SAUGERTIES — John Henson, the son of Muppets creator Jim Henson and a Saugerties resident, passed away Friday.
According to a statement on the Jim Henson Company's Facebook page, he died of a sudden heart attack. He was 48. He is survived by his two daughters, Katrina, 15, and Sydney, 10, and his wife Gyongyi.
John Henson was a puppeteer and performer himself for the Muppets, playing the Muppets' ogre Sweetums from the late 1980s until 2005, including in the Muppets movies; he was also a company shareholder and board member.
A private service is being planned.
Nathan Brown
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