John J. Austrian
Saber Tooth Tiger
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 418
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 Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: Blake Snyder 1952-2009 |
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As most of you know by now from reading the post on the main website, Blake Snyder died suddenly this morning, August 4, 2009, from cardiac arrest.
All I know at this time is that Blake had not been feeling well over the last few weeks and yesterday had apparently seen a cardio-pulmonary doctor, who had detected that Blake’s heart was inflamed. An inhaler was prescribed to treat the inflammation. This morning Blake felt severely ill and called 911. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to Blake’s business partner and close friend, a private funeral will be held and will be followed by a public memorial service at a later date. I will share details about the memorial service with you as soon as I have them.
I can count on my hands the times Blake and I met in person, but I consider him a good friend and a beautiful person. I know this is a forum about writing but this is a time that words alone won’t do.
Also, you should all know that Blake loved this forum and the community it has created. Blake was about loving each other and sharing our gifts. Blake’s gift was the joy of how to tell a story. His story is one I plan to share with as many people as I can.
Note: I am going to lock this announcement in this section. If you want to post anything feel free to do so in the main STC section.
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fletch137
Bengal Tiger
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
Posts: 284
Location: San Diego, CA
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Damn. NOT the story I was expecting when I saw that happy picture.
When you think about the number of people he coached on screenwriting and multiply that by the number of people who saw movies based on those scripts, his reach was HUGE.
Never met the cat myself, but I'm sure I'm going to miss him somehow.
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