Yancy Murillo, Saatchi & Saatchi’s head of studio, passes away

May 26, 2020 9:44

Melbourne agency stalwart Yancy Murillo passed away suddenly over the weekend.

Murillo was Saatchi & Saatchi’s head of studio and had also been studio manager at George Patterson Y&R and Cummins & Partners, as well as a senior designer at SMART.

Murillo with his family

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Vivienne Kelly

Vivienne Kelly was previously the editor of Mumbrella from 2016 to August 2020.

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2 COMMENTS

Adrian Mills 26 May 20

Yancy was one of those guys who made advertising great to work in. Please support the fund if you can.

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Matt Bates 29 May 20

Hear, Hear! Fond memories of my times with Yancy. Dig deep for his beautiful family if you can.

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