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Pokémon Creative Design Director Passes Away In Freak Accident
Eric Medalle, creative design director of Pokémon Company International, tragically passed away this past Sunday, March 13, during a windstorm in Seattle.
Medalle, 42, leaves behind his two young daughters, Isa (aged 6) and Nico (nearly 2). During the storm, a massive evergreen tree snapped and fell onto his BMW while he was in the driver's seat, according to The Seattle Times. A passerby was able to help a toddler girl out of the crushed vehicle. She escaped with minor injuries.
Medalle has worked at Pokémon since 2003, and his work has encompassed an assortment of the franchise's titles, including Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Black, and Pokémon White, among others.
A YouCaring page has since been created by family and friends, to raise money for a college fund for his two children. All of us here at Game Informer extend our condolences to Medelle's family, friends, and co-workers.
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