Of course the terribly sad news today is the death of Roy E. Disney, who passed away on December 16, 43 years and one day after his uncle, 38 years less 4 days after his father.
Here are links to key tributes and obituaries:
- Remembering Roy E. Disney by Wade Sampson
- Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation
- ROY E. DISNEY, KEY FIGURE IN REVITALIZING THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND DISNEY'S ANIMATION LEGACY, DIES AT AGE 79
- ROY E. DISNEY, KEY FIGURE IN REVITALIZING THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND DISNEY'S ANIMATION LEGACY, DIES AT AGE 79
(Apologies for the late posting. I was having issues with my PC this morning)
Ironically the same day Lillian Disney passed too (in 1997). In fact Roy E. Disney was quoted as saying:
ReplyDelete"This really is the end of an era for the Disneys, and it's ironic and somehow fitting that it should be at this time of the year...Walt, in 1966, my dad in 1971, my mother in 1984, and now Lily have all gone during the 10 days before Christmas."