![]() Featured in animation in the Fantastic Funnies Saturday morning cartoon.In 1983 Tumbleweeds was featured as part of the opening of the MGM Grand Hotel and Theme Park in Las Vegas.Numerous accolades from the National Cartoon Society and various Native American Organizations.Named Grand Marshall for Ball State University homecoming parade.Thank you and all the best to you and your families. His legacy will live on through his iconic cast of characters and the crazy town of Grimy Gulch. He was a thoughtful, wonderful and sweet man. Your kind thoughts, words and endorsement of his excellence meant the world to him. As is often the case with genuinely humble people Dad was never really sure or convinced of his success. You will never know how grateful he was for your support. Faith and Family defined him, but his appreciation for his Fans cannot be understated. In There were three F’s that were important to Dad. Echo tried her best to cheer him up before explaining, “I’ve got more important things to do now. Tumbleweeds (Dad) and Echo (Me) were hanging out on a bluff above Grimy Gulch. None more so for me then the day of my wedding. There were many of his strips that really hit home. Hildegard, Snake-Eye, Judge Frump, The Colonel, Claude Clay, Limpid Lizard and Bucolic Buffalo to name a few. Over the years he created numerous and memorable characters that touched our hearts not to mention our funny bones. She was feisty and outspoken counteracting his more gentle personality. Having worked out of the home for 25 years up to that point they were together all the time (like Ham and Beans the mule skinners J). For a time his assistant was Jim Davis who later went on to be the creator of the famous cartoon strip, Garfield.Īfter 57 years of marriage, Mom passed away in 2005. In those days Artists traditionally hired a person to fill in the color for their Sunday strips. In the early years, before computerization, he drew every strip and authored every gag. Many were published worldwide in a variety of languages. The strip peaked with a presence in over 300 newspapers nationwide. Remind you of anyone? I never asked Dad, but part of me thinks that he created ‘Weeds’ in his own image. Tumbleweeds, the central character, was created as a friendly, quick witted and ever so lovable dreamer. In 1965 his drawing board talent converged with his love of the old west (he loved old western movies like Rio Bravo, High Noon and Shane) and one of the all-time great comic strips was spawned. He was a really great listener and he always made me laugh. Regardless of whether he had a great day, with his creative juices flowing freely, or a less then productive one he always made me feel that I was the most important person in the world. On his way home I would often meet him half way. In that office he started as a commercial artist taking jobs for various companies in middle town USA. I recall that he rented a small office space about three blocks from our home in Muncie, IN. Having met and married his wife, JoAnne, he found himself faced with the very real prospect of having to support a young family. He left Notre Dame and went on study art at the University of Cincinnati. Soon the allure of story-telling through art became his passion. He decided to attend the University of Notre Dame. While in high school his Basketball skill afforded him scholarship offers to a few different colleges. To get through his illness he began to draw. His journey began as a child having lived in the Hoosier State of Indiana. He was funny, humble, God-loving and smart…an all-round good guy! This space is not used for questioning facts like the existence and prevalence of systemic racism and bias, white supremacy, the existence of white privilege, or the need to uplift the voices of BIPOC.On March 12th, 2019 my Dad, Tom K Ryan passed away. This is not a space for discussing personal issues related to another member of the group or of the Tumbleweed team. This is not a space for debating, for "playing devil's advocate" or for arguments. What the Camp & Justice Resource Center is NOT? ![]() Our discussions, offerings, and events will vary and we are excited to see where the work leads us. This is a space to ask questions to gain a deeper understanding.įolks can feel safe sharing and being vulnerable together. This is a space to learn, unlearn, make mistakes and grow. This is a space to explore how to best support children through an anti-racist lens. ![]() What is the Camp & Justice Resource Center? Our hope is that we can provide foundational resources to grow together in our goal to increase access, belonging, and care to all who come to Tumbleweed. We are excited to provide educational tools, trainings, and more to our Tumbleweed staff and alumni who have continued to work with children. Welcome to the Tumbleweed Justice & Camp Resource Center.
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