Longtime friend and colleague Maestro Stefanos worked with Hammer's family to prepare a statement about the 53-year-old’s sudden passing:
A former Marine who pursued his love of bondage and “sexual demolition” on his own website, JackHammer.xxx, this physically powerful performer also was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu jitsu, Muay Thai and crossfit.
Going by the Twitter handle JackHammerXL, Hammer was truly larger than life. The adult community lost a unique and intriguing personality this week with the death of veteran performer Jack Hammer XL.