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mckitterick ([personal profile] mckitterick) wrote2013-09-03 01:35 pm
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In Memoriam: Frederik Pohl 1920 - 2013.

I put together a short memorial for Fred at the Center's website, here, including a few people's memories (and my own of how Fred changed my writing life).

I've missed seeing Fred at the annual Campbell Conference for a few years now, but knowing I'll never see him again is hard.

He was a truly great man, and kind, and thoughtful, and patient, and good. His endless promotion of science was inspiring, and his gentle criticism of the foolish ways of humans made me a better person. I'll miss him a great deal. We all will. The loss of Frederik Pohl makes the world a little less bright.

Hug someone you love today.

Best,
Chris

I was in bed and trying to wind down

[identity profile] dragonet2.livejournal.com 2013-09-05 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
when i found out about it. I just started crying for a bit.

He was a great writer, a generous fan, and a good historian of life and times of the SF world. I met and spoke with him many times during the KU annual SF workshops and conferences over the years.

Another of my Old Ones is gone, they almost all are.

Re: I was in bed and trying to wind down

[identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com 2013-09-05 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
He was all those things.

Just *hugs*