Jared Richardson, Agile signatory, has passed away

Every death is a tragedy in its own way, but this one really hits me. Jared was a really good guy, and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to strike up a friendship with him many years ago. It's been so long that I don't even remember exactly where/when we first met, but I'm almost sure it had something to do with Jared presenting on Agile methodologies or something along those lines.

When we started Fogbeam Labs, he was one of the first people I called up and ask if I he'd listen to our pitch and give us his feedback. Of course he said yes, and he was incredibly gracious in giving me a couple of hours of his time to listen patiently to my rambling, and share his ideas and thoughts on things we could do.

From what I can tell, pretty much everybody here who knew Jared thought the world of him. The RTP area, the Agile community, and the world, are all diminished by his passing.

R.I.P, Jared.