Just saw Doug Drexler post on his facebook that Gary Hutzel died today, at the incredibly young age of 60. He's posted an album of photos of the two of them as well (I think you might be able to see them even if you don't have a facebook account). Awfully s**tty news, as he was one of the people I was really hoping might have a hand in Star Trek once more in the future. 
Just in case anyone isn't sure/can't remember him, give this a click:
http://memory-alpha....ki/Gary_Hutzel
This is Doug's post for any who don't have facebook:
We lost greatness today. Gary Hutzel.
Brother, partner, best friend. One of the greatest creative minds I've ever worked with.
A wizard that made the impossible possible on a television budget. You go to the movies and see a VFX credit roll that runs for 15 minutes. It better damn well be great. Gary would do movie sized stuff, and everyone would fit on one card. The guy was a genius.
This is the way it was: Gary set up an environment that was more like a band of brothers and sisters. A club house where everyone was a creative equal. Everyone was a filmmaker first, and a VFX artist second. He often said that you could not defeat a good idea, and with Gary you could have one. How strange is that? All of us lost greatness today, and for me personally, the loss defies measure.Photo album link:
One of the pictures from Doug's tribute album:
Gary was the driving force behind the Defiant. He worked with Jim Martin doing sketches, and it was built under Gary's direction without blueprints.
Mike and Denise Okuda via their facebook page:
We are reeling in shock at the sudden death of our friend and colleague, Gary Hutzel. His creativity, dedication, and unfailing good humor helped make him a major contributor to the worlds of Star Trek: TNG and DS9, as well as to Battlestar Galactica and numerous other projects that were fortunate to benefit from his genius.
