Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Last Visit: 24 Aug 2014 Posts: 2181 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:
Nooooo... I have no words. I am shocked. Thank you Gary Gygax for what you have created. I cannot believe he is gone now. _________________ Tome of Treasures - #1 resource for collectible role-playing games.
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Last Visit: 01 Mar 2019 Posts: 224 Location: Seattle, WA USA
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:02 am Post subject:
It is very weird. I feel like an epoch just ended.
Here’s to Mr. Gygax, creator of one of the most significant inventions of the 20th century, and certainly my life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Last Visit: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 2977 Location: NYC
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:43 am Post subject:
I am absolutely crushed. I was working in the shop this afternoon and was listening to NPR between tooling sessions. I caught a glimpse of talk about Gygax and D&D so I stopped and listened for a couple of minutes. At the end of the segment, they repeated that he had died (which I hadn't heard the first time around). I am still in shock.
My condolences to his family and close friends. _________________
Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2013 Posts: 94 Location: Upstate NY
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: A large part of my life was affected by E. G. G.
Had to post on this. I know I haven't been on much lately, but when I heard the news this morning I knew this was the site I wanted to check on. Please start a memorial thread as soon as you can. If there is some way to send condolences to his wife Gail, please let us know that too. I was happy to have met him way back in '76-'77 when visiting the Dungeon. -Tom
ps TerryAnn had her first ultrasound yesterday. I could see the head and 4 buds for the extremeties. Pretty cool. One leaves and another arrives. The cycle of life. Rest in peace, Gary!
Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Last Visit: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 2977 Location: NYC
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:
Hi Tom,
I spent quite a bit of time poking around for newspaper articles and the such yesterday evening. I didn't see any arrangements regarding condolences. _________________
Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Last Visit: 14 May 2024 Posts: 891 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:59 am Post subject:
There are a number of postings on Dragonsfoot about the arrangements and condolences.
K. R. Bourgoine seems to be taking care of most of this for the family. He has set up an email address specifically for this purpose (so their personal ones are not overwhelmed):
Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Last Visit: 08 Oct 2024 Posts: 231 Location: Wichita, KS
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:
The funeral services were very touching; I'll write something up in a bit---I'm in a bit of triple-shock at the moment, due to Gary's death, and missing the big PPP meeting with Rob (originally scheduled for that same weekend), due to the month-early arrival of our son, Henry Alexander Grohe (details @ http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6847). _________________ grodog
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