Ben Shelton was a member of my first large demogroup, Hornet. He was a very smart, creative, bombastic person who loved life; I participated in many IRC #trax discussions with him where he proved to be an excellent systems programmer as well as a creative. He had other interests too, including more hi-octane pursuits such as mountain biking and racing. He passed away very suddenly on March 30th, 2005 from complications of a staph infection.
When he passed, some friends and colleagues put together some tributes; you can see them at . My interaction with him was only through the demoscene (where he went by the handle “Diablo“), so I’ve reproduced one tribute video made in 2005 that starts with some demoscene pictures (#trax meetup, NAID ’96). Additionally, archived comments from demoscene friends and colleagues can be read at :// .
For those who knew Ben from his post-d
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