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Bio=The real person behind Zandi, our desert guide sitting beside his Airstream who assists us in finding our way into the Cavern. He was widely known in ''Magic the Gathering'' circles.|
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Bio=A friend of the Miller brothers and the inspiration for the Uru character of the same name, Jeff Zandi was well-known in the Texas Magic: The Gathering community for forming the Texas Guildmages, which has run for over two decades. He was a part of every meeting up until his death.
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Remembrances=16 Feb 2019 D'ni Jazz Club post by Tweek: [http://dnijazz.club/2019/02/16/jeff-zandi-has-passed-away/ Jeff Zandi has passed away], 16 Feb 2019 Reddit post by Level 2 Judge: [https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/aranz0/jeff_zandi_the_original_guildmage_has_passed_away/ Jeff Zandi, the original Guildmage, has passed away.]|
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He also helped found the Hunter Burton Memorial Open, a regular ''Magic: The Gathering'' charity event to promote awareness about suicide prevention within the gaming community, named after a young man from the MTG community who tragically took his own life in July 2013.
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Jeff is survived by his wife Willa and son Lawson.|
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Memberships=[https://hunterburtonmemorialopen.com/ Hunter Burton Memorial Open], Texas Guildmages|
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Remembrances=D'ni Jazz Club post by Tweek: [http://dnijazz.club/2019/02/16/jeff-zandi-has-passed-away/ Jeff Zandi has passed away]; Reddit post by Level 2 Judge: [https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/aranz0/jeff_zandi_the_original_guildmage_has_passed_away/ Jeff Zandi, the original Guildmage, has passed away.]; Hunter Burton Memorial Open post: [https://hunterburtonmemorialopen.com/tag/texas-guildmages/ The loss of a legend... Jeff "Zanman" Zandi]|
 
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 3 September 2020

Jeff Zandi

16 February 2019

Surface name: Jeff Zandi

Texas, USA

A friend of the Miller brothers and the inspiration for the Uru character of the same name, Jeff Zandi was well-known in the Texas Magic: The Gathering community for forming the Texas Guildmages, which has run for over two decades. He was a part of every meeting up until his death.

He also helped found the Hunter Burton Memorial Open, a regular Magic: The Gathering charity event to promote awareness about suicide prevention within the gaming community, named after a young man from the MTG community who tragically took his own life in July 2013.

Jeff is survived by his wife Willa and son Lawson.

Memberships: Hunter Burton Memorial Open, Texas Guildmages
Remembrances: D'ni Jazz Club post by Tweek: Jeff Zandi has passed away; Reddit post by Level 2 Judge: Jeff Zandi, the original Guildmage, has passed away.; Hunter Burton Memorial Open post: The loss of a legend... Jeff "Zanman" Zandi