91 Birthdays, 92 Halloweens, 4sj 4ever

[beamjockey]

Laurie Mann reports that the Number One Fan of science fiction, Forrest J. Ackerman, has passed away. No one ever loved SF more.

Farewell, Forry.

Comments

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Ah, hell.

[tandw.livejournal.com]

Crap. Not unexpected, but even so.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Thanks for passing it along (to the top of our flist; Laurie's further down). Forry was unbelievably kind to me the couple of times I met him. I aspire to that sort of warm graciousness.

K.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I think the eulogy he wrote for his wife was among the most moving I have ever read.

K.

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

In 1996, I had the utter joy of fulfilling a life long desire to travel west, to heed the invitation.. "When in Hollywood, visit the Fabulous Ackermansion!" that was in every issue of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" magazine.

The place of every fan's house you've ever been in but even more so! The history that crammed every corner of the place was totally unbelievable. Forry himself was a gracious host, guiding us through his treasures, trusting us to explore on our own and seeming pleased with the depth of our knowledge as to what we were witnessing.

Sure, like his collections, Forry had every quality of every fan you've known over the years.. but even MORE so.

So, all your Trufans, reach up, an pause the spinning of your propeller beanies, turn off your blinkies, close you books, stop the DVDs... silence your fannish activities for a moment, and mark the passing of truely one of the most unique people the world will ever seen.

Rest Well, Dr. Acula... till we meet again in the great con suite in the sky.

[cobrabay.livejournal.com]

Even when you expecting it this is very sad news.

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

The announcement was apparently premature. I am so sorry for helping to spread this around. I've updated Dead People Server too.

All I can say is, I hope Forry still has his sense of humor.

[ericcoleman]

Apparantly not yet but any time. This is on Wikipedia

"I'm just sending out a group email to let you know that the reports
of Forrest J Ackerman's death which are currently circulating are
incorrect. / Here's the facts: Mr Ackerman is suffering from
congestive heart failure and pneumonia and has elected not to undergo
any further treatment or medication. He is resting comfortably at home
surrounded by close friends and is lucid though weak. He is not
deceased. / An erroneous report earlier today on the British Fantasy
Society website has now been picked up by both Wikipedia and, worse
yet, Locus Online which has posted an obituary. Nobody seems to bother
to check sources anymore. / Corrections have been sent out to all
concerned (the wiki entry has been amended) but of course neither the
BFS site nor Locus has been amended as yet. / Can I respectfully ask
that people wait for official notification of Forry's condition from
his people before publishing any premature reports of his shuffling
off this mortal coil. [...] / I've been in contact with the webmaster
of LASFS - surely the most appropriate site to keep up to date as
Forry was a founding member - and she will be supplied with the most
up to date news, so may I respectfully suggest that you check there
for details."

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

He isn't dead yet. Keep your fingers crossed.