Anthony Fredrickson Anthony Richard Fredrickson was a scenic and graphic artist who worked on several " Star Trek " projects including , , , , and the four " Next Generation " . In addition , he worked on the exhibitions " " and " Star Trek World Tour " . Before his official " Star Trek " years , Fredrickson was already acquainted with Doug Drexler , and with whom he illustrated the reference book " Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual " . Drexler has recalled , " " Anthony started out stocking shelves at the Federation Trading Post " [ remark : the " Star Trek " store , Drexler ran in 1970s ] " , and came along for the ride when my effects makeup career took off . A few years after I started for Mike in the art department , we needed a P " [ roduction ] " A " [ ssociate ] " . Anthony stepped into a bottom line job , and quickly became a scenic artist when Mike promoted him . " " During his tenure at " Deep Space Nine " , he married Art Department Coordinator Penny Juday on 24 June 2000 , after some gentle prodding by her colleague Denise Okuda . Apart from his regular duties in providing graphics for the show , Fredrickson occasionally lent a hand in constructing studio model s and props . The " Galaxy " - class interior nacelle maquette ( ) , the Ty ' Gokor orbital facility ( ) , Presidio Starfleet Headquarters maquette ( ) , and the Mars building complex maquette ( ) , are some examples of the former by his hand . Fredrickson ' s ability to construct these models from what ever material was at hand at the time , essentially kit - bashing them , earned him the nickname " King of Kludge " from his production staff colleagues like Doug Drexler and his art department supervisor Mike Okuda . " " Our friend Anthony was an endlessly creative member of the Star Trek art department ' . We used to keep a box of random junk in the office . Anthony delighted in diving into that box to come up with something ingenious whenever we needed a last - minute prop or some unexpected bit of set dressing . We will miss him very much , " " Okuda stated of him upon his passing in 2016 . Fredrickson has the named after him . Career . Though a Californian by birth , Anthony Fredrickson moved at an early age with his family to New York City , where he met and befriended Doug Drexler in his high school days , endowed by his classmates with the nickname " Arf " , after his initials . A School of Visual Arts , New York , graduate , holding a BA degree ( as was Drexler ) , Fredrickson was , besides his work on " Star Trek " , the lab manager on the comic adaptation " Dick Tracy " ( 1990 , with Hamilton Camp , Seymour Cassel , Robert Costanzo , Colm Meaney , Michael J . Pollard , John Schuck , Paul Sorvino , Ian Wolfe , and Doug Drexler ) and as member of the lab effects crew on the drama " For the Boys " ( 1991 ) . Other films on which he worked are the comedy " Making Mr . Right " ( 1987 ) , the fantasy comedy " My Demon Lover " ( 1987 ) , the horror sequel " Poltergeist III " ( 1988 ) , the comedy " True Identity " ( 1991 ) , and the drama " Chaplin " ( 1992 ) as well as the television series " E - Ring " and " Dirt " . More recent credits as graphics designer include the drama " The Gift : Life Unwrapped " ( 2007 , with Mickey Cottrell ) , the television series " Cane " ( 2007 ) , and the comedy " I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell " ( 2009 ) . Fredrickson held a position in the art department for the Florida based company SciFispace . com . About two months after his wife Penny Juday passed away , Fredrickson died following a heart attack on 15 February 2016 . In accordance with his wishes , Fredrickson was laid to rest in Phoenix , Arizona and Doug Drexler , even though he had admitted that he had somewhat lost touch with his friend of half a century in later years , provided an eulogy at the funeral service as well as serving as one of the pallbearers . Fredrickson was survived by his mother and brother John .