An artistic genius passes...
Stan Drake departed this world on Monday, March 10th, 1997 in Norwalk General Hospital shortly after 4am of coronary failure while asleep. Memorial Services were held Saturday, March 15th, at the Greens Farms Congregational Church at 11am.	Stan is survived by his sons Lance, Gary, Todd and Chris as well as Elizabeth, SaraJane and Lainey.

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Stan Drake - Interview and Bio
Beside the river Seine in Paris For an interesting insight into the 'BLONDIE' art experience, read the 'Cartoonist Profiles' Interview which also features Dean Young
	Sargeant Stan Drake in Columbia, SC during WWII
The Juliet Jones years were a great part of the Stan Drake legacy. Received as one of the best of the 'story strips', Juliet Jones was a 25 year journey with Julie, Eve, Pops and the whole town of Devon. Included here are a couple of selections of the art from Juliet Jones and a Stan Drake Bio. You can read the text portion of the 'Comics Interview' #26 Feature

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"The Day is Done" This short poem, as recited by Stan, has been rendered into a Quicktime movie.

Stan and 'Zoe' the English Sheepdog when it was a puppy.

 

Always the conssumate actor - Stan could morph into any character you could imagine. Here he is creating his impression of Marlene Dietrich delivering her famous line from Hitchcock's 'Witness for The Prosecution', "Ya wanna kiss me, Ducky?"

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GolfWorld's tribute to Stan...

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The Associated Press coverage

 

Stan was always treated like a king at Glynn's Cafe

Glynn's Cafe was unquestionably Wesport's most reknown pub and eatery.

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