Ron Thornton Medical Expense Fund

Ron Thornton is one of the fathers of CGI animation for television and an Emmy-winning visual effects artist and supervisor.  Beyond that, however, he is one amazing human being who is a delight to work with or just to know.  He loves life, lives it with energy and wry wit, and with an incredible appreciation of friends.

Ron has been ill for some time, and is now in the hospital in critical condition.  He and his wife, Lada, need help with medical bills and expenses that are piling up. 

I'm setting up this fund for them, so that I and his many, many friends and colleagues can help them at this time of need.  Lada and Ron will be deeply grateful for any assistance, and so will I.  I love Ron and Lada.  I think everyone who truly knows them must.

Please help, if you can.

For those who may be coming here who don't know Ron, here's an introduction to him from Terry Naas:

"Do you remember the pioneering science fiction TV show Babylon 5?

This is the man who made it happen.

At a time when spectacular computer generated worlds were reserved for big budget cinematic extravaganzas, Ron Thornton brought the power of CGI to television.

He learned his trade in the pre-computer age, and delighted you with amazing imagery in classic episodes of Doctor Who and Blake's 7.

He was among the first who saw what computer graphics could bring to television, and he broke new ground when he created the unimaginable (at the time) effects of Babylon 5.

If you enjoy the visual experience of science fiction on television, whether you know it or not, Ron Thornton is part of your history.

If you knew him personally... even if you never saw one of his shows... you'd also know that he is an amazing human being. He's a delight to have a conversation with. He loves life, and he lives it with an exuberant energy and a dry British wit, always looking out for others as he makes his way through the world.

He's also a mean gourmet cook..."