Yeah, what Bryko just posted is what I posted in the Pixarteer thread. I found this thread and just didn’t feel like making a new one, so I put in this thread. 
EDIT: I found this painting on Steve Purcell’s blog and thought I’d share it with you.
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5 years already? It seems like it was only yesterday. Joe you will be missed dearly.
Ranft, we miss you! Or as he might have said “Auf wiedersehen!” 
He was a good at voice acting, animating and many other things. I’d love to see what characters he’d be voicing if he was still alive.
It would’ve been Joe’s 51st birthday today sniffles RIP Joe 
Happy Belated Birthday Joe! My thoughts are with your family at this time!
That was a very beautiful tribute video, and yeah, judging from the username, it could be John Musker.
Happy birthday to the gentle giant. May he rest in peace.
if you were alive, you might have been the co-director of Cars 2,Rest in Peace dear Joe
