outside that studio yesterday. He had two young kids.

Unbelieveable.