...and yet another legend lost in 2009: Bow your heads in honour of Roy E. Disney

Roy E. Disney, 79, has died today after battling stomach cancer for one year.
To me, he felt like the last closest person to the creators of the Disney Company themselves, Walt and Roy (Roy's father)...especially because of his personal influence on the Disney Company. I was happy knowing that an actual family member still had a direct influence on the direction the studio is headed. Now....

Well, he will surely be missed. Yet another amazing legacy lost in 2009. Coincidentally, Roy's passing is one day after the anniversary of his uncle, Walt's, death. Walt Disney died on Dec. 15, 1966.
I did not have the pleasure of meeting Roy, but I did meet Don Hahn, executive producer, who was quoted to have said that Roy helped redirect a new era of animation after taking over the animation department in 1984, including Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Roy "took it under his wing, was a cheerleader, a coach, a therapist", Hahn was quoted to have said in the Journal Pioneer.
journalpioneer.com

My condolences to his family. May Roy's hard work continue on in the new generation...long live the Disney legacy.