Here's word from Shriike's son, KB:
"I just logged in for the first time in a very long time and saw hiTechs post and all the subsequent salutes.
I couldn’t comment and had to close it all down for now... it was tough to see...good and bad....
He passed away in his sleep, in his favourite chair in, in his farm home of 36 years. He suffered a heart attack during the early hours of January 28th. . .
Shriike enjoyed relaying stories of M3 glory, and the “poor SOB” flying too low and too close to his comically lethal Wirble. Thank you to the AH community for taking him in and sharing in his gaming glory. -KB"