Jeremy Mullins died this weekend from a 60 foot fall, while on a hiking trip. He was a classmate of mine turned Professor at SCAD. We were roommates for awhile. Those old days at Island Tree, good or bad they were never boring with Jeremy. I am still a bit in shock. He was only 32 and one of the guys who was in the trenches with me has we worked on getting our MFA degrees in Sequential Art.
His legacy should be the
webcomics he inspired his students and peers alike to create. You can still read parts of his thesis on
webcomics at
http://www.wadeaccosted.com/. Read the articles under news. They are excellent, and along with
http://www.webcomics.com/, they are invaluable to anyone looking to create
webcomics.
We had drifted apart. We still lived in the same city,but were not the friends we once were. Part of me is sad about that. I wished we had made time to resolve our differences, even if we could not have been the close friends we once were. Jeremy, you died too soon.
Update:
A Memorial Service will be held on 6/22/09 at Tybee Island at 5:30pm. People will be gathering near the lighthouse in the parking lot near the North Beach Grill. If you can make it come. If not take a moment of silence in memory of Jeremy at that time Monday.
Sincerely,
Anthony