He was Dad to Amyrn, husband to Eleah and the last surviving giraffe at the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
Here's a picture of the family for posterity. I couldn't wait until they came closer so I just started snapping photos the minute I walked out onto the platform. I had never seen such magnificent animals before in my whole life and here was a whole family, just hanging out in the sun like they had all the time in the world.
If you follow the link back to Amyrn's passing and then the link there to when I first met them, you'll see some much better pictures of some truly incredible animals.
And I'd like to say I hope he didn't suffer, but I think he did. I think he died of a broken heart.