From Karen Rae Travers – BEARLY SPACED ENTERPRISES:
It is with Heavy Heart that I wanted to say that I have lost a VERY DEAR Friend — Sophia R. Mulvey, co-founder of BEARLY SPACED Enterprises and long time MW*C attendee as well as co-editor of The SEVEN LIVE ON and writer of the Delta Base series and several others. Sof passed on 29 Dec 2020, her son Tommy & his wife Kayla at her side. Her husband Tom predeceased her 2 years ago yesterday.
https://www.currentobituary.com/member/obit/251270
We are sad to report two recent deaths:
Holly Wilson was a fan writer and editor.
Sue Glasgow was a fan writer, fan artist, ‘zine publisher, and vidder.
We are sorry to report fan writer and long-time MW*C attendee Melissa Mastoris (AKA Khylara) passed away on November 5, 2020.
We are sorry to report former long-time MediaWest*Con attendee Mary Lonergan has passed away.
We are sorry to report that long-time MW*C attendee Vicki Bone passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
We are sorry to report that fan writer and artist and former MediaWest*Con attendee Carole Swoboda (aka TACS) died August 26, 2020 after lengthy declining health. Deepest sympathies to her wife, Laura Peck.
We were sorry to hear Tom Barber, age 70, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died April 4, 2020, of COVID-19 and heart failure at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital.
Tom was an avid reader and preferred science fiction and fantasy works. While at Eastern Michigan University he was a member of their science fiction club, Waldo and Magic, and one of the founders of the science fiction convention ConClave, Inc.. He was also actively involved with the University of Michigan’s science fiction club, the Stilyagi Air Corps, and their convention, ConFusion. Tom participated in various science fiction conventions all over the country, volunteering, running departments, and selling t-shirts. He was also a member of the organization the Dorsai Irregulars, who provide staffing services to many different conventions. The Dorsai became an extended family to Tom, and he treasured them. He served as their Quartermaster for many years.
We are also sorry to report long-time MW*C attendee and fan writer Anne Elizabeth Zeek died April 9, 2020 at Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, of complications from COVID-19.
Please stay at home if you can, and practice social distancing if you must go out until the pandemic is over. We can’t afford to lose any more fen.
We are very sad to report Barb Gompf died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in the Bennington Glenn Nursing Center. Barb was a long-time MW*C attendee and Staff member. She will be missed.
For those who would like to make a memorial contribution in Barbara’s memory are asked to consider Friends of Cardington, P.O. Box 152, Cardington, OH 43315 or your local Humane Society.
To send a memory of Barbara or to send a condolence to the Gompf Family please visit gompffh.com.
We are sorry to report Richard Landstaff (who used to work at the hotel restaurant) recently died. Richards’ son Cole said they are planning a celebration of life service on Friday where Richard worked at Kristina Rae’s at MSP headquarters, 7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale MI.
We are sad to report the passing of René Auberjonois, the veteran stage, television and film actor who counted among his hundreds of credits the role of Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also directed eight episodes of DS9. Auberjonois, who was 79, died on December 8, 2019, succumbing to metastatic lung cancer.
https://www.startrek.com/news/rene-auberjonois-1940-2019
We were also sorry to hear Caroll Spinney, the actor and puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for over five decades, died December 8, 2019 at age 85.
