I can't say for sure, there's not a whole lot of info about the circumstances.

Reading into the last couple of paragraphs, it sounds like may have comitted suicide, but that's just speculation.

If this is true, then this is two suicides in less than 2 weeks :(

Whatever the reasons are, it is very very sad to see nice people go, at young ages

TechCrunch posted an article about his passing, but no specific details: http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/jody-sherman-ecomom-founder...