August 20 2009
RIP David Castle aka CTABUK
I received a sad email this morning. It appears that David Castle, who has been around the SEO community a long time, has passed away after a brief struggle with an aggressive form of cancer.
He always struck me as such a classy guy, knowledgeable in SEO, and it didn’t hurt that he sometimes agreed with me on various controversial topics.
You can find some memorial threads about him around the Web, including at Warrior Forum, SEOers, and Web Pro World.
David had many online friends and admirers who respected him, appreciated his points of view, and enjoyed chatting with him from time to time. I was one of them.
My best wishes to his family and dearest friends. Your loss is greatly appreciated.
Written by Michael Martinez
Jeez… this news really does suck. I was talking to Tim (Nash) earlier in the week and he informed me of David’s passing. Shocked, is an understatement. I am a fan of those that don’t follow along with the other sheep and he was never afraid to stand alone and stand his ground… He will be missed…
It has kind of bummed out my week… thanks for the post – he needs to be remembered. :0(
Yeah, I’ve been bummed all day. I had noticed he wasn’t posting much recently. I just assumed he had gotten busy like we all do.