It is not often that we find ourselves needing to share tidings of this nature on the board, but none of us are getting any younger, and time comes for us all, sometimes too soon.

Some of the SA members have had the privilege to meet and spend time with Steve (known here as Iacon's Demise). Some of us are also friends with him on Facebook. Steve has been valiantly battling liver disease over the last year or so, and he has regrettably taken a turn for the worse. He is in the very late stages of the disease, and has elected to spend his final days at home with his wife, family and friends.

His disease has not slowed him down much at all; over recent weeks and months he has still been travelling all over the country attending cons, cosplaying, and living large. He has been an inspiration to many, myself included; I think his unapologetic cosplaying was a big factor in me deciding to break out my inner dwarf.

Steve hasn't been active on the board for some time; unsurprisingly he's had other priorities. Still, if you're friends on facebook, take the time to drop him a line. If not, take a moment to spare him and his family a thought.

Steve's flame has not burned as long as we might have hoped it would, but it has at least burned very brightly.