Monday, September 10, 2007

Imagineer Ralph Kent 1939-2007

Disney Legend Ralph Kent has sadly passed away. Longtime Imagineer and designer, he began his career with Disney in 1963 as a marketing production artist at Disneyland. He was well known for creating the first limited edition Mickey Mouse watch in 1965. Kent's Disney Legends page can be found here.

3 comments:

Lainey Schallock said...

This is a sad loss. Thank you for referring your readers to the article you've linked on Ralph Kent - I really enjoyed that.

Anonymous said...

Ralph's wife Linda called with the following arrangements - so far:
* Ralph will be cremated at the Grissom Funeral Home, 803 W. Emmett Street, Kissimmee, on Thursday. TIME TBD
* The funeral will be on Saturday in the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall, 1525 Mill Slough Road in Kissimmee . TIME TBD
* In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jehovah Witness, 1525 Mill Slough Road, Kissimmee (407-933-7547)

Anonymous said...

I had the privilege and honor to work with Ralph at Disney. We'll miss him terribly. A fine artist, a gentleman, and a gentle soul. His positive outlook rubbed off on all of us. A true Disney disciple.