Crunchy left behind smiles

A lot of Wichita kids and their parents will miss Crunchy T. Clown, aka Dean L. Martin, who died of cancer this week at age 51. The popular performer was a longtime mascot for the kid’s club at KPTS, Channel 8. And he was a regular on Tuesday nights at Piccadilly Grill, bending balloons into animal shapes and putting smiles on kids’ faces. His family said that he kept his positive outlook until the end.
Posted by Randy Scholfield

One Comment

  1. Tara C
    Posted September 24, 2005 at 5:31 pm | Permalink

    Oh my God! I didn’t know Crunchy died. I loved him…he performed at Red Beans sometimes. God rest his soul.