On December 16, 2009, CalArts benefactor Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney, died at the age of 79 in Newport Beach. Disney passed away from stomach cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital after battling the disease for more than a year. Following his death, approximately 1,000 people attended a memo rial service that Sunday at ... The post Today In SCV History: December 16, 2009 — CalArts Benefactor Roy E. Disney Dies appeared first on KHTS Radio. ...read more read less