EdisonReport is sad to report the passing of Libby Morley, the founding director of LightFair. Your humble editor worked close with Libby in the early 2000’s and she was an incredible person. In 2009, EdisonReport named her Person of the Year.
Below is a posting from LightFair on LinkedIn:
With profound sadness, the LightFair team mourns the loss of founding show director, Libby Morley, who passed away peacefully in Atlanta, Friday, October 21, after an extended illness. Libby is survived by her husband, Richard.
Libby was a tradeshow producer with AMC who, together with partners IESNA and International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), launched the first #LightFair in 1989 at the New York Hilton. Libby was the show’s director for 20 years, retiring in 2009. She was honored as the EdisonReport’s Person of the Year in 2009.
Dan Darby, LightFair show director, worked with Libby at AMC in the early 1990s and fondly recalls her friendliness, knowledge and sincere interest in others. LightFair’s preeminence in the lighting industry is a direct result of Libby’s hard work and perseverance over the years.
In 2022, LightFair introduced a new chatbot, affectionately named Libby, in honor of the show’s founding director.
A condolences page with memorial information is available at https://lnkd.in/gu5e8v7W . In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Libby’s memory to Angels Among Us (https://angelsrescue.org/) pet rescue.