[SML] Eight Bells for Dick Archer

[John Taylor]

I lift my glass of milk to you Dick!
Thank you for all you have done and shared with us.

Peace and love to his family.

JT

On 9/20/2019 10:56 AM, Ford Sellers via Stagecraft 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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