[SML] Eight Bells for Dick Archer

[Stephen Rees]

I'm so very sorry to learn of his passing. Dick was a good friend whom I
never got enough time to spend with in person. He was a stalwart of the
Upstate Section of USITT for many years and, as well, we shared ideas and
solutions back and forth from time to time.  The educational system has
suffered a great loss with his death.
Rest well, Dick.
Steve

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On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 1:14 PM Bill Potter via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Sad news indeed. I had the privilege to work with Dick at Cornell and am
> proud to count him as a friend.
>
> I always loved it when the PM would come into Dick’s office, (which was as
> usual piled high with random paperwork on every available surface),
> demanding to know some trivial detail about budget or schedule and Dick
> would immediately go to the correct heap, pull out the exact page needed
> and give the answer.
>
> I always looked forward to our visits at USITT.
>
> I will definitely raise a glass in his honor.
>
> To Dick!
>
> Bill Potter
> Arts Technical Director
> St. Paul's School
> Concord NH 03303
> 603-229-4696
> bpotter at sps.edu
>
>
>
> On 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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