Return-Path: Received: from na3sys009aog109.obsmtp.com ([74.125.149.201] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 4577837 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:44:22 +0100 Received: from mail-qw0-f42.google.com ([209.85.216.42]) (using TLSv1) by na3sys009aob109.postini.com ([74.125.148.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKTv91rmE5QVKDb7CPJODr6Xt4mAHNm/z9@postini.com; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:56 PST Received: by qabj40 with SMTP id j40so12071361qab.1 for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.224.18.66 with SMTP id v2mr53413810qaa.91.1325364653916; Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:53 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from macintosh-5.home (pool-108-6-60-56.nycmny.fios.verizon.net. [108.6.60.56]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id el7sm81322828qab.16.2011.12.31.12.50.53 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:53 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Subject: Richard Lainhart From: Brian Maffitt In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:51 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Dear AE list, If you haven't heard, our friend Richard Lainhart died yesterday in New = York, from complications due to an infection following surgery. Richard was an After Effects user from the earliest days. Together we = co-founded the original New York After Effects User Group, where every = week he presented--for free-- a trade-show quality demo about a feature, = technique, or new piece of hardware that he had discovered. And as many = of you know, Richard would always stop what he was doing to help find an = answer to any technological problem you presented him. He was a = brilliant mind, a talented designer, a gifted musician, and a very good = friend. While you are celebrating New Years' Eve tonight, if you are so = inclined, please raise a glass to Richard. May he rest in peace. Brian Maffitt=