The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88 (msn.com)
Sad news and my children + grandchildren will also feel sadness as they liked his stories.
(Bit obvious I know) But Ray is now really flying in the air. RIP Raymond.
How sad - he was very talented. May angels fly him safely home. R.I.P.
Yet another sad passing.
RIP Raymond Briggs.
Ack, this is sad too!
That is so sad, he was a very talented artist and writer
Did you ever read his When the Wind Blows?
It’s about an old couple trying to survive nuclear fallout by following the government guidance at the time. Frightened the bejasus out of me at the time because the couple reminded me of my mum and dad
By his own account he was a grumpy old man who hated Christmas and was well cheesed off with the commercialism of the Snowman! Remember the book ends with a little boy crying over a patch of melted snow, not all that happy clappy stuff 
His last book was about his old age and dying, Time for Lights out
It’s good, but maybe a bit too close to home!
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Sad? He was 88, had a good innings.
Omg - was that him who wrote When The Wind Blows? I read that at high school! Fabulous book, and very sad. Well I never 
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Gah! I don’t like it when people say that… 
I don’t like it when people say “sad” when someone dies … at a ripe old age.
It is sad when anyone dies though, isn’t it. Irrespective of age. I’m sure he would have liked to stay on for a few more years if he had the choice.
(sorry, derailing again 
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I remember The Snowman coming on TV for the very first time. My oldest was about 5 or 6. In the TV guide it just said a cartoon about a snowman. No big build up nothing and my kids were totally engrossed. Luckily we had a video recorder then and we taped it and I think over the years they just about wore it out.
Sad news but a life well lived.
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There is also a sequel to the Snowman and here’s the trailer👇
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