And IMO Ryan would not want TFN or MMA to even skip a beat because of his untimely death. Nobody may fill his shoes, but the company will carry on and most likely be highly motivated to make things better than ever in his memory!!!!
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".