Tori Amundson

I never got to meet you.
I regret that.
Rest well, and we'll all meet again one day.

I met Tor long ago and far away. He was a friend of a friend from LiveJournal who lived close by. We met, enjoyed each others company, and even briefly dated! We went to FurtherConfusion a couple of times together and he introduced me to riding on Very Large Motorcycles which lasted all of a summer, but still is a fond memory for me. I'm sad to hear about his passing. Looking at the memories it seems his life was still full of love, family and friends.

RIP Thanks for keeping my Webcomic fix alive!

Like many I met "Tugrik" online via FM, and then at conventions a few times. My lasting impression was of his overwhelming generosity, he did so much for our community. I only wish I had been able to spend more time with him. My heart goes out to all his family and many friends.

We'll miss you, Tugrik. Talking about motorcycles, RC cars and sisters named 'Heidi'.

Tor was good friend at time when I was still finding my way in world. He was steady font of laid back humor and wisdom. He will be greatly missed.

Peace & comfort to all.

Rest well, Big Blue.

Tugrik was a special guy to be around, Always with a quick wit, vast amount of humor, His genius was shocking. Always with a gentle smile and a friendly chat. I fondly remember him once remotely guiding his van out of a parking space to the entrance of the hotel. I was literally dumbfounded how he pulled that off. He also showed me a hilarious and raunchy cartoon on the TV in his van, that a year later would debut as South Park. Many fond memories of him at East Coast cons and raids to White Castles. Plus he hosted my on-line comic strip of 15 years, West Corner of the Park. On Furrymuck he was a'wizard' , and his big blue Monoceros character and he was featured numerous times in my comic strip, mainly as "Park Clean Up Crew" eating annoying foxes and characters. I regret not getting around to draw up a sketch he wanted me to draw up for him. I'm going to miss his gentle soul the most.

I am so sorry for your loss. Tori was a great guy who will be missed by many people around the world. I wish I'd known him better. I appreciate everything he did for our community.

He was a light in the dark. We had fun at Burning Man the 3 times I went. He was fun in a large package. I will miss him.

Tori and I got into so many things. Our trip to Japan was epic and full of those travel stories that will stick with you forever. We didn´t get to ride motorcycles together nearly enough. What we did get were more travel stories of long days and epic breakdowns with ingenuity and passion. I wouldn´t be 1/2 the man I am today without him in my life. I´ll miss him greatly!

I have a clear memory about when Tori declared his space in the world: the first complete sentence I heard him say (I do it myself , Dad) while he was teetering on the top step of the slide that was attached to the new swingset in our backyard at Elkhart Indiana.