Sunday, April 06, 2008
Charlton Heston
October 4, 1923 - April 5, 2008
This may seem silly, but even listing all of the fabulous movies and plays in which he starred, the thing that I admired him most for was for being married to the same woman for 64 years.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Beatrice Krieg
Beatrice Krieg
My grandmother; my mother’s mother
September 15, 1918 - March 3, 2008
I’ve been putting off posting about this for a couple of days, because I was trying to find the one photo I have of she and I together. I didn’t know my grandmother very well, having only met her a handful of times. I’m sure she saw me bunches when we lived in Baltimore, but I was young then and don’t remember her from that time period. I do remember her sisters who we would visit often, Aunt Nellie and Aunt Mildred, and they are just about an entire post in and of themselves.
I hope this doesn’t sound horrible, but I’m more sorry for the loss that my mother and her siblings are going through right now, than any loss for myself. I grew up with negligable contact with that side of the family and so ... it’s hard to lose what you don’t truly feel that you ever had. I don’t know too many stories about her, but here’s what I do know… She was full of history; loved history, loved knowing about the past, and the few times I did chat with her she loved to tell me about not just her family history (where she lived, where she had worked, where everyone in her family was buried) but the history of Baltimore as she was (if I remember correctly) a fourth generation Ballmoran. I heard that she grew as a person after her husband died, in that she began to travel more (she and my Aunt Mary would often travel together, to many a foreign country) and she picked up a few hobbies like painting and learning new languages.
She had a shade under 90 years. I would like to imagine that she enjoyed most, if not all, of it.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008
Many thanks to him, for hours of fun and entertainment.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider; November 10, 1932 - February 10, 2008
Come on, say it with me, you know you want to… “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg; August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007
At our wedding, Tim and I danced to the Dan Fogelberg song, “Leader of the Band.” While that may seem like a sad song to dance to at a wedding, we did it for our dollar dance, to raise money for Hospice in my dad’s name. The line was so long for the dance that the band had to play the song three times, and we raised almost $150.
I thank you for the music
And your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
When it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
And the times when you got tough
And Papa I don’t think I said
“I love you” near enoughThe leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
And his song is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
I’m just a living legacy
To the leader of the band-D. Fogelberg
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Madeleine L’Engle
I’ve known about this for more than a week, but haven’t had the time to sit down and write the kind of remembrance that she deserves. Madeleine L’Engle, one of the first women science fiction writers that I read. Madeleine L’Engle, who wrote of witches and tesseracts in the same book. In reading Madeleine L’Engle, I discovered that it was possible for a young girl to be vocal about being smart; that a young girl could be a hero.
Madeleine L’Engle; 1918 - 2007
If you’ll excuse me now… I think I have some re-reading to do (and, apparently, some spell-checking. Le Sigh).
James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (Robert Jordan)
Fantasy author (the Wheel of Time series) Robert Jordan.
1948-2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Julius William “Bill” Nabors
December 10, 1943 - April 21, 2007
He left the party at about one o’clock this morning; his loving sweetie, Doris, at his side.
Edited to add: Thank you all, so much. There will be a memorial service at Aunt Gay and Uncle Joe’s house on Sunday April 29th, starting at 1:00 PM. If you would like the address and/or directions, . Everyone is welcome; there will be food, music (feel free to bring an instrument and/or a willingness to hum along), and much, much love.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
October 18, 1935 - December 12, 2006
Oh, I could just cry. I never saw a single episode of whatever that sit-com was (I’m not a sit-com kind of girl) but in the extended is a YouTube video of what I consider to be his finest work. The funny thing is that I had recently uploaded the song below onto Kermit, and listening to it always makes me smile. Today, it also brings a tear.
Thus spoke Lorena on 12/13/06 at 10:33 PM in Media, YouTube, Obituaries
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Button
Kelly and Robbie could use some love right now.
Thus spoke Lorena on 11/30/06 at 10:16 PM in Obituaries, Pets
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Jack Williamson
Author Jack Williamson.
April 29, 1908 - November 10, 2006
Damn.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Octavia Butler
Damn, and damn again.
Octavia Butler, prominent science fiction author, dies at 58
Octavia E. Butler, considered the first black woman to gain national prominence as a science fiction writer, died after falling and striking her head on the cobbled walkway outside her home, a close friend said. She was 58.
Edited to add… this post from Boing Boing, and this post on Steven Barnes’ website.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Andreas Katsulas
Andreas Katsulas, the character actor known to SF fans as G’Kar on Babylon 5 and a familiar face from Star Trek and other SF&F TV shows, died Feb. 13 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, his agent, Donna Massetti, confirmed to SCI FI Wire. He was 59.
Edited to add the following:
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005
“All I was doing was trying to get home from work.” - Rosa Parks
Thus spoke Lorena on 10/25/05 at 07:46 AM in Obituaries
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
James Doohan
:sniffle:
Thus spoke Lorena on 07/20/05 at 02:19 PM in Obituaries
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Jonathan Adams
Great Scott! How did I miss this?!
Jonathan Adams; maybe best known for his portrayal of Dr. Von Scott, from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
2/14/31 - 6/15/05
Thus spoke Lorena on 06/29/05 at 07:57 PM in Obituaries
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