Don Tatro, long time member of this & other Poser/Bryce forums & newsgroups passed away Friday of a sudden cardiac arrest. He will be missed.

Links to Dons' sites....

http://www.creepyclown.com
http://dontatro.bryce-alive.net/tatro.htm

Message edited on: 06/19/2004 15:54

That is sad.

Not good news,..one of the first Poser/Bryce images I remember was seeing was Don's Creepy. He had great sense of Humor.

Oh my, this is a sad day indeed.

:-( MAJOR BUMMER My pic for this weeks MC has the 'damn clown' in it too

DAMN!!! Yet another tragic loss...I loved Creepyclowns website...such wonderful free models. This is indeed a very sad day :( Condolences to all family & friends.

Yes, Christina Bartsch, who used to be a regular on the Bryce and Poser newsgroups told everyone about it on the Bryce newsgroup. I passed it along to the Poser newsgroup. Don was what I would call an online "friend". He was a very encouraging person and I know he got a kick out of seeing his most famous creation, Creepy Clown, being used (and abused) in other peoples renders. For those of you who may not know, Don liked his cigarettes and I have a strong feeling that may have contributed to his untimely death. His artwork always had just the right touch of both realism and illustration and it would be a very hard style to duplicate. He was always modest about his own talents but I'm sure he knew how good his artwork was. He, along with Yamato and Kozaburo, were my main inspiration for Poser/Bryce artwork. It won't feel the same in either the Poser or Bryce newsgroup without him. He'll be sorely missed.

Oh man oh man! My condolences to his friends and family. I always thought Creepy the Clown was a blast!

Oh, folks, this is sad news indeed. Mr. Tatro was a very imaginative and talented man. My trips through the Bryce galleries here and at 3Dcommune were often taken because of what image by Don Tatro I might find in them. Humorous, ironic, smart, marvelously and seemingly effortlessly executed. Tsk, what a shame that output's come to an end. But I'm thankful he was here at all. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans. David J

oh no!

:(

I am going to have a real long cry now...

Like Niles, one of the first poser images I remember seeing was one with Creepy in it :-( How very sad this is. 2 major losses... my thoughts to Mr. Tatro's family and friends.

geez :( my condolences... this is just a bummer couple of days

This is... hard to comprehend. First Ironhart... now Don. I hope the old saying that bad things come in threes really isn't true...

Don will certainly be sadly missed my me as well as many others. It was Don's work that got me interested in both Bryce & Poser. Don was very instrumental in getting me over the newbie hump in using and enjoying both programs. I enjoyed my daily check of AB3DP NG just to see what Don dreams up. Gone but certainly not forgotten. My heartfelt condolences to Don's family and friends. DR

It is a very sad day indeed. What a loss! Damsel

My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends. A tragic loss for all.

OH MY! I'm near speechless. Shocked more than anything right now. Don has been one of my long time friends since the alt.binaries.3d.bryce newsgroup. Before most of these sites even existed. His creation of Creepy Clown is legendary. He will be remembered fondly,and missed terribly. Tom

I did not know Don, but I am always saddened to hear new like this. My condolences to his family and friends.

HUGE tragedy. Don's art was inspiring, imaginitive and really showed the way for new artists. His art showed vulnerability and humanity, you felt like you knew Don just by looking at his work. God bless him, I will miss his work.

I'll miss his humor and great POV. A good friend through art

Message edited on: 06/19/2004 23:07

Don may be gone from this earth, yet his spirit of his art still remains with us deeply in our souls. God did bless him, for we all saw his art. So let us keep Don in our minds and in our hearts.

Y'no...I wonder if,..on some level,..Don "knew". Check his gallery and notice his latest images. They all had "Bridges" in them. Like on some level..He knew he'd be "Crossing Over" Weird... He had just posted yesterday. Tom

is there any way we can pay tribute to Don? some sort of online memorial? I really think he was a pillar of the bryce/poser community

I am very sorry to hear of this news. My prayers are with him and his family.

Sadly, another highly creative vision silenced much too early and way before his time. This is indeed an incredible shock. I was quite familiar with his art and only recently had begun to know him via sitemail.

I pray he is in a better place and my heart goes out to his family.

Arry

Message edited on: 06/20/2004 01:08

This is aweful. Many heart related illneses this year among the community. I am thankful we did not loose Bill Bayard and others. But I am saddened to hear of Don's passing. I hope he did not suffer and my thoughts will be with his family. Anton

as a token of my simpathy to the loss of the families, I give this prayer. Prayer of Passage Oh Goddess There is great sadness A cherished one has gone Emptyness engulfs me Loss languishes within Help me bear this grief Accompany their spirit Comfort we who grieve Let us rejoice in their life May their essence be recorded In the Great Book of Shadows Renew our rememberance with joy

That's tragic news. I knew Don from my Bryce days and the alt.binaries.bryce newsgroup. Nigel / 3DKiwi

I would like to extend my warmest and most sincere wishes to Dons family as well,I know the pain you must be experiencing due to my own recent loss of the dear sweet woman who I was fortunate to have as a mother only last saturday.Know that you are in my thoughts and even though I was not a follower of his works I know I would have been because I try to meet everyone on here and know I would have enjoyed meeting him...again,my warmest and most sincere wishes for you in this time of loss.

Very sad to hear. Got a nice email back from Don when I sent him a Creepy image for his gallery last year.

:( I remember seeing Creepy when I first started using Poser a couple of years ago. My condolences to Don's loved ones.

This is so sad. I'm so sorry to hear of this :-(

I didn't know him, but I find this news very sad:( What's happening these days??? everyone is dying around:( My prayers for him and his family and friends.

Two young artists in one weekend. Its not fair.. I pray Don is in a better place. The great gallery in the sky.

My condolences to all family & friends.

Oh no, this is truly a sad day.....Our condolences to his family and friends. Sharen and Mike

It certainly is a bad weekend for the 3D world. I've never talked to Don, but I do think he was one of the most overlooked, yet imaginative artists out there and of course, everyone in 3D knows the famed Creepy clown. Before coming to Renderosity, I used to hang out on the newsgroups and knew of Creepy from there, but never knew that he was the creator until I discovered Rosity.

He will also certainly be missed and I hope that Rosity will honor him as they have done with Ironhart and Dan Davis. My condolences to his family and friends.

This is very sad news Don and I have known each other for years and I had considered him a friend. He helped me so much when I first started out using Bryce. His Creepy the clown grew on you as everyone at the alt.binaries.3d news group can attest. He will be surely missed and my prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends. SndCastie

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Very sad news indeed. See you soon Don my friend...

All my condolences for the family of Mr. Tatro like to all his friends! I am really upset loss of these 2 men, of which I did not know. I imagine that they were to be two people with a large heart. What I will say now must make us a reflection! It is the moment this to return account which sometimes one does not make attention with only one makes like comments on a person here on rosity! That can wound so much but I want to come to the goal! If one day you discover that this person is in fact very nice and that it becomes your friend which you will make so thereafter it fall sick or dies? Think there here one is supposed to be the "COMMUNITY" for me that wants to say a family. Break the barriers of the languages and countries the Web are supposed to bring us closer! Pay attention to those which you like and with those which to perhaps develop a great friendship! Please take care of you and say how much you love people who surround you! Sincerely! Wildflowers

Thanx for the memories and the laughs Don!!! Forever be missed By Kristena and I!! ...and many thoughts and prayers to his family and loved ones. K & J

Such sadness, really. Condolences to all of us. Sincerely Barb

I considered Don a friend as we had a long term association at the Poser newsgroup. I prefer not to think of him as gone... but rather that he is out there observing first hand the great depth of space he put in his pictures. Don was a gentleman and a scholar as well as a gifted artist... he will be sorely missed by all who kniew him.

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