The classic Tetris world champion Twitter also expressed his sincere wishes to Neubauer. He said: “We are very happy to share the news of the sudden death of 7-time CTWC champion Jonas Neubauer on January 4. We can never again. I asked for a bigger championship model and friends. Jonas, we miss you, we love you, and thank you for inspiring us to always do our best. Rest in peace.”
GoFundMe was created for Neubauer and it reveals more of his life, including an interesting story about a typographical error describing him as a 60-year-old from Albacete, Spain.
GoFundMe wrote: “Jonas played together and expressed his love for his newfound hometown on Twitter.” “Soon, the residents of Spanish cities began to follow him and cheer for their new citizens. Eventually, , The mayor invited him and Heather to visit and presented Jonas with a knife to the city (their incredible version, “Our Key to the City”).
Neubauer’s wife Heather Ito, mother Shary Neubauer, brothers Jason and Justin, and his six nephews survived.
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