If you've been a ventriloquist, more than a week, you'll recognize the name.

Below information was received from Mark Wade;

Clinton Detweiler Has died...

It is with great sadness that I am reporting that Clinton Detweiler passed away today due to a massive heart attack. His daughter Joy had contacted me on behalf of her mother Adelia and Adelia wanted to let the vent community know of this great tradgedy.

Information is still sketchy, but from what Joy told me Clinton was working on the computer. When Adelia checked on him he was slumped over the keyboard. It was very quick.

I'll keep you all in the loop as information comes in. Let's keep Adeila and the family in our prayers.

So sorry to hear this.  He was incredibly talented. Prayers for the family.

This is very sad news, i started my love of puppeteering and ventriloquism through Clinton and his family and of course through 'Maher studios', and he was a genuinly lovely guy, never too busy to help me out with any problems i had!!
His family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

God bless the family.... a very kind man

Here is a nice tribute from his nephew on youtube.

That was beautiful  I loved the picture at the end. the puppet/ventriloquist community will be forever Lost without him.

Actually the tribute was created by Terry Fator

I still can't believe that he is gone. For so many years the first thing I did in the morning (after my coffee)was to open up his blog and read the wonderful information he had for us. I don't think there is another person who contributed so much to the art of ventriloquism as Clinton Detweiler. His influence is more far reaching than we can imagine. He truly will be missed.

Huge loss for The puppetry  and ventriloquism world....