Alexander James Weighell (14 Sep 1977 - 26 Jul 2026)

I'd known Alex almost 30 years as he had the diligent role of flying organiser in the Hang Gliding society that I'd somehow been convinced to join in my first week of uni (can't remember if he had a hand in that or not,.. but probably). My first definite memory of him was the soc's first social, a bar crawl round and off campus where he talked me into trying real ale, resulting in chunder but carrying on regardless! Other memories of that night are sketchy but I do remember hanging on to Alex as we tried to very literally squeeze our way from the doorway, to the bar of the Grove, which seemed to be THE place to go for *every* off campus student at the time (seriously that couldn't have been fire legal!), before ultimately giving up - probably no further than half way!

Since then, he's been a real pal through the years, from uni days, Game City Nights, Tech Notts, weekly climbing and the laughs we all had playing Elite during COVID lockdowns, despite his hearing difficulties (which probably led to the odd "Leroy Jenkins" moments with his favourite Type 10 "tank", but that just added to the much needed comedy of those times =D ). He was often the first to say yes to a cinema or band trip idea and I'll really miss him at the upcoming Levellers gig we were meant to be going to together this month. All in all, we had a lot of fun, and I was hoping for a lot more. When I took this picture of him on the Flying Scotsman in May we'd gone for a bit of an explore down the carriages. I never imagined it would be the last. Over the recent weeks, as more and more things have gone on, news, tech, nerdy stuff that I'd ordinarily like to talk to or tell him about, I feel like I'm missing him more now than ever. It all came to an end far too soon.

There is one kinda cool thing. Back when it was popular, we'd often bring our 3DS's to meet ups so we could get a "Street Pass". As such, I've got Alex's avatar, Allypally on mine. So in some small way he's still around to help me out in those mini-games, which I think he'd have definitely liked.

In memory of an exceptional young man.

Didn’t really have the chance to get to know you all that well, but I thoroughly enjoyed bumping into you every few years. You’ll be missed.

In our hearts always

Beloved first grandson

Love you bro xxx

Sending lots of love

I have fond memories of our time working with Alex at Rare early in our careers. So sad to hear of his passing, condolences to everyone close to him, family and friends alike.

To say that Alex was a real character is not doing him justice at all. I worked with him at various times over the last 20+ years. He was one of the first "clever technical people" I remember speaking to when I started at Free Radical Design in the early 2000s. He seemed to have a natural talent for coding, to the point I was convinced he could do anything with a keyboard and Visual Studio. Above all though, he had a good soul, and I always enjoyed my conversations with him.

Sending my condolences to Nicola and his family. He has gone way, way too soon.

I will treasure memories of my lovely nephew Alex.

Very sorry to hear this news, I worked with Alex briefly in the early years of Dambuster and would frequently see him around Rushcliffe Country park whilst walking my dogs. Our paths crossed briefly again more recently whilst he was part of Free Radical Design (v2)

Alex was a much loved and respected colleague of many during his years at Free Radical Design, Crytek UK, Dambuster Studios and Free Radical Design (v2) Deepest condolences to Nicola and Alex's family from all at Dambuster Studios.