Theodore Warner

Theodore Idowu Warner (May 18, 1965-July 16, 2007) was an American animator and producer, who was the senior vice president and general manager of Lucasfilm Animation Florida from 1991 to 2006.

Early Life and Career
Warner was born on May 18, 1965 to parents Maella and Troy in Montgomery, Alabama. He has three siblings; Jackson (born May 14, 1968), Patti (born June 19, 1959), and Michael (born July 3, 1963). At a very early age, Warner was extremely gifted at drawing and acting. His parents were very impressed with his talents that they signed him up for art camp by the age of 11. However, by age 15, Warner decided to focus more on producing, but still had some time for drawing. It wasn't until after he graduated from high school that he really wanted to do producing and drawing simultaneously. After graduating from college, he was married to Shirlena (née: Washington) and they had two children: William (born August 1, 1995) and Kendra (born September 1, 1997). By 2006, Warner retired from producing and animating.

Death
On the morning of July 16, 2007, Warner, Shirlena, and their children were all heading on a road trip to Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida. At around 9:14 AM EST, as Warner was about to make a right turn into the park on Hollywood Way, a high speed 1999 Chevrolet Camaro convertible ran a red light and crashed into Warner's car, causing a major accident. Warner's wife did sustain minor injuries, but William and Kendra suffered major injuries. Paramedics immediately arrived on the scene. Shirlena, William, and Kendra were treated at Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and made a miraculous recovery. Warner, however, did not survive the crash and died at the age of 42. Authorities said that what caused his death is that when the crash occurred, his head hit the side of the window and glass stabbed his skull, which made him lose his consciousness. The person identified in the Camaro was 20 year old Elliott Akim. Akim was arrested for vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to twelve months in prison. Police did not identify any alcohol or drugs in Akim's body while driving, but they considered it very reckless driving.

On July 18, 2007, a funeral was held at the First Baptist Church on South Perry Street in Montgomery, Alabama, with thousands of his friends and family in attendance. Following the service, he was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, five minutes away from the church.

Filmography

 * Star Wars: X-Wing (1996-1999) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Star Wars: Vader's Quest (1999) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Rogue Planet (2000) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (2002) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Star Wars: Purge (2005) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida
 * Save Me, Lollipop! (2006) - Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Animation Florida