Georgia Cartoonist Patrick Dean Dies From ALS at Age 45

Patrick Dean, a cartoonist and illustrator from Georgia who was recently featured on Inside Edition Digital, died on Wednesday. A pillar of the creative community in Athens, Patrick was diagnosed with the degenerative disease ALS in 2018. He continued to draw, even as he gradually lost the use of his hands, using technology controlled by the movement of his eyes. The final work uploaded to his instagram account on April 28th was called “Arizona Vampire.”