I loved your sense of humor, I read your ask.fm for hours at a time and remember watching you FCing Airman for the first time. you reached so many people in the community and won't be forgotten.
my condolences to his friends and family and everyone affected. lepää rauhassa Leevi.
There was a time I loved you more than life.
You took a piece of me with you.
This world was too cold for your warmth, but I will never forget your smile when you told me you love me.
the time is right to put my arms around you
you're feeling right, you wrap your arms around too
but suddenly, I feel the shining sun
before I knew it, this dream was all gone
Although I didn't know him personally, thelewa was always one of the players on my admiration list.
He was someone whose replays I saw on so many iconic maps' top 50 and a player with unquestionable skill in every aspect of the game.
Even though he's now gone, I think it's safe to say that he will never be lost from the osu community.
I hope you rest in peace, Leevi, you've more than earned the right to do so
Leevi's parents and siblings are thanking everyone who have memoried Leevi. I myself am very moved how many people knew him and how many lives Leevi affected. This means a lot for me and even more for his family.
I'm sorry I might be a little late on this one, but as usual I'm really out of the loop, and I learnt about this calamity only a few days ago. To be fair, I'm still struggling to cope with this horrendous fact.
Even though I knew Thelewa only as an osu! player, the message about his death struck me as if he'd been my close friend. Although we've never met, I feel like I owe really much to him. It's truly excruciating just to think how such a great person of that young age lost his battle with depression.
One of my best and most uplifting memories of 2013-14 (the peak of his activity on twitch.tv, and, by coincidence, rather grievous period of my life) is his livestreams. During long talks with his viewers, Thelewa presented his unique personal philosophy. I can say he really changed my outlook on improving in life - particularly his invaluable practice of rethinking the purpose of overcoming some arbitrary problems (for the sole sake of having them solved) before dedicating one's life to tackling them, has since been leading me through various affairs of my adulthood. I also couldn't stop admiring how such a young person was capable of presenting reflections so thoughtful and mature. After he became inactive in the game, I still wanted to hear from him. I would check his profile almost everyday, watch every video he posted on his userpage (especially that one acid techno mix, which kept me sane when I was studying for my finals some years ago). I'm grateful to him for introducing to me many great beatmaps. His numerous tips helped players all around the world. His clever responses to questions on his ask.fm provided his fans with hours of laughs.
It's really bitter that I'm never going to meet him in real life, that I will never have a chance of engaging in a group discussion with him... or simply hear his cheerful voice again...
You inspired many. By many you will be remembered and missed. Goodbye, and thank you for everything, Leevi.
