Brian was a frequent member of IRC and
had lots of IRC friends, some of whom had met him in real life.
For a long time after Brian's death in an airplane crash, there was an active
memorial web site
with personal remembrances of Brian from the very large number of people who knew him and
loved him, both on and off of IRC.
This was the first time I ever saw the Web used in this way, to help people in shock and
grief deal with their loss. Also, funds were raised, in part via the web site, to help
Brian's family, and were used to purchase the gravestone.