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ANGELIKA KATZ 01/03/2022 Painter Angelika Katz worked for Hyperion and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Her credits include Aladdin, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, and Lilo & Stitch. She was 77. SANDRA "SANDY" WOGATZKE 01/23/2022 Painter and Final Checker Sandy Wogatzke worked for Filmation and Hanna-Barbara. Among her credits is Jetsons: The Movie. She was 95. JONATHAN FINN-GAMIÑO 01/25/2022 Storyboard Artist and Art Director Jonathan Finn-Gamiño worked for Fox Animation, Titmouse, and Bento Box. His credits range from American Dad! to Big Mouth. He was 32. MYRNA BUSHMAN 01/26/2022 Myrna Bushman spent her career at Warner Bros., Disney TVA, Ruby-Spears, and Hanna-Barbera. As a Timing Director, she worked on Inspector Gadget, Muppet Babies, and numerous ABC Weekend Specials. She was 85. ANASTASIA "STACI" MANISKAS 02/01/2022 Staci Maniskas worked as a Painter at Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. Her credits range from Bugs Bunny specials to She- Ra: Princess of Power and BraveStarr. She was 87. SARALEE "SARI" GENNIS 03/14/2022 Sari Gennis worked as a Special Effects Animator at DreamWorks, Disney TVA, Hyperion, and Warner Bros. Her credits include All Dogs Go to Heaven, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, and Fantasia 2000. She was 67. CARL BELL 03/28/2022 Animator, Assistant Animator, and Clean-Up Artist Carl Bell worked for Chuck Jones and Bakshi Productions on Beany and Cecil and The Lord of the Rings, as well as Walt Disney Animation Studios on numerous classics such as Beauty and the Beast and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His TV credits include BraveStarr and She-Ra: Princess of Power. He was 91. IAN WILCOX 04/30/2022 Ian Wilcox was a Background Layout Artist and Background Designer for Film Roman and Fox Animation. His credits include Family Guy and King of the Hill, and he is best known for The Simpsons, where he worked for 15 years. He was 56. EVELYN A.R. GABAI 04/30/2022 Evelyn Gabai enjoyed a career with Filmation, Marvel, Hanna-Barbera, Disney TVA, and Warner Bros. As a writer her credits include The Smurfs and numerous Scooby-Doo episodes. Her Background Artist credits include video versions of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. BURTON "BURT" MEDALL 05/24/2022 Burt Medall worked as an Animator, Animation Supervisor, and Timing Director at Disney TVA, Warner Bros., Filmation, Bill Melendez, and Hanna-Barbera. Among his credits are The World's Greatest SuperFriends, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and BraveStarr. He was 76. ON FEBRUARY 26, THE ANNUAL AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE PAID TRIBUTE TO THOSE IN THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. HERE, WE REMEMBER THE LIVES OF THESE TALENTED ANIMATION GUILD MEMBERS. HONORING OUR ANIMATION FAMILY DYLAN HOFFMAN 02/06/2022 Working for studios from Nickelodeon to Walt Disney, Dylan Hoffman was a Character Technical Director and Rigging Artist. His credits include Canvas and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years. He was 33. PETER GENTLE 02/09/2022 Peter Gentle was a Final Checker and Painter at Hanna-Barbera, Cool Productions, Hyperion, Universal Cartoons, Filmation, Bluth, and Aurora. His credits include Cool World and She-Ra: Princess of Power. He was 70. MARY LOCATELL 02/10/2022 A Background Artist and Model Designer, Mary Locatell worked at Snapdragon, Warner Bros., and Disneytoon. Among her credits are Lilo & Stitch: The Series and Shrek. She was 62. MELVIN "MEL" KEEFER 02/11/2022 A Layout and Design Artist and Character and Prop Designer, Mel Keefer worked for Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. His many credits include Jonny Quest and Groovie Goulies. He was 95. 44 KEYFRAME T R I B U T E