Yes, he was too young. I am too slow of a rider to have ridden with him, but scanning his results, I'm not sure we were ever on any of the same rides. He started randonneuring after me, but had twice as many miles. He really got around, he had rides in the Southeast, Texas, Michigan, New York, Mn.
I'm also sorry for Hamid, he's a really nice guy.
There is going to be a memorial service as part of this week's 1000k.