Veteran voice actor, radio personality, and camera operator Jim Ward died in Los Angeles, California, on the morning of December 10. He was 66. His former longtime colleague and close friend Stephanie Miller announced the death via Facebook.“Today I got one of the saddest messages I’ve ever received… from Mrs Jim Ward. “Our wonderful ‘voice deity’ as Steph anointed Jim Ward, passed away today at 10:45 AM. Can you let Steph know? Thanks, Janice.” He was beyond brilliance,” the message read alongside an image of Jim.Miller reportedly received the news via an email from Jim Ward’s wife of 16 years, Janice.In June 2021, she announced that her husband would no longer be able to continue working as a voice actor and radio host as he was recovering from a severe bout of COVID-19 and an early onstage Alzheimer’s. Now, in the aftermath of his demise, the beloved fictional character Doug Dimmadome is trending across social media platforms. It was immortalised by Jim Ward’s voice on the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents between 2001 to 2017.For instance, X user @sftsquil wrote:“We’ve lost Jim Ward today. He voiced a bunch of characters in The Fairly Odd Parents (Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha), Ratchet and Clank (Captain Quark), and so much more. God speed, man. And thank you.”Likewise, another user @TammyWinehouse added:“RIP to Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome.”Others continued to share more such reactions with many mourning that Doug Dimmadome aka Jim Ward died on the same day as voice actor Jeffrey Garcia who lent his baritone to Sheen Estevez on the Jimmy Neutron franchise on Nickelodeon. Garcia, 50, suffered from multiple health issues including a brain aneurysm, a stroke, and pneumonia in the months leading up to his death.“We lost Sheen and Doug Dimmadome in the span of 24 hours. Us Nickelodeon kids are not okay,” a netizen wrote.“I can’t believe we lost Sheen Estevez and Doug Dimmadome on the same day,” another netizen wrote.“Losing Sheen and Doug Dimmadome's voice actors in the span of 12 hours does not feel real, this has been rough for Nickelodeon and animation fans alike The memories will live on though, as will the amazing moments they gave us with these characters, RIP Jim Ward,” a fan wrote.The recurring character of Doug Dimmadome was known for his “stereotypical Texan garb, ten-gallon hat, and southern drawl,” according to Wiki Fandom. He was both the Dimmsdale Dimmadome owner and the NBA CEO on the show.Jim Ward also lent his voice to Chet Ubetcha, Dif, and Pa Speevak on The Fairly OddParents.Exploring further why Jim Ward retiredIn mid-2021, Jim Ward’s wife Janice Ward wrote an open letter to his fans online where she explained why her husband’s career was over.“Dear friends, family, and fans of the greatest voice-over actor ever (my biased opinion) Jim Ward, loved by thousands, Jim made people spew coffee at unexpected moments and people pulled over to the side of the road ‘cause they couldn’t stop laughing. Many of you have wondered where our voice deity went. Well, he got sick,” she began.Janice continued by writing that at first Jim, whose real name is James Kevin Ward, was facing “mild cognitive memory issues” and received treatment at the Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care in California, following which “all was well.”“But, two weeks later, he got the worst case of COVID imaginable, and was allegedly close to death several times due to the impact of COVID on his health. He was completely paralyzed and hospitalized for four months where he learned to eat again, walk again, etc.” the wife added.Janice Ward regretted her announcement and ended it by writing:“The amazing thing about Alzheimer's is that part of the brain still functions normally. The other part - well, he has no memory, not from a year ago, a day ago, 10 minutes ago, two seconds ago. But he still plays harmonica, guitar, does voices, and sings. He still knows who I am.”It is noteworthy that around the same time, it was revealed that Scott Whyte replaced Ward as the voice of Captain Qwark on the video game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Prior to that, Jim immortalized the character in the franchise for years.The Daytime Emmy Award winner began as an actor on How the West Was Won in 1976, and appeared in many other guest roles on Diff;rent Strokes and The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.However, he rose to fame as a voice artist with Captain Qwark, followed by Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha, Jack Krauser (in Resident Evil 4), and Diamondhead (in Ben 10), among others.From 2004 to 2017, Ward also played the prominent role of a co-host on the radio talk show, The Stephanie Miller Show.