The New York City Medical Examiner's Office found that Garner died partly because of the chokehold. We celebrate the time we have been able to spend with him. I feel grateful to have known Erik.Very vividly I recall the first time that I met Dave and Erik in June of 2006. He and Gabe Newell both found success as entrepreneurs in the video game industry. He graduated from Cornell University.

I know he died of cancer and everything but when did he die? It's a bit funny to see everyone making so much of a deal out of Erik Cassel's death even though most of them actually didn't even know he existed before ROBLOX posted a blog post about his death. I was thrilled to receive a full time offer to work on Erik’s team.Erik taught me to be an engineer. Erik Cassel (December 16, 1967 – February 11, 2013), known on the platform as erik.cassel, was a co-founder, administrator and former VP of Engineering on Roblox. Yesterday morning, Erik Cassel, my co-founder at ROBLOX, passed away. I think I asked him a programming question every hour for my first six months on the job. I was sold on an audacious vision that we could build something insanely great.In that old office, I used to sit directly across from Erik. Erik passed away due to cancer on February 11, 2013, almost 9 years after the creation of his Roblox account. February 11th, 2013 in the morning. Erik built much of ROBLOX’s original web infrastructure, and we marvel today at how much it has scaled, and, especially, at how one person built so much, so well, in so little time. A few friends kept telling me about this cool little company that made physics simulation software for Boeing, Lockheed, & Ford. That was Erik’s way, of course, and it was contagious.I’m proud to have worked together with Erik at ROBLOX and honored to have been his friend. We were developing educational Knowledge Revolution went on to win many, many awards for our products — Interactive Physics and Working Model. He possessed a formidable intellect, a generous spirit, uncanny engineering instincts, a joyful sense of humor and an industrious work ethic, just to name a few. Bay Area traffic being what it is, we also had time to discuss many other topics, from our favorite bands to San Francisco restaurants to epic mountain biking trails to politics, and throughout all these times I was constantly reminded of the same sweet, passionate and brilliant person who helped me years earlier. The Preview ROBLOX Studio’s Better, Faster Dragger Tool Trivia. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Too bad you don't even know how to spell his name. These concerns were soon assuaged working with Erik, as I was instantly struck by what a kind, helpful, brilliant and humble person he was.

He was born on December 16, 1967 (died on February 11, 2013, he was 45 years old) .

Before coming to work at ROBLOX, I thought I was a hotshot developer – but really I was just a stone mason. He never once seemed bothered by this. for Roblox.

Erik Cassel is my hero of WWE i feel bad i wish he was christian Poor guy.

poor erick cassel rest in peace ): (sob) im srry god oh god I miss you already.I met Erik when I joined his and Dave’s pre-ROBLOX company, Knowledge Revolution. He had cancer and died in 2013. He had cancer and died in 2013.

He shared in my daughter’s arrival, and we celebrated birthdays together. Erik was referred to as “WYSIWYG” (what you see is what you get) by a famous VC. Everything Erik did, he approached with passion, creativity and respect — and he treated all of his many successes with quick deflection of praise to others. Education. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Thank you, Erik. We at ROBLOX are proud to share their creation with you. It's a bit funny to see everyone making so much of a deal out of Erik Cassel's death even though most of them actually didn't even know he existed before ROBLOX posted a blog post about his death. We shared many a beer, and lots of good food. We spent every day designing, talking, and coding.

He will always be a role model to me and to all who worked with him.

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