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Quoted from Goronic:Unfortunately it just happens. 5 years ago I had a college friend, otherwise in healthy condition, die of a heart attack at 57. He was found unresponsive by his wife. Life is fragile and precious.
I totally agree with everything you said and sorry to hear about your friend. Im just having a hard time with so many all of sudden passing away. Seems a little too coincidental. I could be wrong, just an observation and a curious train of thought. Nothing was wrong with Bob Saget, Meat Loaf I don't know as he looked a bit heavy and was in his 70's. Lyman was in his mid 50's and seemed in good health, never heard otherwise? Just don't get it
I had been talking with Lyman at length a while back regarding EHOH code when he was still at Stern. He had some ideas he wanted to implement but sadly was never able to get to them.
Aside from his incredible coding expertise, his style of playing was fun to watch. His stance was completely unique and his body English during play showed how much in tune he was with the machine he was playing.
Lyman, you will be greatly missed by many. You've left a joyful legacy behind that will continue to bring smiles to the faces of many for generations.
Huge bummer. Lyman was the master!
On the bright side, his work will be enjoyed by many for countless years to come. He left a huge mark on the pinball community.
Thoughts and prayers go out to all of his friends and family.
Wow, this has been a crazy 24 hours. Meat Loaf, Louis Anderson, and Lyman.
I'll miss Lyman the most. I never got to meet the guy, but nobody can dispute he was the king of code. This has really got to suck an extra mile of *bleep* for CCR buyers and CCG.... 
This is terrible! He was a legend!
What a crap day, this has been. I awoke to see Meat Loaf was gone. Then, I saw Louie Anderson, too. Now, this!?
Quoted from Frax:Wow, this has been a crazy 24 hours. Meat Loaf, Louis Anderson, and Lyman.
I'll miss Lyman the most. I never got to meet the guy, but nobody can dispute he was the king of code. This has really got to suck an extra mile of *bleep* for CCR buyers and CCG....
Louie Anderson died too?? F%&K!!!! Unbelievable. I see it was cancer. Still.....
Just spotted the topic title and my jaw dropped. I haven't read the rest of the thread yet so I don't know what information has popped up but I am in shock. Very tragic.
This sucks. Lyman was a great part of pinball.
Makes me want to go in the garage and play Lyman's Lament on Bash.
My condolences to his family, and friends. A true giant...we should all be so lucky to have lived a life where our labor and toil end up bringing so much joy to others as Lyman's has. He will be greatly missed.
RIP Lyman, the best pinball coder of all time, all my favorite games have Lyman on code, a true artist it's a great loss.
Say it ain’t so! RIP Lyman Sheats, you’ll always be the best software programmer & pinball player of my generation. Irreplaceable. My Condolences to his family, his legend will live on through the people he touched and the games he perfected. Thanks for all the work you did on Batman ‘66 especially, will play a game in your memory, today. Godspeed!
Well this is surely a shitty way to start the day. First I heard was an email from Rick so I came to Pinside to see what is going on.
One of his friends told me awhile ago Lyman was talking about retiring.
They don't come any nicer. He came to my business a few times. Always brought souvenirs and autographed things for people. Even helped me when I was kicking the heck out of a game and then going over the people list on the playfield, if any of the names were at my event I was going to be very unhappy with them. Lyman came over and I explained what was going on. He looked it over and asked, "who designed this ?". Fun times.
The picture is of Lyman and Todd Andersen ( who has repair articles on Pinball News ). This was my 30th Anniversary party tournament. Todd would be the first to tell you he loved pinball, but was a mediocre player. Todd gutted his way through the entire tournament and played Lyman in the final. Lyman didn't cut him any slack, Todd won. By then Todd was pumped up and asked Lyman, "would you sign my flyer, bitch ? ". Which Lyman graciously did.
Lyman my friend. I will miss you. Even at shows you always took time to visit. My heart goes out to Penni and your loved ones. Thank you for all you did for pinball. Thank you for all you did for me.
Lloyd
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One of the most influential people in the history of pinball. Tough to even describe the impact he has had and how many people his work has inspired.
And as so many others have said, a kind, gracious man who loved the hobby and the people involved in it. RIP.
Quoted from bjsilverballs:This sucks. Lyman was a great part of pinball.
Makes me want to go in the garage and play Lyman's Lament on Bash.
Do it. Life is short. I'm WFH, so I took 30 minutes to play some TRON, and I felt better while playing. Reading more of this thread, I'm bummed out again.
Four years ago I hosted league on my wife's birthday while she was stuck watching our three-month-old. In the invite email I cracked a joke about possibly being divorced by the end of the night. Lyman showed up to league with a small batch of cookies he baked just for my wife. That's what kind of guy he was.
Requiescat.
Quoted from docquest:Add the upcoming Cactus Canyon code to the list as well.
If he got to finish it...
I never formally met him but was at PAPA a few years ago where he was blowing up a Getaway in the practice area. A crowd of us formed around him. You will be missed.
RIP
Quoted from RobertWinter:I had been talking with Lyman at length a while back regarding EHOH code when he was still at Stern. He had some ideas he wanted to implement but sadly was never able to get to them.
Aside from his incredible coding expertise, his style of playing was fun to watch. His stance was completely unique and his body English during play showed how much in tune he was with the machine he was playing.
Lyman, you will be greatly missed by many. You've left a joyful legacy behind that will continue to bring smiles to the faces of many for generations.
Can you share with us what the ideas were? EHOH is one of my favorites, and I am interested to hear what else he wanted to add.
Quoted from dyopp21:The legendary "Lyman Stance."
That should be on top of a PAPA trophy.
what a loss...
Lyman, you put smiles on faces and made the pinball world a better place.
You will be remembered always and dearly missed.
I have just inherited a collection from a family member and this name was mentioned many times. Prayers for his family and his large group of friends.
Lyman was a genuinely nice guy. He’d always go out of his way to say Hi to us whenever we crossed paths at pinball tournaments.
My lasting memory will probably be one day at IFPA WC in Denmark. It was 9am, before the start of the tournament - Lyman saunters up to the STTNG where I was sitting, and just smashes a casual 15 billion or something. Right to the end of the game. Good warm up. 
His girlfriend Penni is also a super nice person. Wishing her all the best as she works through this terrible news.
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