In the late 80's and early 90's before Deke had moved to Washington, I
used to go up to his house in The Valley here in the L.A. area and sell him
posters I'd acquired. Had a lot of conversations with him not only about
posters, but about his years in the music business as well. He was the last
surviving member of The Corporation, a group of 4 or 5 Motown songwriters who
wrote many of the Jackson 5's biggest hits along with "Love Child" for Diana
Ross and many more. Later on, he became "The Cryptkeeper". He was a
really nice guy underneath his curmudgeonly exterior. Many times back then, my
son---who was 7 or 8 at the time--would go with me up to his house. Through
the years, whenever I spoke with Deke, he'd always ask how my son Jack was
doing. Just last year...I think in August...I bought a lot of posters from
him. At the time, I knew he was sick, but not to what degree. His nephew,
Scott, was helping him with his poster business. Will definitely miss
him. Deke was an original...truly one of a kind.
Rick
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