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Joe Ranft

Novato, California

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A Corte Madera man who made millions of moviegoers smile and laugh through his work at Pixar Animation Studios died this week in Mendocino County when a car in which he was a passenger flipped down a hillside and landed in a river. Joe Ranft, 45, was an Oscar nominee who made a career as an...

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I was born in 2005, a few months before Joe's passing. As a Child, I grew up on movies he worked on like Cars, Monsters Inc, Bug's Life etc. I never got to know who exactly he was until High School when I began taking Art Classes and learning more info on veteran Animators like Chuck Jones, Bud Luckey, Lasseter, and ofc Joe Ranft. All of them worked on films I grew up watching my entire life, and something about that (Specifically Joe) made a little bell in my head go off and that's when...

He was literally my childhood. I grew up on his movies. He made me the person I am today as a Disney Adult. Wishing him happy times where he is and that he can still spread his kindness all over the world with his voice acting and animation.

He was a really great animator and just a wonderful person who always made you laugh. He will be missed very much. Rip Joe Ranft.

Godspeed Joe, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.

God bless your soul

What an awesome man, so very sad :( death is just a part of the beginning of a more wonderful adventure that we all one day will travel, I hope everyone will not forget all the special things that one will do

I grew up with Joe, Jerry, Jimmy and Ruth Anne Ranft. Our families were very close when we kids were little, but lost touch years ago.What a loss for so many people.

Watching A Bug's Life with my kids and googled the movie to see who voice was whos. IMDB showed Mr. Ranft as the voice of the caterpillar, then advised me of his death. So sorry for your loss. His voices are infinite now.

For Joe...

WEEP NOT FOR ME


Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness.

Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.

I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of...