Rhett Wickham RIP

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    Originally Posted By leemac

    Hi all

    Many of you will remember that Rhett used to write for LP and also post on the boards (actingforanimators I believe). Sadly he was killed in a RTA yesterday on the Florida Turnpike. He was on his way to pick up a friend to take her to the hospital.

    Rhett was a true diamond. A wonderful human being. His life has been cut tragically short at 55.
     
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    Originally Posted By Daannzzz

    I remember him on here as well. He wrote some articles too right? It is so sad.
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    Originally Posted By DDMAN26

    How sad. I always enjoyed his articles and his insiders input that he provided.
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    Very sad to see this on Facebook last night. I met Rhett at Disneyland at a couple of LP meets years ago, and always enjoyed his articles and posts.
     
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    Originally Posted By FerretAfros

    So sad. I never got to meet him in person, but he was a great contributor to LP. He will be missed
     
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    Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

    So sad to learn this.
     
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    Originally Posted By ecdc

    What a terrible shame. My condolences to his family and friends.
     
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    Originally Posted By u k fan

    I am also saddened to hear about this. His knowledge and insights were one of the reasons LP was so great. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
     
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    Originally Posted By iamsally

    55 years? That is heart-breaking.
     
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    Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

    ORDDU: My sisters and I remember that name and some of his articles. How terrible that such a tragic thing had to happen. Thank you for letting us know leemac, duckling.
     
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    Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

    Wickham wrote an obituary for Roy Disney when he passed in 2009, that includes a recap of Disney's efforts to oust Michael Eisner as well as how Roy helped "save" animation at Disney. It seems fitting to reads it again. It also has a brief bio of Wickham that shows how diverse his life and career were in what now amounts to such a short time.

    <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID512980.asp">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...2980.asp</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove

    What's an accomplished, talented man. Best wishes to all who knew and loved him.
     
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    Originally Posted By utahjosh

    Tragic. Condolences to his friends and family. Grateful for his contribution to LP.
     
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    Originally Posted By KThorvaldson

    A memorial scholarship has been established at USF's School of Arts in Rhett's honor. Rest in peace, dear friend. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://usf.edu/ua/wickham">http://usf.edu/ua/wickham</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By MissCandice

    This is awful. I too am grateful for his contributions to LP.
     
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