Hiroshi Ōsaka, a character designer and animator for Sunrise (G Gundam, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop) and a co-founder of studio BONES (the Bebop movie, Fullmetal Alchemist, passed away on Septeraber 24 at the age of 44. Here's the full story from ANN:
Take this as you may, but he left the world...