Life In 19x19

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

Rest In Peace

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

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.

Oh no....

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

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.

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

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
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ban over, pipe out

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)

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.

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

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!

so sad to hear

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.

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.