Wish Marc’s family my condolence. Marc will be missed.

I’ve been reading Marc’s words and hearing his voice for so long that I feel like I’ve lost a friend.

Marc will be missed by so many across the world. My thoughts and sympathy are with his family and friends. Rest in peace Marc.

Wow. So unexpected, I have no words… just sympathy for the family and friends.

— Steve

That is such a shock and I speak simply as a reader/listener of marc’s

My thoughts are with Sue and family and I hope that they might find even a little comfort in the love and respect that the tech community has shown for Marc.

It really is a sad loss.

The Tech Community has lost a dear friend
James Has Lost a Dear Friend and
A Family has Lost a Husband and Father
But Rejoice In The Many Memories That Will Not Fade
It is Truely A Sad Day For All
My Sympathies Go Out To Family and Friends

This sucks so f’ing much. Marc was such a great guy, always positive, always supportive. The times I got to chat with you guys on the Tablet PC podcast was awesome, hanging out with Marc at the MVP summit and arguing about when the bubble would burst…. I’m really gonna miss all that. I’m just some nobody with a crappy plugin and he’s one of the most respected journalists in the world yet when I met him for the first time last year *he* seemed so excited to meet *me*. I think that shows just what a world class, selfless guy he was (is). That’s all I can say. I don’t like this choked up feeling one bit. It’s not my style.

To add to all the comments above…

RIP Marc Orchant

We’ll all miss you.

This is extremely depressing. In the hysteria of the holidays over this weekend, I had forgotten all about Marc’s condition. It wasn’t until tonight, reading through my feeds, that I read EVERYWHERE how sorely Marc will be missed.

I absolutely LOVED the OTR Podcasts with JK and Marc Orchant. It was the one podcast that I never missed and the only one I ever would remember during the week…just walking around doing my daily thing, then POP, into my mind – I wonder why there hasn’t been a TabletPC podcast in awhile.

The best part, and I hope its OK to say here, was how Marc always kept James on track. I think I was more entertained by the interplay between the two personalities and their common love of TabletPCs/gadgets more than the information itself. You guys were really great together – a special combination that doesn’t come around all that often.

Thank you so much for all the time and effort you two put into making those podcasts and giving me a chance to “meet” Marc Orchant. My life has been richer because of it.

Please pass on my condolences to his family..now time to download the couple podcasts I missed…

I have very sorry for such loss. Evidently, all my favorite sites and their authors have mourned for this man.

I am a young man at early 20s. Seeing a man passes away at early 50s is considered very young in my book. I hope I will know more from the cause of his heart disease (genetics, lack of exercises, and unhealthy food intakes, etc.) so that all the young men will avoid the same mistakes especially the ones that will be as productive as he is.

I’m a nobody and sent Marc a note, he responded with two paragraphs of text, I have a great deal of respect for this man. It’s amazing how we all seem to forget how fragile life is.

http://blogs.officezealot.com/marc/

Aww no. I really wished with all my being that you would pull through. So Long Marc.

Sue, Rebecca and Jason, my thoughts are with you.

Never met Marc… except, like many here, on the OTR tbpc podcasts. But still, he and James have been frequent welcome visitors – usually during lonely late-night runs at my deadlines.

Feeling rueful, I went to the page featuring the most recent OTR tabpc podcast – from September…It’s headline? “Marc’s back!”…

For a flicker of a second I had a George Bailey feeling – maybe reality had been corrected. But it referred, I think, to a tech glitch James and Marc had battled on a previous show.

I hopped around in the podcast, not to be morbid…but as a kind of distant salute to one of the genuine good guys. The kind we can’t afford to lose.

Well, maybe he is “back”…where he started and where he’s waiting for those who grieve for him.

James, the podcast’s signature “I feel so vulnerable” closing song never made as much sense as it did tonight.

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What else could I say that others haven’t said already?

Truly this is a sad loss, and I will be praying for his family. My only comfort in this is knowing that Marc is where he truly belongs, and the world is lucky to have been blessed by his efforts during his life.

I was looking forward to meeting him at ces. Now we will raise a glass to his memory. My condolences to you for the loss of your dear friend.

This is really tragic :/ RIP Marc.