Such sad news.........Deke was an original and a very colorful guy. Had great
conversations and bought many a poster, one of which hangs in my living room
every Christmas, Pluto's Christmas Tree. Will miss him............Sue
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:15:40 -0400
From: rixpost...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Deke Richards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
In the late 80's and early 90's before Deke had moved to Washington, I used
to go up to his house in The Valley here in the L.A. area and sell him posters
I'd acquired. Had a lot of conversations with him not only about posters, but
about his years in the music business as well. He was the last surviving member
of The Corporation, a group of 4 or 5 Motown songwriters who wrote many of the
Jackson 5's biggest hits along with "Love Child" for Diana Ross and many more.
Later on, he became "The Cryptkeeper". He was a really nice guy underneath his
curmudgeonly exterior. Many times back then, my son---who was 7 or 8 at the
time--would go with me up to his house. Through the years, whenever I spoke
with Deke, he'd always ask how my son Jack was doing. Just last year...I think
in August...I bought a lot of posters from him. At the time, I knew he was
sick, but not to what degree. His nephew, Scott, was helping him with his
poster business. Will definitely miss him. Deke was an original...truly one of
a kind.
Rick
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