Jerry Nelson dies at 78

[dogg57]

Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on “Sesame Street” and Gobo Fraggle on “Fraggle Rock,” died Aug. 23 at his home on Cape Cod, Mass. He was 78.
The Sesame Workshop confirmed the death and said Mr. Nelson had emphysema.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...ff24cc-eec5-11e1-b829-786e028dccb3_story.html

 

[46er]

As did Neil Armstrong at age 82.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

http://neilarmstronginfo.com/