Today is a difficult day for 679 and DEVL. Really hard.

We found out from Huey's brother that he passed away. And honestly… I still don't really know what to say. I've started writing this probably five times now.

Huey wasn't just a player here. He was just Huey - and if you were ever in a chat with him, you know exactly what I mean. Didn't matter what alliance you were in. Didn't matter if you'd known him for years or had just met him. Huey had a way of making you feel like you belonged.

He'd been offline for a while, dealing with some medical issues as we understood it, and a lot of us had been quietly hoping, checking and waiting for him to come back. None of us were ready for this. I don't think you can be.

He was one of the funniest people I've ever talked to. Like, genuinely funny - not "haha" funny but the kind that makes you actually laugh out loud and have to explain to whoever's in the room why you're laughing at your phone. And somehow, while making everyone laugh, he also just… made people feel seen. Cared about. That's very rare these days.

And while this is beyond hard, knowing him, he'd probably already be in here saying something like "damn, I've been gone a little while and y'all are already this hard for me?" and then just dropping the laughing emoji and walking away. That was him. He brought light without even trying.

This one hurts. There's no other way to put it. A lot of us talked to him almost every day, and it's going to feel weird getting on here knowing we won't be able to anymore.

But I think the best thing we can do - the most Huey thing we can do - is carry a little bit of what he brought into how we treat each other. Be a little kinder. Tell someone you appreciate them. Make somebody laugh today.

He'll always be part of DEVL and 679. Always.

Rest easy, brother. We love you.