Jack Chalker has Passed Away

[Col_Pladoh]

Good Folks,

David Chalker, son of the well-known imaginative literature author Jack Chalker, emailed me today to inform me that his father had died. I am much saddened by the news, as he was a good man and a friend. I first met Jack back in the 1960s through a SF fanzine where he and I were frequent contributors--as was L. Sprague De Camp BTW.

He will surely be missed by many others besides me.

sincerelt,
Gary

 

[MerricB]

He will be missed.

Thank you very much, Gary, for passing on the sad news.

Best wishes,
Merric

 

[Col_Pladoh]

Welcome Merric

This is a thread i most assuredly did not take any joy in starting, but I thought i really must...

Ciao,
Gary

 

[barsoomcore]

How sad. The Well World ignited my imagination so strongly when I was a kid. Those were really great books, books that really help to define my ideas of what a good fantastic story was all about.

Thanks, Gary, for letting us know. I remember his voice very strongly.

 

[Tav_Behemoth]

That's sad news of a kind that's becoming all too common as the years roll on. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[WayneLigon]

There is a link to Chalker's site over in the Dead Celebs 2005 thread in the media news forum. Apparently he's been ill for quite some time and as happens so often it seems a domino effect of small things led to bigger things.

 

[Haffrung Helleyes]

how sad

The Well World books were some of my favorite books when I was a kid..

Ken

 

[TroyXavier]

Jack definitely wrote some interesting stuff and he will be missed.

 

[Monte At Home]

That's terrible news.

He was a very influential writer. I really loved the Well World.

 

[Jdvn1]

It's always sad to hear of influential authors passing away.

Arthur Miller passed away recently too. ... Not that that makes this thread any better.