Its been 5 years Steven Hillenburg by AwesomeCraft on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The iconic creator, cartoonist, animator and artist of SpongeBob himself and marine biologist: Stephen Hillenburg has passed away on November 26th 2018, and it’s been 5 years since his passing from ALS (better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and now i wanted to make this fanart In tribute and honour of his 5 year passing. Stephen, I just wanna say thank you, THANK YOU for creating a series that has created millions of childhoods along with many other legends in media and a series so iconic in pop culture that no one could forget: Spongbob Squarepants itself and himself along with his many friends (Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr Krabs you name it) your exceptional work of a show didn’t just create memories but inspiration and motivation to look up the best in life and enjoy it with a smile. Many people miss you and we will never forget you captain. Thanks for so much within the ocean Mr. Hillenburg and rest up easy above the sea and beyond, we’ll be ready for you my friend.