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Gail Gygax On Memorial Funds & Legal Expenses
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7687696" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Amidst the whirl of debate that sprang up in response to the recent news about the<em> Gygax</em> trademark and Gary Gygax's widow, Gail, and sons Luke and Ernie, one question was asked frequently -- the legal dispute was an expensive endeavour (in the region of six figures, according to some speculation) and a number of folks wondered whether it had eaten into funds set aside for the Gygax Memorial Fund (administered by Gail Gygax to create a memorial statue of her late husband). I figured the most expedient thing to do was to simply ask her.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p></p><p>We're talking two different entities here. Both are headed by Gail Gygax. One is called <strong>The Gygax Memorial Fund</strong> (GMF) and the other is the <strong>Gail C. Gygax Revocable Trust </strong>(Gygax Trust).</p><p></p><p>I'd add that other questions have circulated that I do not feel comfortable asking; I feel those issues are between the family members involved. However, the Memorial Fund is, of course, a more public affair. Here's what Gail Gygax answered when I asked her about the funding situation for the legal dispute and the Memorial Fund (bearing in mind it's Thanksgiving today in the US):</p><p></p><p>[hq]"The Gygax Memorial Fund is a 501 c 3 Corp. All tax returns have been filed and all donations accounted for. The GMF does not pay Mrs. Gygax a salary for her endless hours of service nor has it loaned her or the Gygax Trust any funds. Unfortunately, on the heals of a press release regarding the "Gygax" trademark, it would seem certain individuals are out to sabotage the efforts of the GMF by engaging in wild speculation and mis-leading statements. This only serves to hurt the memory of E. Gary Gygax."[/hq]</p><p></p><p>It also seems that Gail Gygax has agreed to answer some questions about the GMF over at the blog <a href="http://www.tenkarstavern.com/2015/11/a-closer-look-at-gygax-memorial-fund_38.html" target="_blank">Tenkar's Tavern</a>.</p><p></p><p>The Gygax Memorial Fund <a href="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org" target="_blank">has a website</a>. The fund was started about 6 years ago, shortly after the passing of Gary Gygax. In 2014 a <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?2137-Gygax-Memorial-Statue-Concept-Proposal#.VldFg4Sc9Bw" target="_blank">proposal sketch of the statue/plinth was revealed</a> (below). You can also read about it at <a href="http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-Lake-Geneva-News-i-2014-12-04-255143.114135-Work-on-Gygax-memorial-slowed-but-not-stopped.html#123" target="_blank">Lake Geneva News</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]110074[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7687696, member: 1"] Amidst the whirl of debate that sprang up in response to the recent news about the[I] Gygax[/I] trademark and Gary Gygax's widow, Gail, and sons Luke and Ernie, one question was asked frequently -- the legal dispute was an expensive endeavour (in the region of six figures, according to some speculation) and a number of folks wondered whether it had eaten into funds set aside for the Gygax Memorial Fund (administered by Gail Gygax to create a memorial statue of her late husband). I figured the most expedient thing to do was to simply ask her.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] We're talking two different entities here. Both are headed by Gail Gygax. One is called [B]The Gygax Memorial Fund[/B] (GMF) and the other is the [B]Gail C. Gygax Revocable Trust [/B](Gygax Trust). I'd add that other questions have circulated that I do not feel comfortable asking; I feel those issues are between the family members involved. However, the Memorial Fund is, of course, a more public affair. Here's what Gail Gygax answered when I asked her about the funding situation for the legal dispute and the Memorial Fund (bearing in mind it's Thanksgiving today in the US): [hq]"The Gygax Memorial Fund is a 501 c 3 Corp. All tax returns have been filed and all donations accounted for. The GMF does not pay Mrs. Gygax a salary for her endless hours of service nor has it loaned her or the Gygax Trust any funds. Unfortunately, on the heals of a press release regarding the "Gygax" trademark, it would seem certain individuals are out to sabotage the efforts of the GMF by engaging in wild speculation and mis-leading statements. This only serves to hurt the memory of E. Gary Gygax."[/hq] It also seems that Gail Gygax has agreed to answer some questions about the GMF over at the blog [URL="http://www.tenkarstavern.com/2015/11/a-closer-look-at-gygax-memorial-fund_38.html"]Tenkar's Tavern[/URL]. The Gygax Memorial Fund [URL="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org"]has a website[/URL]. The fund was started about 6 years ago, shortly after the passing of Gary Gygax. In 2014 a [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?2137-Gygax-Memorial-Statue-Concept-Proposal#.VldFg4Sc9Bw"]proposal sketch of the statue/plinth was revealed[/URL] (below). You can also read about it at [URL="http://www.lakegenevanews.net/Articles-Lake-Geneva-News-i-2014-12-04-255143.114135-Work-on-Gygax-memorial-slowed-but-not-stopped.html#123"]Lake Geneva News[/URL]. [CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]110074[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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