To the Family of Dana Elcar:
I enjoyed his acting talents over the many years. He was a great actor and, from what
showed through in his many roles, an even greater person. My prayers are with you in your
time of sorrow.
Kathy Van Elsen
|
Dear members of Dana Elcar's family,
From the south of South America (Brazil), but also from the bottom of my soul, my most
heartfelt condolences for your loss.
Dana Elcar will always be remembered here for the warmth, friendship, courage and humanity
he brought into MacGyver series through his character, Pete, characteristics which I
believe were the reflex of his own personality. He was a great human being and an example
for all of us who grew up having him as a companion, a friend on the screen for all those
years.
Yours sincerely,
Renata Kabke Pinheiro
(Pelotas - Brazil) |
Dear Elcar Family,
I am sorry to hear of Dana's passing. He was a very talented actor and a courageous human
being. I have admired his work on TV and screen for years. My favorite was his role of
Peter Thornton on MacGyver. I truly admired how Dana went public with his blindness and
kept on acting despite his blindness. I know nothing can take away the pain and loneliness
you are feeling, but know that I and Dana's fans from around the world are thinking of you
in this time of need.
Shannon Hummel
Seattle, WA |
As a longtime fan of the "MacGyver"
series, I always loved the character of Pete Thornton played by our beloved Dana Elcar.
Pete was a true gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor and loyalty to his friends with
no bounds; I always thought Dana was, in a sense, portraying himself with this character
and that Pete's traits were indeed those of the actor himself. I am so saddened to hear
that we have lost such a wonderful actor and human being; may God keep Dana in His grace
forevermore and grant peace and consolation to his family and loved ones.
A truly grieving fan...........
(Ms.) C.J. Stoop |
I want to extend my condolences to the Elcar
family. As a loyal MacGyver fan since the start in 1985, I have been a big fan of Dana
Elcar's work as Pete Thornton. I've also enjoyed his performances in "Black Sheep
Squadron", and I know he's performed many other memorable roles, but I will always
treasure my memories of him as Pete Thornton. He is truly a talent that will be dearly
missed. MacGyver
(online name) |
Dana, we will miss you. You came in my life as
Pete when I was about 4 or 5 years old. Now at the age of 18, you passed away to rest in
peace. Your part in the series will be remembered and live on forever. We'll all miss you. MacGyverGod
(online name) |
I will always remember Dana Elcar for his
wonderful performance in the MacGyver series. He was a great actor and I will continue to
cerish his memory whenever I sit down to watch his portrayal of Pete Thornton. Please know
that my thoughts and prayers are with you his family and friends during this sad time.
Beth |
Dear family and friends of Dana Elcar,
I want to say how sorry I am that Dana passed away. I really loved his work, especially on
MacGyver.
I think he was a wonderful actor and an amazing example to anyone in showing a handicap
like his shouldn't stop you from being a great person and doing great things.
I hope you find the strength to carry on without him.
Know that he will live on in our hearts as well as in our memories.
Love,
Tessa Carati,
the Netherlands |
Hello,
I have only known Dana from his appearance in 'MacGyver'. I loved his character as Pete
Thornton and his friendship with the series star Richard Dean Anderson/MacGyver.
I offer my condolences to his family and friends....
He will be sorely missed.
Carole Johnston
Falkirk,Scotland. |
My sincere condolences to Mr. Elcar's family.
Due to
his great work he will continue to live forever in my
heart.
Sanja,
Croatia |
Dana Elcar was and always will be one of my
favorite actors. Long before I knew he was from my home state of Michigan, I would watch
anything he was in. From Dark Shadows to The Sting to MacGyver he always drew me into
characters he created. He will be missed and he left a legacy of film, stage and
television work that will long be remembered. Good-bye old friend.
Anna B
Grand Rapids, MI |
Please accept my sincerest sympathy on the loss
of your family member Dana Elcar. He was an exceptional and talented actor and he will be
missed. His memory will stay alive for his fans through his work. And may he always live
in your memories.
Sincerely,
Karee Hollingsworth |
To the Elcar family:
I was saddened by the news of Dana Elcar's death. I remember watching him not only on
MacGyver, but also on TV in other roles, such as the cop role in "The Sting." He
did a lot of wonderful work, and taught people so much about living by how he used his
blindness in his own life to add another dimension to his Pete Thornton role in MacGyver.
Sincerely,
Wendy King
New Orleans LA |
I am so sorry for your loss. Dana was a great
actor. He will be missed. May God watch over you and give you strength at this time and
always.
Sonya Bonadonna |
Please accept our sympathies in the loss of Mr.
Elcar.
We will always remember his hard work, skill, and
talent that he put into entertaining his millions of fans.Philos |
Dana was always such a pleasure to watch. I
enjoyed
watching him and Richard Dean Anderson for 7 yrs!
He will be missed. There will be lots of good wishes and
heartfelt appreciation coming for him.
His family is in our prayers.
Betsy |
Here is to a wonderful actor and a kind, brave
person! We will miss you Dana Elcar, but you will live forever in all of your acting and
activisim for the blind! abitcrazy
(online name) |
I am deeply saddened to hear of Dana's passing.
He was an exceptionally talented , and courageous person. He was a shining example of
grace and dignity when dealing with losing his sight. Our world is lessened by his
passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
sincerely,
Mary Helfrick
Antelope, Ca. |
I am a student from Taiwan.
I get the news from bbs of Taiwan.
When I was a child, the most glad thing I and my family is to watch "McGyver" on
TV.
Although I am 26 years, my brother and me still like to talk about "McGyver".
"McGyver" is our family favorate show.
We all feel sad for Dana's passing.
Wish Dana is at peace with God.
WENG SHENG PO FROM Taiwan |
I really only knew Dana as Pete Thornton on the
MacGyver show.
I always loved the chemistry he and Rick Anderson had on screen and always thought that
many of the 'human' qualities in the Pete Thornton character came from Dana himself.
I was very saddened to hear of his passing and would like to pass on to his family my
sincere heartfelt condolences.
The world is truly poorer for this loss.
Peter Aden
New Zealand |
Just heard the news about Dana's passing and
want to say he will be greatly missed. He was such a delight to watch on the show and a
wonderful down to earth actor. He just made you feel like you were his friend from the
moment you meet him(the charcter Pete of course in the "MacGyver" series) My
heart goes out to the family at this time of grief and know your in our hearts and
prayers.
A loyal fan of the show.
. |
Mr. Elcar played Pete Thornton in such a way, he
became a character close to my heart. Every saturday I would cycle home top speed, not to
miss a single minute of MacGyver. Pete was someone you loved to love. I'm so sorry to hear
we lost the man who portraited him so well.
My condolences to his family and friends.
BabsN, the Netherlands |
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of this
very nice man. I always liked to watch Dana Elcar when he was on TV, I think one of the
first things I remember him in is an episode of ‘Bonanza’-and he was so good in
‘MacGyver’.
I know he will be missed by so many people.
His family and friends are in my thoughts and my prayers. God bless.
Sue. |
To the Family and Friends,
Though i did not know Dana personaly he was truly a great inspiration, he is and always
will be missed. Im sure hes looking down right now and admiring all he hasnt seen for some
time and enjoying the freedom of being truly home.
May you rest in peace in the glory land, till someday all will meet again.
Sincerely yours,
Robbyn spfd, Mo. |
Dearest family and friends of Dana
Elcar
I guess nothing I can say now can probably even ease
your grief. At least I remember it felt that way when
I was a kid and lost my mother and father. But I
always liked when people could tell me stories about
them. Especially new ones I didn't know.
In that spirit, I hope the following can be such a
little anecdote for you.
By being such a wonderful actor Dana touched my life
in a very special way and I learned a lot from ‘Pete‘
about responsibility, helping people, trust,
friendship and being not afraid to ask for help.
Soon after my parents died I saw my first
MacGyver-episode and I adopted Mac as a kinda
Surrogate-Dad. So Pete as his best friend influenced
me a lot too. He became if you forgive me saying so,
the grandfather I never had. Whenever Mac needed help
Pete was there to save him and the other way around.
They also had a lot of fun together and there
friendship was something unique.
Finally I learned from Dana‘s execellent taking his
real life into his acting-way especially in the
episodes ‘Blind Faith and ‘Hind Sight‘ that you don‘t
have to deal with a challenge on your own and that‘s
ok to talk about things that scare you. Since my birth
I have a Cerbral Palsy, so this was somthing of great
value to learn for me.
Be assured that in the way Dana touched my and the
life of so many others he‘ll be always remembered. He
and you're in my prayers.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Dana, thanks so much for all you taught me without
even knowing and I wish you a lot of fun, joy and
peace in eternity.
Alexandra Gmeiner, Austria
|
To the Elcar Family.
I only knew Mr.. Elcar from his work on MacGyver and a handful of bit parts. What I
remember most was the wonderful friendship between Pete and Mac and the quiet courage Mr..
Elcar displayed at all times. He moved forward and his determination was an inspiration to
all with disabilities. I am visually impaired and I empathized greatly with Mr.. Elcar's
situation, I can understand how hard it would be to hit marks or make eye contact as his
sight slowly deteriorated.
My heart and good wishes go out to you all at this sad time. Dana Elcar was loved by
millions for his simple grace and great talent. I hope that fact brings you all some
peace.
Sincerely,
Michelle W. |
To the family of Dana Elcar,
it is with great sadness that I learned of Dana's
passing. I have been a huge fan of his work,
especially on MacGyver.He gave me strength watching
him and knowing of his blindness yet his determination
to keep going was amazing.I know he worked in the
theatre after he left MacGyver and I am sure he will
be missed by countless many- he was a true inspiration
for everyone. My own mom is blind and has glaucoma
also-so his courage touched me very deeply.
May God grant you peace and the gentle knowledge that
Dana will never be forgotten.
With hugsss and prayers to the whole family,
Jana
from Sonora, California. |
I just wanted to convey my most sincere
condolences on the passing of Mr. Elcar. I truly enjoyed his portrayal of Pete Thornton on
MacGyver and watching that character grow. His bravery in sharing his real life struggle
with Glaucoma on the show can not be commended enough.
I always wanted to share with Mr. Elcar how his honesty helped to save my own sight...I
never had the chance, but I would like to share it with you. In 1999, I began to lose the
sight in my left eye. At first, I thought little of it and it didn't happen very often,
but soon the episodes of blackness began to happen more and more frequently. I was afraid
to go to the doctor. afraid of what I was going to be told. I don't know what made me
think of Mr. Elcar's struggle with blindness, but I can tell you it was the catalyst that
got me to the eye doctor. My vision problems ended up being caused by a build up of spinal
fluid in my head, cutting off the optic nerve and blood supply to my left eye. The problem
has since been corrected, but if I hadn't acted when I did, I could've lost the vision in
my eye permanently. I credit the bravery of Mr. Elcar for helping to save my sight!
Mr. Elcar was a brave and talented man and he will be greatly missed.
Sincerely,
Pam Richardson |
To Dana Elcar's loving family:
I only saw the MacGyver shows as re-runs, but since that time I never miss them, whenever
and wherever they are on. I wanted to say that, as special as Richard Dean Anderson made
the series with his presence, Dana's presence was just as special, and as important to the
wonderful, compassionate, and humorous, tone of the show. Dana's acting talent really
shined when he was on "stage" with RDA!
I thought it was very compassionate to include Dana's fight with glaucoma into the series,
and to help raise awareness about it. All of Dana's messages and speeches were not
ignored, I am sure, and his being open and honest about his affliction probably helped to
save many people's eyesight in the future.
I am really at a loss for more words to convey how saddened I am, and all of us MacGyver
fans are, to hear of Dana's passing. He was a very integral and loved character on that
show. I am just very grateful to be able to say, that "we loved him on
MacGyver", and "Peter Thornton" will be forever missed!
May Spirit bless you, Dana, and reward you for all of your compassionate acts in this
lifetime, and for bringing all of us so many enjoyable hours of entertainment and messages
of love! In light and love....Jan Gazda.
|
My condolences and prayers go out to Dana
Elcar's family, I know it isn't easy to lose a loved one. I hope a bit of comfort is
derived from the knowledge that he touched so many people in his life. I will always
remember him most especially for his role as Pete Thornton on the TV series MacGyver. I
was inspired by his courage and dignity when facing blindness. Thank you, Dana, for many
wonderful years of memories. Rest in Peace.
Ginny Pickard
aka MaxMacGyver |
Dearest Mr. Elcar's Family,
For you who loved Dana the most and his friends...I'm am truly sorry for your loss. Dana
was a favorite actor of mine. I had prayed for him often since I found out that he was
losing his sight. He had immense courage and the love of his friends on MacGyver to
contiune his role of Peter Thronton. I've been watching reruns of MacGyver for many years
and still am! I've even tried to find new updated info of Dana on the internet- no such
luck. I'll remember Dana always and will feel sad for his fans- me and his loved ones
whenever I watch MacGyver. He will be missed!! I'm watching MacGyver with 'Pete Thorton'
at this very moment! Bless you all. Love from a devoted fan for many many years, Sylvia |
I was so sorry to hear about Dana's passing. I
have been a fan for many years, but he will always be remembered as Pete Thornton. He was
an amazing actor and will be sorely missed by all. I am grateful that his legacy is
forever preserved on film, and I will think of him every time I watch MacGyver on DVD.
My deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends. Dana will never be forgotten.
Sincerely,
Beth
Vernon Hills, Illinois
USA |
My condolences to your family. We will miss Dana
but you will miss him more. He was a great actor and a mentor to so many people around the
world. Hollywood has lost a actor but Heaven has gain an angel. But I know "were
sorry" will never heal the pain in your hearts and mind. But may God grant you solace
in knowing he is not in pain and not suffering no more.
Thank you for letting us share him for a little bit.
Molly Meridieth
Mascot, Tennessee USA |
A wonderful talent and an inspiration to
everyone, who proved that a medical disability does not preclude you from your life’s
aspirations - you will be missed.
My condolences to the family for your loss.
Phoenix
(online name) |
I can't express enough my sorrow at the passing
of this great man. Not only enormously talented, but enormously courageous as well.
Please accept my sincerest condolences.
Missy |
MacGyver without Pete is like salt without
pepper...cream without sugar. MacGyver fans love Dana Elcar as much as they love Richard
Dean Anderson and we are all sad to lose him. We loved his many appearances in television
and films over the years too. He was a wonderful actor whose talent, strength and
perseverance in the face of disability inspired us all. Please accept our sympathies and
know that we feel the loss almost as much as you, his family.
Vina |
truly sorry to hear about the loss he was a big
part of my life he will be missed. pmactoob
(email name)
|
I have been an ardent fan of the show MacGyver
since it's debut in 1985. MacGyver, the character, gets an awful lot of glory from the
show, as he should, but I think much of that character was squeezed into shape and
sharpened by playing off Dana's character, Pete Thornton. Their dynamic was one of the
best I've seen on the screen and watching Pete's and Mac's friendship grow, deepen and
claw it's way through adversity was one of my favorite parts of the show. Mac wasn't Mac
without Pete. I admire Dana for his perseverance on the show in spite of his worsening
glaucoma and then blindness. Pete Thornton is a character that I will never forget. It's
impossible to watch a show for 7 years and more and not feel like you know the guy playing
the character. I feel that way about Dana and he will be sorely missed on this earth.
Amy in PA |
I became acquainted with Dana Elcar watching
"MacGyver." I enjoyed his work on the series very much and am so happy to know
that he and Richard Dean
Anderson had a good relationship off-screen as well as on the show. It sounds to
me that Mr. Elcar was a generous veteran actor who wanted to help a rising star shine. I'm
glad that he stayed with the series until the end, inspite of his glaucoma. To me that
showed a lot of courage and
determination.
Please know that this fan of "MacGyver" will always remember Mr. Elcar
fondly. I extend my heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends and all who knew and loved
him.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann M. |
Dana Elcar's death is a big loss for the great
MacGyver fan community.
Everybody loved him as Pete and will forever.
Dana, you were an amazing actor and we can nothing but rest in admiration for your great
work which you didn't quit,
even when you got blind.
Thank you for the warm and kind portrayal of Pete Thornton without which the character and
the show wouldn't have been
the same.
There is nothing better to say than one of the very last lines you told MacGyver in the
very final episode "The
Stringer", when he said "Things change."...
"Not always, good things don't."
For all the German MacGyver fans:
Jano Rohleder |
my thoughts and prayers go out to the Elcar
family. Dana you will be sadly missed
Nikki, Ambridge,Pa |
My sympathy goes out to all this wonderful man's
family and to RDA, who, I am sure, will be very sad at this loss. The world is a lesser
place because he has gone and he will be sorely missed. So, bye Pete Thornton we will
never forget you and the joy you brought to your fans.
Macfanatic |
Dear Elcar Family,
as a big fan of MacGyver, my thoughts and prayers go out to your family, Dana will be
sadly missed.
Sincerely,
nikki |
I am sorry to hear that Mr. Dana Elcar has
passed away.
He was a great actor and he will be terribly missed!
My prayers go out to all relatives and friends!
Sincerely,
Gaby Gerritsen
Maastricht, The Netherlands |
Fare well wherever you fare, Dana, and Blessed
Be. You will be greatly missed for your talent and your warmth and your strength in
adversity. My greatest sympathies go to the Elcar family. You were blessed with a special
man. Enjoy his life in your memories of him.
andria |
Please accept my condolences on your recent
loss. I enjoyed watching Dana act on Macgyver
Chocolate
(Online name) |
| To the Family of Dana Elcar, I wish to express
to you my sincere sympathy on your loss. He will be greatly missed. Dana was a great
actor. May God comfort you at this sad time. Jan Huvaere (Fan) |
My deepest sympathy to you and your family on
your loss. While I have seen Mr. Elcar in many films/shows my favorites will always be his
portrayal of Pete Thornton in MacGyver and Colonel Laird in Baa Baa Black Sheep.
God Bless,
Mary Wendland
Michigan |
To Dana’s family…
My sincerest condolences on your loss…Dana was a fine man and a wonderful actor.
Through the years of his career he moved me in ways that I cannot describe. His talent
will never be duplicated and the world has truly lost one of its most talented members. I
will miss you Dana….
Jax Clouse |
