When I came back to the tech industry after being away for a couple of years, I re-entered as publicist for O'Reilly Media. I met Marc at the ETech Conference in San Diego earlier this year. Not only did was he a prolific reporter on all the content at the event, but he was just plain fun to be around. Marc was a hard working guy, but never rude, abrupt, or overly stressed. He had a warm, positive energy that I will personally miss very much. Our conferences just won't be the same without him. My thoughts and prayers are with Marc's family at this very sad time.