Here is a link to a Reddit Thread about this news:
Reddit Post about James' Death
From that link, you can click on the Facebook link which has a LOT of people offering their condolences to the Family...
Very un-expected! And SUDDEN, oh wow!!!
Rest-In-Peace @James
It certainly was really sad news. He has added a lot to the boardgames world in general and the game design community in particular, and will be missed.
What a loss to the game-design community. I hope his family and friends take care.
Long before folks like Jamey Stegmaier came along, James Mathe was the one anyone who knew about the budding board game industry turned for assistance. Among them, I could myself very fortunate to have communicated via e-mail with him on a number of occasions discussing art/illustration, game design ideas, and the industry writ large. He will be missed by hundreds of folks whose lives he touched...by simply sharing his passion and dispensing knowledge to those who asked.
Yep, our staff and many in our community are very sad to hear this. He will be missed by many.
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What will happen with http://www.jamesmathe.com ?! It is such an excellent source of information about the Game Industry and Kickstarter, etc. Would be a real shame to lose all that valuable information...
Plus without James to maintain it, I'm guessing the information will become stale too... (over time) But I guess most of the information will be accurate for a while longer (maybe a few years)...
What will they do? Will his estate maintain that website also?? Feeling real bad that @James is no longer with us, but what about all that curated information???
Peace @James... Let's hope someone can continue your legacy!