In Memory of Emru Townsend
Emru Townsend, founder and editor of Frames Per Second animation magazine and technology writer for PC World, passed away last night after a year-long battle with leukemia and a condition called Monosomy 7.
As Jerry and Amid at Cartoon Brew put it, Emru has “for decades been one of animation’s best friends and most intelligent critics.”
Emru’s contribution to the animation community was immeasurable but his legacy will be his tireless fight – alongside his sister, Tamu – to educate the public about the vital role the bone marrow registry plays in saving people’s lives.
Emru was a good friend of mine and I will miss him a profoundly. A few years ago Emru and Tamu sent me to cover the Waterloo Animation Festival for FPS and Drawn and we’ve been friends ever since.
He was someone who was thrilled by every nuance of animated films. People around him – including me – loved to feed off that energy. It breaks my heart to imagine that he’s gone. But I know that his energy, enthusiasm and love for art and pop culture live on in his loving sister Tamu and his wife Vicky and son Max. I send them my love today.
Also:
PC World remembers Emru Townsend
Cartoon Brew on Emru Townsend
Learn more about how to register to become a bone marrow donor
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