User blog comment:SelenaZephyr/Monty Oum - A Eulogy/@comment-24617443-20150203172012

A quote of his was, "Fast. I need to be fast.". At first I was confused but now with his untimely death I realized. He was rushing. Rushing to finish the story he created, knowing that his time could come at any moment and it did.

I remember the first time I discovered RWBY and it was in a tumblr. I was immediately awed by how Ruby used her weapon so gracefully. And when the first season arrived I could not be any happier.

What happened now is the exact opposite of how I felt that day, but I won't cry. He wouldn't like it. Even with a heavy heart i'll smile. I'll smile my hardest. I'll smile not for his death, but for what he gave to the world. To smile in earnest to the joy he has given to others.

So long Monty, It was a good ride and we'll miss ya.