Yeah sad new... I met him 3-4 years ago at a convention and he was a nice guy. Had a full blown conversation with him on what went on during filming and he also gave me some insight on Texas Chainsaw 3D before the film came out. A really cool guy. Sad indeed.. RIP.
I got to work with him on Texas Chainsaw 3D, as I was the stills photographer. He was super cool. A real pleasure to talk with. They rebuilt the whole Sawyer house and I made sure when he arrived on set to take his picture from one of his most iconic scenes.
Marilyn Burns last year, now Gunnar Hansen. Quite a few cast members from that movie no longer with us, and some of them not really that old. Paul Partain was only 58, Burns was 64, Hansen 68. At least they left something we will remember them by.