Ashman - the rosta that is the ACID artwork passed away?

WTF?

anyone know the deal about this?

http://www.drewestate.com/ 

i think this was the head of a.c.i.d artwork and design (not chester) but the head of design and helped kick them off in NY.

How he die and whats the story? its on the DE site as "in memory 2004"