Sad news

[Javaness2]

Browsing the BGA website today I found that T Mark Hall has sadly passed away.
http://www.britgo.org/node/4484

Rest In Peace

[EdLee]

Sorry to hear that. Very young. Though I've never met him, I remember seeing that photo of Mr. Hall's.

[HermanHiddema]

A great loss for the world. There are few people who have done as much for go as T Mark Hall has. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

[Nyanjilla]

Oh no....

[tchan001]

We will all miss him and his fine contributions to the community.

[wineandgolover]

So sad. He was an ambassador for go, and his presence at the US Go Congress was always appreciated. My condolences to his family and to our John Fairbairn.

[Boidhre]

Very sad news, my condolences to his friends and family.

[HKA]

To the world go community, T Mark was not a leader, volunteer or organizer - he was a fixture, he was infrastructure. Mechanical words perhaps, but they reflect how he had become a foundation supporting us all. "According to GoGod" has become, for us, as ubiquitous as Hoyle, or Emily Post - imitated (literally) but never equaled, certainly not in the love and effort put into it - a product of a remarkable and enviable friendship.

speed on the go board
careful transcription to bytes
ban over, pipe out

[lobotommy]

What a great loss, my deepest condolences to his family and friends.
It's a very sad day for us too, the go community.

I hope we will meet him again some day because

Everything
what comes from the womb
will rest
in the boat of twilight

(a passus from Gilgamesh poem)

[hyperpape]

T Mark's work on GoGoD has been incredible, and his presence on these boards was always funny and insightful. I never met him, but his comments created a vivid impression of his personality.

[Kirby]

Sad news, indeed. My condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed.

[dankenzon]

Very sad... very sad.

His work, effort and passion for Go waas remarkable and will always be with us

I hope now T Mark can get to play some games with all the great players that already passed away!

Thanks for all friend!

[xed_over]

so sad to hear

[DrStraw]

A sad loss indeed, and a shock to hear. It has been decades since I last talked to him in person (before I left Britain in 1977) but I have played and talked to him many times online over the years. Frequently, in the days of the London Go Centre, I needed a place to stay when I went to London and stayed at the apartment he shared with Brian Castledine and Jim Bates. They were always hospitable and I have fond memories of those days. I remember him telling me, when I was still a kyu player, that the only book he ever read before each tournament was In The Beginning. I also remember the first time I saw that old goban referred to in the BGA article. It was just sitting in his room with a cover and he casually told me where he has got it. I remember thinking, in awe, that he must be something special to have received it. I never really knew him very well (I was usually the guest of Brian) but I feel as though I did through all that he has done for the game.

[Bill Spight]

I was fortunate enough to meet Mark a few years ago in Korea. A fine fellow. He will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him and by the whole go world.