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Remembering Richard Hunt By David Beukema
These are all images I grew up with. They were as much a part of my everyday life as orange juice with breakfast. Being a huge Muppet fan, they were events I took for granted. When Richard Hunt passed away, I was not quite 10 years old. I remember sitting in the den and my father was reading Time magazine. He told me that Richard Hunt had died. I was saddened, and immediately spouted off all the characters he had portrayed (as I had learned to do at age six). I can't remember much about it, but I remember that at the time, it didn't have an earth-shattering effect on me. I was just getting over Jim Henson's death, after all. Reading the previously posted tributes here on Muppet Central made me realize how much the world was robbed on January 7th, 1992. Richard Hunt was everything the Muppets stood for. The zaniness, the humor, the biting wit were all there in him, but there was always a wonderful heart as well.
His gentle genius will be treasured forever, every time I see his work, down to the smallest character. I loved Richard Hunt and everything he did. Although gone, Richard Hunt will live on forever in my heart. |
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