Thanks for sharing that photo, Karla!

You will be missed, Rex

it was pure and innocent fun. there is nothing like that around today or anymore.

it is a truly sad society we live in today. god help us all please

I have a Boom Town tin badge that I have had for eons and would like to sell it since I am now living on Social Security and taking care of an even older elder. Lots of memories of both of us watching that Rex Trailer for hours on end.

Rex trailer will be missed by many people they should of left it on tv ad stead of taking it off the air my prayers go out to his family god bless him he will never be forgotton

I was 7 and attended one of his shows. He looked for someone to be the pony express. Without hesitation I raised my hand and like magic Rex saw me behind some bigger boys. He looked at me and asked you want to be my pony express. God I was beaming yes yes yes. He walked me behind the stage and pointed o a donkey and said ya think you can ride him out to the cameras? I was in heaven yes was my answer. At home my dad was watching the show hoping to catch a glimpse of me to his shock out I rode right to Rex. My father was so excited he fell out of bed where he was watching from. I was the hit at school all the kids told me they saw me on tv and asked what it was like. I told them it was a perfect day thanks to Rex trailer and that memory would last a life time. Thanks to Rex Trailer

I was fortunate enough to be the Assistant Director for Boomtown for about 4 years.
Rex, and Billy O'Brien (Sargent Billy) were class acts! They really cared about the show, and especially the kids who loved them. We all had a lot of fun producing the show, which was live, each week. Rex and I remained friends for many years after I left WBZ. It was a memorable, and important part of my early career in television.

Rex, you will be missed by thousands.

A couple Peabody Patch readers, via Facebook, recalled Rex Trailer's visit to Emerson Park in Peabody years ago. Any other Peabody people have memories or photos of that visit?

Hoof beats, hoof beats, hoof beats
Thunder ‘cross the prairie wide
Hoof beats, hoof beats, hoof beats
Ride cowboy ride,

The hoof beats of the sheriff's horse
And the posse in close pursuit
Thunder our across the plains
Until the sheriff hollers: “Shoot.”

Hoof beats, hoof beats, hoof beats
Thunder ‘cross the prairie wide
Hoof beats, hoof beats, hoof beats
R-i-d-e cowboy r—i—d--e.

How many kids today lack the kind of plain, good TV that we had while growing up? Rex and Sgt Billy were regular guests in our house, and it was such a simple yet great time to be growing up here. Can anybody think of a kid's show today that entertains and shows respect and values? Me, neither.

God rest this man.

I'm a commercial hair and makeup artist and about 15 years ago I was teaching a makeup class at an acting school to a bunch of teenagers. It was a weekend workshop so the kids had back to back classes scheduled on various subjects. As I packed my stuff to leave the teacher for the next class walked in and I couldn’t believe it was Rex Trailer! I spent so many happy hours watching Boomtown when I was a kid and to me he was an icon. I was so excited I gushed "Oh my God it’s Rex Trailer!" I told him how much his show meant to me and how honored I was to be teaching at a workshop he was also teaching. He was very gracious and thanked me and it didn’t seem to bother him at all that the teenagers in the workshop looked at me like I was crazy and had no idea who he was or how lucky they were to have an acting class with this TV legend. I enjoyed telling all my friends and family who loved him as much as I did about it though. Working in this industry I’ve met many celebrities I looked forward to meeting and all too often the person doesn’t live up to the legend but in his case he sure did. He was as warm and kind in person as he had always appeared to be on his TV show and that really meant a lot to me. God bless you Rex and thanks for all the wonderful memories!