I have learned that my guild mate and LOTRO friend Iridar (Robert Ward) from my Thursday night static group, passed away this morning at 1:30 AM Eastern Time.

Iridar (Robert Ward)  was a member of The Old Timers Guild, a large multi game guild with a large presence in LotRO.  Iri became sick a few weeks ago which led him to an extended hospital stay where it was discovered to be cancer.  After diagnosis and treatment things looked like they where turning for the better.  Iri even had a chance to post on the OTG forums.   That night however he suffered a heart attack. He was found with no pulse and unresponsive.  This morning they removed life support.

Please be in prayer for Iri’s family, he leaves behind his wife, Catiana (Cathrine) also a member of OTG’s LotRO chapter, and children. He will be missed.

OTG will be holding an event and more details will come forth with information about support.

(Please leave well wishes on the main LotRO forum or on the OTG backup forums)

For all OTG members.  The emote of the month has been changed to /mourn to remember our friend.

The Old Timers Guild (OTG) website is down. OTG is a large online gaming guild. When I started playing Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) I went hunting for a guild to join and came across OTG. I fell in love with their moto (“Laid back, casual, no drama. Just fun!”) and soon joined.

For more information on the website being down, please check The Backup Forums.