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Was waiting for a more conclusive update before writing something, turns out there has been an update/confirmation for 3 weeks already and now I feel even more sad.
Never knew that an "username" on the Internet gone would make this sad. I got the pleasure of speaking with him a couple of times outside of "giveways" stuff. He was really a kind and funny person!
To all and specially to the family, I'm really sorry for your lost.
Rest in Peace Icaio!
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I keep coming back here to read it all again, secretly hoping this is all an effing elaborate joke, that he will just.... You know, be here again.
I've been on this site over 9 years, friends with him almost all that time...
I travel a lot in my line of work, a few times close to, or even in Italy. Talked to him every time - we were gonna grab a beer together. Never got the chance though. Never close enough.
I keep sending him messages on Steam, wishing for an answer... There never is one, never will be.
If anyone ever finds out where he is buried, please DM me. I'm gonna have that beer with the man one day.
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I kind of wish I had more to say about him. I won a single game from him, back from when I was entering whatever I thought I could win: Gardens Inc. 2: The Road to Fame
I sometimes wish I was more people-oriented, so I could pay more attention to people who make these kinds of impacts, but it's nice to see so many people are already. Rest in peace.
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Late to this but I'll miss all icaio's silly posts and "100% CV free" specials.
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To whoever made cart 660, the previous cart lost the link.
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That is a fitting 666 cart, if there ever was one. Nice pick.
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Very, very sad news, hard to believe for a long time. R.I.P.
But you know what? I'm playing DiRT3 right now, decide to play Time Trials mode, and guess who of all my friends on Steam has the best time there? So in this strange way we managed to meet again online and even compete to see who is the best... I'm glad that this can happen in our times.
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Hey all. I am going to start by saying that I do not have any more information than what I am sharing in this post.
EDIT: as it turns out, I do have some more information
As some of you know, icaio has not been on SG for a while, and he hasn't logged into his Steam profile either.
I posted on his Steam profile a few weeks ago, just a quick note saying I hoped he was okay.
Yesterday I received a friend request on Steam from someone I did not recognize. I didn't see any obvious red flags, so I accepted.
This new friend sent me a message today, saying that they were icaio's cousin, and they saw my post on his profile and wanted to let me know that icaio passed away on September 30.
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I don't think it's a stretch to say that icaio was an absolute legend of Steamgifts. His generosity, sense of humor and thoughtfulness came through in every 'showerthinking' post and every 'trash' game giveaway and every time he helped to solve a derailment in the community train.
Before I visited Rome a few years ago, caio volunteered to give me his mobile number so I could ask him real-time questions while I was in Italy. And that's exactly what I did! So we didn't quite get a chance to actually meet in person, but it was fun to chat with him while we were in the same country.
Not much more to say right now. Just R.I.P. to icaio, he will always be a Steamgifts legend.
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The icaio Memorial Community Train™ begins here.
EDIT: ashtwo had the idea to turn my giveaway into the start of a miniature community train, which is a pretty great idea.
EDIT: here are a few giveaways from other users that haven't yet been retrofitted into the train:
wigglenose
several from BanjoBearLV
xxxka
eldar4k
eldar4k
ConanOLion
andraste
zelghadis
Sebastien
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