Sad news indeed, I'm sorry to say I didn't know him well, but from what little time I spent in his company I always found him to be extremely generous with his time and knowledge.
Oh.. when I saw this thread i found, I didn't know he was dead.. now I know why. Quite a major part of early GW. Why do Mini-gamers seam to die young? what was he.. 68? that's nothing..
Some of his stuff is still in production via Alternative Armies (Asgard Miniatures) so people can see some of the great stuff he did.. as well as his connections to Foundary.
I saw this on Facebook. So very sorry to hear it. His contribution to and support of the gaming community are absolutely incredible and he will be deeply missed. My sincere condolences to his friends and family. Rest in Peace joyful chaos lord of magical change.