Wally Burr had a stroke earlier this year

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  1. Mirage00

    Mirage00 Master of Hiding

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    Aww man that is sad . My prayers go out to him. Get well.
     
  2. KOtron

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    Thoughts go out to him and his family.

    Wishing you a speedy recovery Walley
     
  3. Hotshotprime43

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    :( 
     
  4. johndoe4880

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    I got a wally burr story for all of you folks.

    My sister and i saw him at botcon 2013 my first ever botcon.he was running about 15 minutes late he came and sat down at the autograph table me and my sister we were about 2 people in front of the line. he had a muffin in his hand and he said to the people in front of us thats he hadn't had anything at all on the flight over and he was Starving and so he told the people who were head of us, they wanted him to sing the touch by stan bush and he says sure why not and he starts singing you got touch!!!! and some of the muffin came out of his mouth and went all over my sister botcon program.

    it was my turn to go up there i ask him to a question that's i heard a rumor about while on the set of transformers the movie. the rumor had it thats oreson wells didn't complete his voice role as unicron and lenord nimoy continued his lines as unicron. wally told me that's was not true and he said he didn;t know how these rumors start. and that's he finished all of his lines and died 3 or 4 months later.

    he sign my 20th anniversary video insert on Transformers the movie and my sister program. He started cracking more jokes with me and my sister and are 2 minues end up being almost 10 minutes

    i later saw him eating with a cowboy hat on sitting buy himself. I feel bad i wanted to go back up to him and talks some more but i didn;t because i felt bad if i bother him while people are trying to eat. so i didn;t go up to him.

    Here are a couple of photos. with me and wally. my sister Don;t like having her picture taken so i didn;t get her. but she was the one who took the picture of me and wally.

    i wish wally a speedy recovery and I my prayers and thoughts go are with you and your family.
     

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  5. Nostalgiaverse1

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    I have spoken to Walley's Wife on the phone and she is a fun person to talk to. She text me this morning telling me she received flood with emails for Walley. The Nostalgiaverse podcast is going to have Walley's wife Kristine on for Walley Burr stories.
     
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  6. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    Best wishes to Wally and his family.
     
  7. EightiesKid

    EightiesKid G1 archivist

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    Good stories man, thanks for sharing! Wally played a big role in the success of G1 Transformers.
     
  8. DPrime

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    Really sad, hope he gets better soon. :( 
     
  9. IACON

    IACON "That's Vector Sigma?" TFW2005 Supporter

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    Oh my.... :( 
     
  10. Motor_Master

    Motor_Master Lets the balls touch

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    I, like many, had the pleasure of meeting Wally at several of the earlier FP Botcons. I was also one of the 10 finalist at the (unoffical) Botcon 04 voice acting contest. The final 10 then auditioned in front of Wally for two characters that were part of the script reading with Peter Cullen. Such a fun time and such a great guy.

    Get well soon good sir!
     
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    He was such a fun guy to talk to at Botcon in 2013. Best of wishes to him.
     
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    Damn, time can be a cruel b****. Hang in there, Wally.
     
  13. Bahamut Prime

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    Awww man! My regards to a great voice director and his family for this grim time! :( 
     
  14. Matt Starr

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    Thanks for sharing contact info. Email sent.
     
  15. Roadblock1977

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    Sad news indeed.
     
  16. TwitchingFool0

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    Damn. I know people who have had strokes and its just horrible. I wish I could help man. :( 
     
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    Prayers for him. A other reminder of your mortality
     
  18. optimusprime42

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    here's how to call him or write him i just hung up with his nurse... he's sleeping He's at Sherman Oaks Healt...h & Rehabilitation, 14401 Huston St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. (818) 986-7242. Room 43-B, Dan AKA bumblebee gave the info out on his facebook wall
     
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    Dan Gilvezan Fan Page - Timeline | Facebook

    Just got back from my visit with Wally Burr. He was overwhelmed by the outpouring of affection. There are over 300 names on the wall hanging and EIGHT typed pages of get well wishes. I tried reading them to him but he kept stopping me to give me direction so I finally gave up. His nurse told me he doesn't get many visitors so I want to encourage anyone (I'm talking to you in particular, my actor friends) living in the LA area to stop by for a visit. He's at Sherman Oaks Health & Rehabilitation, 14401 Huston St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. (818) 986-7242. Room 43-B. And if you live far away, send him a card, or give him a call. He's hard to understand but he can definitely understand you. As I was leaving, I asked Wally if he wanted to say anything to his fans. He was having trouble coming up with something so I suggested he just say, "Thank You." He looked at me like I was the prize idiot in a class of idiots, and said, "Well, that's not very original." Yep, that's our Wally.
     
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  20. optimusprime42

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    i just spoke to him he sounded in good spirts
    he asked how i got the number i said dan gave it out
     
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