RIP Monty Oum

[13thforsworn]

http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319

Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time.

Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly.

Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough.

As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.

Monty was 33 years old.

We love you, Monty.

Too young, too talented. Rest in peace.

 

[Tirin]

Holy fucking shit that sucks.

 

[Milamber]

An unexpected tragedy, thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.

 

[Colonel Thunder]

 

[Chickenspleen]

Wow. All that talent, just gone. The world sucks, man.

 

[coolpool2]

Some people just leave this world too early.

 

[Requiem]

The fact that this was so sudden is what gets me. Holy shit.

 

[13thforsworn]

A severe allergic reaction to a routine medical procedure. Are you fucking for real? So unfair.

 

[Firedemon]

The chances of that kind of death, and it happened to someone so loved with so much potential and so young. It's a crazy world, ain't it?

 

[13thforsworn]

Watched the live RT podcast where they talked about Monty and his life, his quirks, his creative drive. They ended it with a tribute video. This is probably the only time I will ever say "I can't even"...

I can't imagine being the person who had to cut that video together. We lost such a great person.

 

[Tirin]

Roosterteeth had a memorial podcast kinda thing where they talked about Monty. It was pretty damn good.

Shit was sad as fuck.

 

[Requiem]

 

[13thforsworn]

Dude, the RWBY soundtrack already made me super emotional before all this happened. Now I can't even bear to listen to it. T_T