Envi Piercings Owner die in RL?

[victoriacatherine 2]

First let me apologize if this post is offensive to anyone. I had to take a hiatus from SL this past summer. One of the last days I was on, someone posted in the group that Toby Christian died in RL. I expressed my sadness and hope that it wasn't true but none of the group members really had any confirmation. I'm back on SL for a bit and realized I never found out if it was just a big joke and he was just leaving SL or if he infact died. His store and group are gone and his profile is wiped so I guess I'm wondering if any former members or Envi heard anything. He was/is a great guy and always came through for me with my insane custom piercing jobs. I hope this doesn't come off as noesy, just concerned.