Joel Rosenberg, 1954-2011

[shsilver]

Joel's wife, Felicia Herman, has announced that Joel died on June 2, a day after he suffered a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure

Comments

[michaeldthomas]

I am so sorry for your loss. We never met Joel, but he was a friend of many of our friends.

[rarelylynne]

Seconded.

[seawasp]

Well, that sucks. I'd had some electronic exchanges with him but I never met him in person. The first of the gamer-writers is gone.

[netmouse]

Oh, Fuck.

I haven't seen him in many years, though I followed him on lj and facebook (haven't really "followed anyone this past year though)... some people just remain vigorous people in your head, until suddenly you are reminded they are much older now or in this case... gone. Shit.

Joel was a key part of my integration into Minicon fandom for the period when i was involved. I used to.. kind of.. referee online discussions between him and others on the Minicon list. He had a brilliant mind that shone through in his words (even when they were cutting. Or perhaps even most merrily when they were cutting).

I'm sorry to see him go, and will long remember the twinkle in his eye and the love of (his kind of) people in his smile.

[marlowe1]

Man, I completely forgot about Joel. The last time I remember hearing about him when he was training people how to comply with the concealed handgun laws. That is really too bad. I remember liking his books.