Well, that was a shock. RIP from a fellow Massachusetts native. Never met him but have MMr at home. From the pictures, he always reminded me of another legendary guy, Boston College's Doug Flutie.

Same sneakers...

Just played my Mando LE in a Lyman Sheats wide stance and had one of my best games on it. I can see why he got low like that, to easier line up a shot from the playfield level.

I hope this post is not taken in any other way than which I am posting it as I am a long time software engineer as well. No idea what physical issues if any Lyman Sheats had but I can offer some insight on the rigors of intense software projects and relentless tech support. Most of the time, we sit for hours upon hours and that is very unhealthy. For any pinball companies here, if you do not already, please encourage employees to get up out of that seat and move around.

If anyone is donating in Lyman Sheats' memory at the link provided by his family, how is the recipient portion filled out? It's not clear to me. You can PM me if you do not wish to post here. Thanks in advance.

I don't know how this applies here for others or if you consider it relevant but it is just a story that resonated with me a long time ago.

I watched a tv news casted story about epilepsy where a father was interviewed about his son who had epilepsy. The son had epileptic seizures and his Father had taken care of him during those episodes. The interviewer said something to the effect, "If you had one wish I bet it would be to cure your son of this affliction". The father said, "I would not want to make that decision for him as when my son comes out of the episodes and is healthy for a time, during that time he has as intense a love and appreciation for life that seems rare. I would not want to take that away from him."

I think like that when I am ensconced in bad stressful situations with seemingly no end, the tunnel is dark but at some point the light at the end will get reached and it seems even brighter when that happens. Darkness and light are both part of the experience. Other people can be inspiration and affirmation of this.

Shed a tear during this service, my Dad passed 5 years ago today. RIP Lyman. I did not know you but personally I could not eulogize my Dad in public at that time and did that privately because well he's my Dad and I could not possibly get those words out coherently for someone who means that much to me. It's hard to do that and respect to the people who did that here. Lyman is a legend, like any legend it's unique to that individual as to why that is so. Sorry we missed meeting you at Pintastic my only chance to do so. Next time I am on the Cape we will skip a rock into the ocean in your honor.

Where's a location play in Syracuse?