A Hoover man who died in a crash earlier this month had a popular online presence as Reddit moderator, and today thousands of users are remembering him.

Michael Carpick Jr., 71, was killed in a crash in Blount County on July 14, when state troopers said his Mazda Miata crashed into a Freightliner semi-truck and a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe. Carpick was pronounced dead at the scene. No one in the two other vehicles were injured.

Carpick, who went by the name "Carmac" on the discussion forum website Reddit, was a moderator there for nine years. He also worked at Command Alkon Incorporated as an IT specialist for 20 years, according to his obituary.

A post on the website Monday titled "We regret to inform you that one of our beloved moderators has passed away," about Carpick's death has been commented on more than 2,000 times as of Monday afternoon with user's condolences and kind words.

"I would have liked to have met this man. Thoughts and prayers to his family"; "Much more than a role model. A genuine American hero of the highest caliber. May he rest in power"; and "American hero in reddit and the world. ive never heard of a 71 year old on reddit. God rest his soul" were just some of the comments remembering Carpick.

In 2011, he was named "Redditor of the Day" and told users several things about himself, his life, and his family.

The Omaha native had lived in Birmingham for 16 years, and had three daughters. His wife, Beverly, died from a heart attack in 2009. They had been married for 32 years.

Carpick said he had four cats, loved a good steak, and watched "Game of Thrones" and "Glee" regularly. The Air Force veteran served as a medic during the Vietnam War, and also served on President John F. Kennedy's medical detail at Andrews Air Force Base. He talked about that on Reddit, too.

Carpick volunteered often, according to his LinkedIn account and obituary, and worked with groups including Forward Alabama, the Alabama Democratic Reform Caucus, the Rainbow Push Coalition, and the Over the Mountain Democrats.

He moderated several subreddits, including those titled: world news, geek, Liberal, democrats, Cornbread Liberals, bad lawyer, libs, AL legislature, and Rust Belt Liberals.

Carpick was buried July 18 at Currie-Jefferson Memorial Gardens South in Hoover, following a service with military honors. He is survived by his three daughters, two sons, seven grandchildren, and his three great grandchildren.

As one Reddit user posted, "Yeah, we lost a good one."