[SML] Eight Bells for Dick Archer

[Mike Katz]

I too add my glass in salute of Dick, He was a mench, a true human being.
His advice was always on point and he was always quick to laugh.
He will be missed but not forgotten.
Michael Katz
narishkup at gmail.com
C: 857.383.0020


On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 12:03 PM Rob Graham via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Indeed, to Dick A.
>
> -Rob G
>
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 11:56 AM Ford Sellers via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Dick Archer, Technical Director at Cornell University, mentor to many of
>> us, and longtime contributor to the list has passed.
>>
>> He was recently moved into Hospice, and surrounded by family at the time
>> of his passing.
>>
>> He had been battling liver cancer (ironic, as he never touched drugs or
>> alcohol) for the last year and change.
>>
>> Dick has been an incredible resource to many of us over the years.  He
>> was a stagehand at Woodstock, mentored Tom Hanks (as a stagehand, not
>> actor) at the Great Lakes Theatre, and worked as both a Professor at
>> Cornell and freelance TD for the last several decades.
>>
>>
>>
>> He was a sometimes curmudgeon (though never with a bit of spite), with a
>> fantastic sense of humor who was almost world famous for his ability to
>> mutter under his breath (somewhat like Yosemite Sam), while making himself
>> perfectly clear.
>>
>> Dick was fantastically talented, brilliant, and extremely practical.
>>
>> His list of professional accomplishments are way to long to list here.
>> But suffice it to say, he will be missed by many.
>>
>> I count myself very lucky to have been his friend.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, I propose a toast, and raise a glass of something that Dick would not
>> drink (I prefer scotch, Dick would have milk and cookies) to a fantastic
>> man, a friend, a mentor, a sounding board, a human encyclopedia… and
>> someone whom I will miss very much.
>>
>>
>>
>> -To Dick!
>>
>>
>>
>> Ford Sellers
>>
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