As one who has lost friends on active service in the past, and more recently in Afghanistan I can only echo what others have said. He died doing something he loved.
We all face death in different ways, and mine is 'What the fuck, if my numbers up, thats it' I do not dwell on the fact, or wrap myself in cotton wool, I just get on with it, as I know many do here in so many differant ways.
I never met you mate, as I have not meet almost everyone on here or Darkplaces. But I do believe in something beyond death, call it an afterlife if you wish. In any case I will not mourn your passing, it is not my thing, but celebrate your life, and look back on your posts.
Farewell