Just now saw the headline via Google News. You'll never guess which person went through my mind upon reading just the title--the Magic: the Gathering of Bitcoins golden boy. I was shocked to read that it was a woman. I've never heard of First Meta until a few minutes a go. Hope that doesn't mean that I'm outta the loop.
Definitely out of the loop Phinn.
WSJ reported the story last week when it happened.
blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/27/american-ceo-of-singapore-startup-first-meta-dies/
reddit noticed it at the time.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1z2fi1//autumn_radtke_ceo_of_first_meta_a_singaporebasedWhat's kind of interesting is that so many Bitcoiners only seem to be hearing about this now that it's been picked up by the mainstream media which they claim to avoid like the plague.
Her death was reported on 27 February Asian time, the day before MtGox filed court papers - the early reports suggest that she may have died the previous night (26 February).
http://www.techinasia.com/meta-ceo-autumn-radkte-commited-suicide/