rest in peace

This is sad. Jason's good friend Thad passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 33 on August 1st. A tragedy.

Jason and Thad were roommates back in the day and had been great friends for 10+ years. Jason and Thad were typical guy friends. They would talk a lot sometimes, especially during ski season, or when it was time to talk about dirt bikes, or most recently about mountain and road bikes. They would always pick up where they left off as if they had talked everyday for the past year, when perhaps they hadn't spoken with one another for a month or two. I also knew Thad. He was a super nice guy to talk to and always fun to be around. In fact, Jason, me, Thad, and one of my good friends spent March 27 (our anniversary) together at our favorite place to ski, Pebble Creek. It was one of the best days of skiing I've had in long time. Jason and Thad took my friend and I to a few places out of bounds we had never skied before. We had such a blast on our little adventure. The snow and weather were perfect, and the company we were in...even better. We had a joy of a time that day, and after a long, hard day of skiing, we all finished the afternoon/evening off by listening to a great band and downing some ice cold beers. Oh, and a little dancing and some great conversations.

That was the last day I saw Thad. I can't believe he is gone. Our hearts sincerely go out to his wife, daughter, and all of his family and abundance of friends he left behind. You are missed more than you probably ever could have imagined.