As most of us are, I'm incredibly sad for the loss of such a wonderful friend and person. Silas was fun, energetic, kind, and many many more things. A while back our frat had a Kris Kringle Xmas Exchange and I was given his name. I never revealed to him that it was me who made him this blackboard style image as his online gift, which he enthusiastically had displayed as his blog icon for quite a while, but it made me happy that he enjoyed it. I will miss our silly chats.