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March 17, 2008

Lawrence Stuckey, T-MODE chairman, passes away

by PatrickD

AnimeCons.com has just received word that Lawrence Stuckey, the chairman of T-MODE, has unexpectedly passed away. His wife, Sharvonique Renee Fortune-Stuckey, who is also the vice chairman of T-MODE, announced her husband's passing on the T-MODE web site.

"Lawrence was the heart and soul of T-MODE," said Sharvonique, "and he worked tirelessly for the convention to succeed and to grow into something truly unique and special."

At this time, the future of T-MODE is uncertain. The convention is currently looking for thoughts and support from anime and gaming fans in hope of keeping Lawrence's vision alive.

A memorial thread can be found on the T-MODE forums.

Lawrence was an active member of the AnimeCons.com Forums with his most recent post on March 9th.

Further details are not available at this time.