So sorry to hear such news. I give my condolences to his family and friends. It's an honor to be here knowing that this fellow help build such a great place for the community.
If you're are not going to stand behind the soldiers, feel free to stand in front of them.
Many times it's the most visible people in any community who are given the lion's share of the credit for doing big things for that community. Within the ball python community it's people like Kevin McCurly and the big breeders who stand in the spotlight, while people like Jeff and yourself are largely overlooked. It can't be overstated what a huge impact the two of you have had on the industry and the community at large. This site has done so much for us all, whether it's answering our Noob questions, giving us a place to display our collections, or giving us the inspiration to create the next incredible morph. I hope that somewhere, he can see what an amazing difference he's made.
If you're close enough to his family to pass it along, please let them know what kind of greatness he achieved, and thank them for me if you could. And thank you as well.