You acted in one of the most important, horror movies of the past century, which is also regarded as one of cinema's best sequels: George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead.
As pilot, Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews, you presented a range of identifiable emotions, sealing your fate as a fan favorite, which in turn justified your character's representation as action and resin-model figures.
Your contribution to living-dead lore was enough to grant you roles in Basket Case 2 and Hellmaster. The Booby Hatch, aka The Liberation of Cherry Jankowski (directed by Romero's pals, John Russo and Rudy Ricci) and The Devil and Sam Silverstein (directed by Russell Streiner [Johnny from Night of the Living Dead] and Russo, with the former as director) emerged earlier in queue, and because of your participation in them, they grew all the riper for re-discovery.
Beyond your movies, you were just one of the guys: laid-back, honest and kind. You'll be missed, Mr. Emge, as will those engrossing chats you spurred in the many packed auditoriums you dignified over the years.
