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From a friend of his:

I never thought it was a hoax but I also hadn't yet been personally touched by Covid-19 until a few hours ago when I learned that my friend Robert Gray had been infected. A week ago Sunday he said he wasn't feeling well and had developed a cough. Monday he said he was coughing less but still feeling sick with chills and body aches. Tuesday he texted that he was craving a Subway sandwich. Wednesday he was feeling better still but it was difficult to sleep and his appetite wasn't back to full grown. This past Sunday when I asked for my daily update his reply was simply "no good." Monday he replied "still sucks." Yesterday he complained that he was able to breathe fine but that deep breaths were difficult. He was finally able to get a test and would have the results in 3 or 4 days. Hopefully it wouldn't matter and that it would have come and gone by then. Today he didn't reply. It turned out the results don't matter but not because of why we had hoped. Sometime between that conversation Tuesday night and 8PM last night he passed away. I have many stories I hope I can share and I'd love to hear any story you might have of him but I don't have time for that now. I write this so that maybe a tiny bit of good can come from his death and that anyone reading this realizes the most important thing you can do to avoid dying from Covid-19 is to avoid getting this disease.

Terrible news...RIP

Looking at the picture I recognised him, and remember having a good chat with him during a long bubble at a WSOP event. A few days later we were again drawn at the same table, and then again a couple of days later at a Venetian Deepstack. Really nice guy.

RIP mate

Terrible news

That's the second time I've heard about somebody who was still home and communicating with people only hours before they passed away, without ever being admitted to a hospital. Makes it even scarier to me.

This. When I was reading the OP's summary, I couldn't help but notice how mild (all things considered) those symptoms were. In my head, the people who have died from COVID are the really severe cases where they need the ventilator and the ICU, etc. You know, those who were already somewhat weakened or prone because of age, fitness levels or preexisting conditions.

A friend of mine has COVID right now. He has just been sitting in quarantine from his own family, and he says the worst day was Sunday. Right now, he's just sort of tired but that's about it. So yeah, we all feel better about his condition... and then Gray's story is a reminder that this is a strange, insidious disease.

Anyway, OP, deepest sympathies to you and Mr. Gray's family and other friends.

a stroke I assume? many cases of stroke among covid infected people it seems

RIP

RIP, great guy.