I heard about this horrific accident yesterday, being an Iowan myself, it was in the news. Echoing what everyone else said, he was a great communicator and always pleasant to interact with. I feel for his family and friends.
I was 17 or 18 when I joined here back in 2003 or 04 and the first 5 or 6 years it was always great to interact with everyone. I'm 39 now, a father of 4 kids, and life sometimes is a hectic. I sure do miss the older days of 20 years ago. I hope everyone out there is doing well. And Alex, I'm so sorry, we'll all miss you!