Guy Schockaert, graphic designer from Belgium, and ICOGRADA President 1997 - 1999, died in the morning hours of January 11, 2013, from cancer at the age of 63. Guy was well known in the graphic design community and liked to travel and to represent ICOGRADA, even after his term as president had expired, so he was often called "Mr. ICOGRADA". Many poster designers received ICOGRADA awards from his hands, and he was well liked and respected. Although much younger than I am, he was a father figure for me; whenever I spotted him at an event I felt safe. If Guy was there, everything was OK and in good order. Below are some pictures that I took since we first met in Warsaw.

2000, Warsaw (PL); GS		2000, Brno (CZ); Subrata Bhowmick, John Gravdahl, GS		2000, Brno (CZ); Marta Sylvestrova, GS, Alena Rajlich
2000, Brno (CZ); Andrei Logvin, GS		2000, Brno (CZ); GS, Mrs. Rajlich, Jan Rajlich jun., Jan Rajlich sen.		2001, Mons (BE), Triennal de l'affiche politique; GS, Anne-Therese Verschueren, ?
2002, Paris (FR), Galerie Anatome; GS		2002, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; Leonardo Sonnoli, Gabriela Rodriguez, GS, Melk Imboden		2002, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; Gabriela Rodriguez, GS
2002, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; Alain Le Quernec, GS		2002, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; Morteza Momayez, GS		2002, Grenoble (FR), GS taking a picture of Afsaneh wearing his hat, and Morteza Momayez

Guy had a black hat and if he liked somebody, he put it on his head and took a picture. There must be hundreds of them in his picture archive.

2002, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS		2003, Istanbul (TR), Grafist 7. Graphic Design Week; GS		2003, Istanbul (TR), Grafist 7. Graphic Design Week; Sadik and Gülsüm Karamustafa, GS
2003, Istanbul (TR), Grafist 7. Graphic Design Week; GS		2003, Chaumont (FR), Jury Festival d'affiches; Ronald Curchod, Piotr Mlodozeniec, GS		2003, Chaumont (FR), Jury Festival d'affiches; Holger Matthies, GS
2003, Chaumont (FR), Jury Festival d'affiches; GS with a poster by Tadanori Yokoo		2004, Tehran (IR); Majid Abbasi, GS, Linda Fu, Shin Matsunaga, ?		2004, Tehran (IR); GS, Morteza Momayez, Ali Rashidi
2004, Tehran (IR), 8. Tehran Poster Biennial; GS		2004, Tehran (IR); Reza Abedini, GS		2004, Tehran (IR); GS, Morteza Momayez
2004, Tehran (IR); GS		2004, Tehran (IR); GS		2004, Tehran (IR); GS, Vanina Pinter, Marta Granados
2004, Tehran (IR); Sadaf Fadaejan, Nasim Harandi, GS		2004, Tehran (IR); Sadaf Fadaejan, Nasim Harandi, GS		2004, Tehran (IR); GS, Amrollah Farhadi opening the Award Ceremony
2004, Tehran (IR); GS helping Morteza Momayez on stage		2004, Tehran (IR); GS presenting the Icograda Lifetime Achievement Award to Morteza Momayez, Amrollah Farhadi		2004, Tehran (IR); Sadik Karamustafa, Ahn Sang-Soo congratulating Morteza Momayez, GS
2004, Tehran (IR); GS holding the laudatio for Morteza Momayez		2004, Tehran (IR); GS		2004, Tehran (IR); GS, Marta Granados
2004, Tehran (IR); Martin Pedersen, Krzysztof Dydo, ?, Jacek Mrowczyk, GS, Tahamtan Aminian		2004, Tehran (IR); Laurence Madrelle, Maryam Abbasi, GS, Marta Granados		2004, Tehran (IR); Maryam Abbasi, Carolina Rojas, GS, Alain Le Quernec, Laurence Madrelle
2004, Chaumont (FR); GS		2004, Mons (BE), Triennal de l'affiche politique; GS		2004, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS taking a picture of Lech Majewski with his hat
2004, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS		2004, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS adjusting the name of a tourist bus		2004, Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS
2005, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; Claudine Charles, Bi Xuefeng, GS, Maxime Lemoyne, Chen Tao, Lili Yang Li		2005, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS		2005, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; Happee and Anthon Beeke, Josse Goffin, GS
2006, Paris (FR) Galerie Anatome; GS, Massin		2006, Paris (FR) Galerie Anatome; GS, Clotilde Olyff		2006, Paris (FR) Galerie Anatome; Young Sook (Mrs. Uwe Loesch), GS
2006, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS, Shigeo Fukuda, translator		2006, Warsaw (PL); GS		2006, Warsaw (PL); GS
2007, Leipzig (DE) Gutenberg Award for Ahn Sang-Soo; GS, Irma Boom		2007, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS		2007, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS, Anabella Salem

Once Guy was present when a poster designer generously offered to sell me some of his posters. Guy gently reminded the young man "You don't sell posters to Rene, you give it to him".

2008, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches;		2008, Warsaw (PL); GS, Mieczyslaw Wasilewski		2009, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS
2009, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; Reza Abedini, Rene Wanner, Sadik Karamustafa, GS		2010, Chaumont (FR), Festival d'affiches; GS		In Chaumont in 2010, Guy told me about problems with his health that prevented him going to the poster biennials in Warsaw and Brno in 2010. Looking at the picture at left, in retrospect, should have made it clear to me that the situation was more serious than he made it sound then. I followed him on facebook but did not meet him again until October 2012 in Paris where he served as "moderator" in the jury of the poster competition Poster for tomorrow. He was in the midst of a chemotherapy and had lost all his hair, but seemed relaxed and happy and took an active part in the jury discussions.
2012, Paris (FR), Jury PosterforTomorrow;		2012, Paris (FR); Herve Matine, GS		2012, Paris (FR); Herve Matine, GS

2012, Paris (FR); GS, Leila Musfy

2012, Paris (FR); Cristina Chiappini, GS

2012, Paris (FR); Gitte Just, GS

2012, Paris (FR); Paulina Gancarczyk, GS

2012, Paris (FR); Paulina Gancarczyk, GS

2012.11.17 Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; Mariscal, GS

2012.11.17 Echirolles (FR), Mois du graphisme; GS, Herve Matine

Quite unexpectedly, I run into Guy again briefly in Echirolles in November 2012. His hair had started to grow again and I had hopes that the worst was over and he would recover. But then, on January 11, his daughter announced his passing by mobile phone on facebook, and a few hours later I received his last email Dear friends. I left our world this morning convinced that a paradise exists somewhere for graphic designers. My computer will be mute from now on. I loved you all. / / /   / / / / / / / / / / Guy Schockaert Immediately, expressions of sorrow and condolence from all over the world began to appear on Guy's wall in facebook. Feeling sad and helpless, I passed the news on Twitter.

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