Dick Locher
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Richard Earl Locher (June 4, 1929 – August 6, 2017) was an American syndicated cartoonist.
Early life and career
Locher was born in
In 1957, he began assisting Chester Gould on Dick Tracy,[1] where he inked the figures and colored the Sunday strips. He also contributed to a story that was cited in Gould's 1959 Reuben award. He left the strip in 1961 to work on other areas, including starting an advertising company, where he worked on designing characters for McDonald's.
Locher kept in touch with Chester Gould even after leaving the strip. In 1973, an editorial cartoonist position at the Chicago Tribune opened up and Gould recommended Locher to take the position. Despite having no experience in editorial cartooning, the Tribune hired Locher. Locher retired May 1, 2013.[2]
Locher, working with his son John, In 2011, Locher retired from Dick Tracy and handed the reins to the new creative team of Mike Curtis and Joe Staton. Locher's last Dick Tracy strip was published Sunday, March 13, 2011.
In 2006, Locher was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma by Michael Vance. The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection, created by Vance, is located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum.[6]
In 2013, Locher helped design and make a 9.5-foot bronze statue of Naperville's founding father, Capt. Joseph Naper.[7]
Personal life
Locher lived in Naperville, Illinois,[1] with his wife, Mary, at the time of his passing.
Locher had three children: Stephen, who lives in the Chicago area; John, who died in 1986; and Jana, who lives in Colorado.
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Locher died on August 6, 2017, in Naperville, Illinois, aged 88.[9] His death was caused by complications from Parkinson's disease.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Goldsborough, Bob (April 5, 2010). "Dick Tracy sculpture to keep an eye on Naperville Riverwalk". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ Locher Evans, Jana.
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(help) - ^ "John Locher dies; drew Dick Tracy ". Reading Eagle. May 21, 1986. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- Seattle Times. February 6, 2008. Archived from the originalon June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- Daily Herald. September 29, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Toy and Action Figure Museum Event". comicbookbin.com. October 6, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ "Naperville dedicates statue of founder". 23 August 2013.
- ^ Land of Lincoln Trophy
- ^ Dick Locher, Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune cartoonist, dies at 88
- ^ Goldsborough, Bob (8 August 2017). "Dick Locher, Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune cartoonist, dies at 88". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.