Oldbuzzardt Passes Away

Fortnite Twitch streamer Oldbuzzardt has passed away at the age of 72. Oldbuzzardt was a former US Air Force Reservist. He first created a Twitch account just a few years ago. He reached some 80,000 Twitch followers to his channel who watched him stream all throughout his journey. His death was confirmed by his relatives through his streaming channel on October 19th when he was scheduled to be streaming. The cause of his death is not yet confirmed.

Oldbuzzardt’s family opened the his scheduled stream and left a statement about his death. With an attached picture they wrote; “It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Buzz passed away at home on 10/17/2020. We have left the stream and chat open for you all to gather and pay your respects. We hope you know how much you all meant to Buzz. He loved playing Fornite with you all. We want to thank you for making this whole thing possible for him. This was and will continue to be such a special place. The mods are in the chat to talk to anyone and offer support. Leave us a comment with your favourite moment, a funny memory of Buzz, or just a kind word”.

Some personalities also posted on Twitter about this, like the reporter from Esports Talk Jake Lucky, as well as twitch streamers from all over the world who have been paying tribute online.