[SML] Eight Bells for Dick Archer

[herrick goldman]

I can arrange for scotch and milk and cookies!  Sorry for your loss..I only
knew him here.

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 11:56 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
>
> Senior Product Development Manager
>
> CHAUVET Professional, ChamSys and ILUMINARC
>
> 5200 NW 108th Ave., Sunrise, FL 33351
>
> Main Office: +1.954.577.4455 | 800-762-1084
>
> fsellers at chauvetlighting.com
>
> www.chauvetlighting.com | www.iluminarc.com
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> Stagecraft mailing list
> Stagecraft at theatrical.net
> http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://theatrical.net/pipermail/stagecraft_theatrical.net/attachments/20190920/f7d8fcc1/attachment.html>