Among many reasons as to why Eric's death has affected me so much is the fact that he was a person of color, taking on enormous roles in a field that generally has not passed the torch of legacy animated characters to POC voices actors. The idea of a Filipino man being the next voice of Bugs Bunny was such a huge huge step in the right direction for seeing talent in places that were often overlooked. His presence inspired so many young voice actors from minority groups to step into the field and bat with the big leagues.