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The closest thing to adequate words I have I'll reproduce from an email I sent a few minutes ago.

Ashley was a remarkable human being with an awe-inspiring wealth of experience, an amazing sense of humor, and the kind of anger that is only born of a deep deep sense of humanity. I only knew him from the RT community and a few parties I went to. But he was a person I looked forward to conversing with through his internet presence nearly every day for the past few years. I wish there were something I could do or say that could make this any better for his friends and family.

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More from Shelley Midura here

Video of Ash Mo and Oyster here