I got this message yesterday from Bob (Robert the Bald) Meyers regarding the health of Dave Arneson. As everyone knows, Dave is co-creator of our favorite hobby game and has been a frequent poster here.

David's cancer has unexpectedly worsened just this week, to the point that he is in the hospital. He is heavily sedated and not doing well. He is not expected to live for more than a couple days, if that long.

This one came in today. Bob’s original plan was to hold off on an announcement, but I convinced him that it would be nice to get the information out right away. My hope is that Bob can track down an address so folks here can send cards and flowers to demonstrate to Dave just what he has meant to our community.

I will see what I can do about getting an address, and will post this on your forum.

Clearly, this is devastating to Dave’s family as well as his gaming friends. Updates will be posted here as I get them.

A terrible loss for our industry. I never had the opportunity to really get to know Dave, but every time I met him at a show he was always kind and showed an obvious love for games and an appreciation of his fans. He will be missed.