R.I.P.

I just found this out.  You all know my fondness for the dancing bear

         Cosmo Allegretti, ‘Captain Kangaroo’ Actor and Puppeteer, Dies at 86

The actor and puppeteer, responsible for such characters as Mr. Bunny Rabbit, Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the classic children's show, died July 26 in Arizona. He was 86 and had emphysema, friend and attorney John Munzel told reporters

Allegretti was working as a set painter on Captain Kangaroo but ultimately became talent after he volunteered to create a replacement for someone else's puppet.