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Sad News Regarding a Valued Team Member -- Matt Russo

Started by RubbeR DuckY, Dec 11 2011 04:25 PM

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 04:25 PM

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We are all truly saddened to bring you news that a valued member of our team, Matt Russo "aka SpySentinel" has passed away this past week. We have been in direct contact with Matt’s family and out of respect for the family’s privacy have refrained from posting publicly and providing more details until now. Matt was a fantastic employee, team member and an enthusiastic promoter of Malwarebytes and a key contributor to the Malware Removal community.

He will truly be missed by the entire Malwarebytes team and by you, our community. Your thoughtfulness and condolences are appreciated by the family as well as the entire Malwarebytes team. The family has also requested privacy during this period of grieving and we intend on honoring their wishes and the memory of Matt. We all appreciate your continued support and understanding during this difficult time.
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 04:30 PM

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My sincere condolences.

Greetz, Red.

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 04:32 PM

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I've also posted a bit more information on my blog:

http://bit.ly/vdxwYY
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 04:33 PM

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My deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, friends, and colleagues.

He will be greatly missed.
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 05:28 PM

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I, too, was deeply saddened and shocked to learn that Matt had passed away.

I will remember with great fondness his expertise, his professionalism, and his kindness towards everyone here in the MBAM community.

May a lifetime of cherished memories somehow ease the unbearable grief for his family, friends, loved ones, and colleagues.

With most sincere condolences at this painful time,

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 05:35 PM

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My deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, friends, and colleagues.

He will be greatly missed.

R.I.P
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 05:38 PM

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My condolences to the family !!

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 06:30 PM

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Very sad news and he will truly be missed across the WWW.

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 06:39 PM

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Deeply saddened to hear this.

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 06:46 PM

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R.I.P. You will be missed for sure
Your Family is my prayers
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Marcin I posted your thread at
BBR also
http://www.dslreport...ka-SpySentinel-
and here also
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 08:21 PM

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Very sad RIP Matt!

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 09:15 PM

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A close friend and an incredibly smart person. Matt will definitely be missed. :(
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 11:08 PM

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A tragic loss at such a young age with so much to look foward to.

Although I did not know Matt, I am sure he will be missed by Family, Friends and those that are close to him.

Loss is never easy, you will be missed - Matt but *never* forgotten.
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Posted 11 December 2011 - 11:17 PM

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I'm going to miss Matt :(. He was incredibly helpful and courteous and I had the pleasure of getting to work with him quite a bit.
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 01:08 AM

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My sincerest condolences to all who knew Matt. He always was kind, helpful and patient and I've learned a lot from his postings.
Kindly Regards.

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Posted 12 December 2011 - 05:06 AM

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My sincerest condolences to his family and friends he will be sadly missed :(

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Posted 12 December 2011 - 07:32 AM

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My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

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Posted 12 December 2011 - 08:16 AM

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My sincerest condolences to all the people who were close to him.
R.I.P Matt :(

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Posted 12 December 2011 - 09:54 AM

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A very tragic loss. My sympathies go out to his family and loved ones.
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Posted 12 December 2011 - 12:51 PM

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Matt was one of those guys who really didn't have a bad bone in his body, just a good person through and through.
He had been a malware remover for many years, but had recently switched majors from IT to Education as he wanted
to become a teacher. He was also a BIG Star Trek fan. :)

We all miss him deeply.
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