For those of you who have not heard I am sorry to report that Brion Sumser has died. Brion played basketball for GMU and was a stalwart in the Mason and Fairfax communities for years as owner of Brion's Grill. He spent countless hours and tens/hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of athletics and GMU over the years. He did pregame meals for teams and hosted the Green Room as well. The last year was not easy on him much to my dismay, he deserved better. He was always kind, friendly, and willing to help out. I was proud to count him among my friends.