Noreen Young, "Sesame Park" puppeteer, dead at 85

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Noreen Young, who was known for building puppets for Canadian kids' shows, and puppeteered Dodi, the bush pilot who debuted on Canadian Sesame Street (then voiced by Rob Mills), who expanded her horizons by becoming a general store owner/Canada Post clerk in Sesame Park, died on April 18 at the age of 85. She voiced and puppeteered Dodi on Sesame Park during its five-year run on CBC from 1996 until 2000. Dodi was the only regular Anything Muppet used on Park.

Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/renowned-canadian-puppeteer-noreen-young-dead-at-85-1.7513889

Of the Sesame Park cast, Bob Stutt (Basil the Polar Bear) is the only known Park cast member known to still be alive. The status of Pier Paquette (Louis the Otter), Karen Valleau (Chaos the Cat), Trish Leeper (Katie), and Derek Ritschel (Ray, the only regular human cast member on Park) remains unknown to this day.