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RIP - Don LaFontaine
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cry
It didn't seem possible.
Prayers rising to Nita and Don's whole family.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just saw this now and it saddens me greatly. We've lost our #1... he will be missed.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess it IS true that God wanted his voice back. I was really starting to be friends with him these last few months, after a continuous working relationship for over three years. Let's continue to send love and light to his family to ease their heavy hearts. I am blessed to have gotten to know him and see first hand how huge a heart he had. His generosity knew no bounds.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When asked by aspiring voice talents how they could get into doing movie trailers, Don loved to respond: "Wait 'til I die."

Still funny but now bittersweet.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm so saddened to hear this news. Just when we were told at Voice Over Universe that Don was getting better, he was sent away by his ANGELS. My condolences goes out towards his wife and his children. RIP to a man who paved the way for many of us in the field of VO work. God Bless.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

His legacy will endure in this business long after most of us are gone. Mr. LaFontaine's generous spirit in giving back to the business he loved so much by graciously posing for pictures with other VO talent and encouraging them in their quest to follow their own dreams in VO will no doubt become treasured memories for many.

Prayers to his family,
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very sad news... we've lost a legend.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don was, and continues to be, an inspiration to so many of us in this business.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To me, he epitomized the one thing that really defines the VO community for me. A willingness to accept and help all who show the passion to voice. The egos and heirarchy so apparent in other areas of the media/entertainment business is refreshingly absent in our little world, where the only qualification for total acceptance by voice artists at all levels is simply having the spark that drives you to be a VO and a willingness to leave you ego locked away somewhere.
In our business it is not important for you to be better or more successful than others, but simply to be better and more successful than you were yesterday.
He was simply one of us, no more, no less. That, beyond all his other achievements is why I respect him.

Cheers.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Among other "firsts", Don was the original VO mentor, as many have stated.

Now I'm so glad he graced us with his presence at VOICE 2007.

Blessings and prayers to his family.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is such very sad news. :( Right when he looked to be making a slow recovery, too. My deepest sympathies for his family. He will definitely be missed.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. With all of the positive news I was hearing I thought we'd all be hearing about his homecoming this week. Hard to believe he's gone.

Prayers for Nita and the girls.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's hard to place how much influence this man has had in the industry,
RIP.
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Tony Neptune
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My prayer now is for his family. May they find comfort and strength from our collective prayers during this difficult time. We all have lost a friend, mentor and hero. I will always treasure his kindness, generosity and advice he gave about our business.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To me, the amazing part of Don's story is that he almost fell into the role of the "Voice of God" trailer guy; one guy calls in sick and another's career is born. Though I hardly aspire to do trailers, it was what I read of his humility and humanity that inspired me.

My thoughts are with Nita, their daughters, and their friends and family today.
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