Vong Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Richard Willimot aka Pengy, a former A:M user, passed away today at the age of 48. A couple of years ago he ended up with a collapsed lung and was in the hospital for over a year. We had been hoping that he would be getting better and that he'd be back to joking and animating with those of us who still hang out in the #hash3d IRC channel. He will be missed. Godspeed, on your new adventure, Pengy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted March 23, 2017 Admin Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm very sad to hear this and hadn't realized he had been hospitalized. I fondly remember the days when he first launched the interviews with key people in the A:M Community via #hash3D. Those were always fun, entertaining and educational and William was always the consummate professional (knowing how to have keep the fun in the effort even while taking on the task directly and seriously). I always enjoyed accidentally running into William and seeing his name in a number of different animation-related corners of the internet as he befriended other animation enthusiasts and labored to assist them and encourage their projects and development. His interest in animation was infectious. I always got a chuckle out of his fondness for animating frogs despite his online name which inevitably conjured up images of penguins even to the point where I found myself second guessing if it was William behind the online posts I ran into attributed to 'Pengy'. If it was animation related a little investigation Inevitably revealed it was him. He left us too soon and I'm sorry for your loss at #hash3d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serg2 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 everlasting memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted March 23, 2017 Hash Fellow Share Posted March 23, 2017 I am sorry to hear that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchur Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Very, very sad to hear that. RIP... And I am still shocked how young people are when they die... Where I am from it is really very uncommon that you die before 75-80 years of age... (average for a male is about 87) (okay – traffic accidents and stuff like that but not more or less natural or threadable cases) See you *Fuchur* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted March 23, 2017 Hash Fellow Share Posted March 23, 2017 48 is still young here! Younger than I am. That is alarming to hear someone we knew has passed on at 48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Very sad news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*A:M User* Roger Posted March 23, 2017 *A:M User* Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm sorry to hear this, so tragic and untimely. 48 is far too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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