Honouring those we have lost since MidAmeriCon II.
Jorge de Abreu (b. 1963), September 28, 2016, Author
Richard Adams (b. 1920), December 24, 2016, Author
Martin Aitchison (b. 1919), October 22, 2016, Artist
Alan Aldridge (b. 1938), February 17, 2017, Artist
Scott Alter (b. 1953), August 10, 2016, Fan
Sergio Altieri (b. 1952), June 16, 2017, Author
Lon Atkins (b. 1942), November 27, 2016, Fan
Alan Austin May 9, 2017, Fan, Bookseller
Natalie Babbitt (b. 1932), October 31, 2016, Author
Wil Baden (b. 1928), November 9, 2016, Fan
Hilary Bailey (b.1936), January 19, 2017, Author, Editor
Kenny Baker (b. 1934), August 13, 2016, Actor
Yoshimitsu Banno (b. 1931), May 7, 2017, Film director and producer
Bob Beese June 2, 2017, Fan
Bernard Bergonzi (b. 1929), September 20, 2016, Author
William Peter Blatty (b. 1928), January 12, 2017, Author
Michael Bond (b. 1926), June 27, 2017, Author
Powers Boothe (b. 1948), May 14, 2017, Actor
Paul Brazier (b. 1950), October 9, 2016, Fan
Ivo Bresan (b. 1936), January 3, 2017, Playwright
Mike Briggs, January 23, 2017, Filker, Fan
Aj Brockway (b. 1961), July 25, 2017, Fan
Peter Bromley (b. 1956), September 2, 2016, Gamer
Edward Bryant (b. 1945), February 10, 2017, Author
Michel Butor (b. 1926), August 24, 2016, Critic
Walter S. “Wally” Burr (b. 1926), July 9, 2017, Voice Actor
William Campbell (b. 1952), February 19, 2017, Artist
Sören Cardfeldt (b. 1948), August 19, 2016, Fan
Jeff Carlson (b. 1969), July 17, 2017, Author
Giuliano Carnimeo (b. 1932), September 10, 2016, Film director, Screenwriter
Paul A. Carter (b. 1926), November 28, 2016, Author
Susan Casper (b. 1947), February 24, 2017, Author
Tommy Castillo, June 23, 2017, Comic artist
Richard Cavendish (b. 1930), October 21, 2016, Author
Eugene Cernan (b. 1934), January 16, 2017, Astronaut
Louis Charbonneau (b. 1924), May 11, 2017, Author
James C. Christansen (b. 1942), January 8, 2017, Artist
Morton Norton Cohen (b. 1921), June 12, 2017, Author, Scholar
Babbett Cole (b. 1950), January 15, 2017, Author
Arthur Jean Cox (b. 1929), Early October, 2016, Fan; Author
Börje Crona (b. 1932), February 14, 2017, Author, Translator
Dennis Cummins (b. 1951), October 18, 2016, Author
Gino D’Achille (b. 1935), February 10, 2017, Artist
Richard Dalby (b. 1949), May 4, 2017, Editor
John Dalmas (John Robert Jones) (b. 1926), June 15, 2017, Author
JoEllyn Davidoff (b. 1963), October 1, 2016, Filker
Karen Davidson (Karen Giglio) (b. 1958), May 19, 2017, President of Experimenter Publishing
Grania Davis (b. 1943), April 28, 2017, Author
Anne Dick (b. Anne Williams Rubinstein, 1927), April 28, 2017, Author
Martin Deutsch, February 24, 2017, Fan
Joe Dever (b. 1956), November 29, 2016, Author
Mike Dickinson (b. 1947), January 20, 2017, Fan
Steve Dillon (b. 1962), October 22, 2016, Artist
Alan Dorey (b. 1958), July 24, 2017, Bookseller
Bill Dunbar (b. 1945), December 4, 2016, Fan
Karrie Dunning (1951), April 11, 2017, Fan
Nelsan Ellis (b. 1978), July 8, 2017, Actor
Buchi Emecheta (b. 1944), January 25, 2017, Author
Thomas Endrey (b. 1940), Mid-February, 2017, Fan
Annemarie van Ewijck (b. 1943), January 15, 2017, Fan
Miguel Ferrer (b. 1955), January 19, 2017, Actor
Neil Fingleton (b. 1980), February 25, 2017, Actor
Carrie Fisher (b. 1956), December 27, 2016, Actress; Author
Mark Fisher (b. 1968), January 13, 2017, Critic
June Foray (b. 1917), July 26, 2017, Actress
Howard Frank (b. 1941), May 1, 2017, Collector
D. Douglas Fratz (b. 1952), September 27, 2016, Fan
Stephen Furst (b. 1955), June 16, 2017, Actor, Director
Jack Garman (b. 1944), September 20, 2016, NASA Engineer
Gino Gavioli (b. 1923), November 19, 2016, Cartoonist
John Glenn (b. 1921), December 8, 2016, Astronaut
Julie Gomoll, Fan
Donald Gordon (b. 1926), April 24, 2017, Actor
Ed Gorman (b. 1941), October 14, 2016, Author
Marcel Gottlieb (b. 1934), December 4, 2016, Comic writer
Duane E. Graveline (b. 1931), September 5, 2016, Author
Martin Greim (b. 1944), April 15, 2017, Fan
Alex Hamilton (b. 1930), November 2, 2016, Author
Ellen Key Harris-Braun (b. 1966), October 28, 2016, Editor
Howard Harrison (b. 1961), October 5, 2016, Filker
Richard Hatch (b. 1945), February 7, 2017, Actor
Dan Hauschild (b. 1976) March 26, 2017, Fan, Conrunner
Lars Erik Helin (b. 1937), February 7, 2017, Member of Swedish first fandom, Co-publisher Cosmos Bulletin
Lee Henderson July 17, 2017, Fan
Kira Heston (Kimberly Heston) (b. 1969), September 30, 2016, Filker
William Hjortsberg (b. 1941), April 22, 2017, Author
Charlie Hoff (b. 1951), October 5, 2016, Fan
Dave Holmes February 13, 2017, Fan, Bookseller
Gordon Hunt (b. 1929), December 17, 2016, Director (The Jetsons)
John Hurt (b. 1940), January 27, 2017, Actor
Per G. Hvidsten (b. 1944), October 11, 2016, Fan
Shūji Iuchi (b. 1950), December 15, 2016, Director (Anime)
Dahlov Ipcar (b. 1917), February 10, 2017, Author, Artist
Marie Jakober (b. 1941), March 26, 2017, Author
Warren Johnson (b. 1970), August 13, 2016, Fan
Dwain Kaiser (b. 1947), July 3, 2017, Fan, SF bookshop owner
Jordin Kare, (b. 1956), July 19, 2017, Filker
William Melvin Kelly (b. 1937), February 1, 2017, Author
W.P. Kinsella (b. 1935), September 16, 2016, Author
Waldemar Kumming (b. 1924), April 5, 2017, Editor; European SF Award 1984, Big Heart Award 2005
Dave Kyle (b. 1919), September 18, 2016, Fan; Worldcon Chair (NYCon II, 1956)
Richard Kyle (b. 1929), December 10, 2016, Fan
Martin Landau (b. 1928), July 15, 2017, Actor
Joan Lee (Joan Boocock) (b.1922), July 6 2017, Model, Voice Actor, wife of Stan Lee
Robert C. Lee (b. 1931), August 31, 2016, Author
Rodney Leighton (b. 1948), June 18, 2017, Fan
Roger Leiner (b. 1955), December 29, 2016, Cartoonist
Barry R. Levin (b. 1946), September 14, 2016, Bookseller
Michael Levy (b. 1950), April 3, 2017, Fan; Academic
Brian Lewis, September 7, 2016, Fan
Leslie Lupien (b. 1921), October 25, 2016, Fan
David Keith Mano (b. 1942), September 14, 2016, Author
Jonathan Matson (b. c. 1950), February 1, 2017, Agent
Patricia McKissak (b. 1944), April 7, 2017, Author
Patrick Meadows (b. 1934), April 22, 2017, Author
Kathleen Meyer (b. 1948), December 13, 2016, Fan; Worldcon Chair (Chicon V, 1991)
V.E. Mitchell (Vicki Mitchell Gustafson) (b. 1954), April 13, 2017, Author
Kazunori Mizuno (b. 1966), March 19, 2017, Artist, Animator, Director
Massimo Mongal (b. 1950), November 1, 2016, Author
Roger Moore (b. 1927), May 23, 2017, Actor
Victor Mora (b. 1931), August 17, 2016, Comics Author
Jukka Murtosaari (b. 1963), August 2016, Artist, Fan
Robert Neagle (b. 1955), March 22, 2017, Fan, Conrunner
John R. Newell (b. 1935), February 25, 2017, Bookseller
John Packer, January 7, 2017, Fan Artist
Anita Pallenberg (b. 1942), June 13, 2017, Actress
Ama Patterson (b. 1961), May 1, 2017, Author
Bill Paxton (b. 1955), February 25, 2017, Actor
Robert C. Peterson (b. 1921), August 15, 2016, Fan
Jon Polito (b. 1950), September 1, 2016, Actor
Linn Prentis (Eliza Linn Prentis) (b. 1944), December 24, 2016, Agent
Sarah Prince (b. 1954), January 20, 2017, Fan
Richard Purtill (b. 1931), December 4, 2016, Academic
André Reullen (b. 1922), November 10, 2016, Author
John Calvin Rezmerski (b. 1942), November 6, 2016, Academic
Don Rickles (b. 1926), April 6, 2017, Actor
Patricia Robins (b. 1921), December 4, 2016, Author
Cornel Robu (b. 1938), October 27, 2016, Critic
Doreen Rogers (b. Doreen Parker), May 3, 2017, Fan
George A. Romero (b. 1940), July 16, 2017, Director
Robert A. Rosenberg (b. 1947), October 8, 2016, Fan
Vera Rubin (b. 1928), December 25, 2016, Astronomer
Peter Sallis (b. 1921), June 2, 2017, Actor
William Sanders (b. 1942), June 29, 2017, Author and Editor
Daisuke Sato (b. 1964), March 22, 2017, Board Game Designer, Novelist, and Manga Author
Robert Scholes (b. 1929), December 9, 2016, Academic
Amy Sefton (b. 1950), November 9, 2016, Fan
Piers Sellers (b. 1955), December 23, 2016, Astronaut
Elmer Sharp (b. 1953), April 27, 2017, Fan
Norio Shioyama (b. 1940), April 13, 2017, Animator, Illustrator, Director
Larry Smith (b. 1946), January 20, 2017, Bookseller
Norman F. Stanley (b. 1916), October 22, 2016, Fan
Lucy Stern, September 28, 2016, Fan
Ulf Stark (b. 1944), June 13, 2017, Author
Robert Stiller (b. 1928), December 10, 2016, Translator
Vicky Stock (b. 1979), January 11, 2017, Fan, Originator of the Showcase for the British Fantasy Awards
Ruth Stuart (b. 1964), August 12, 2016, Fan
Kenichiro Takai (b. 1937), November 14, 2016, Manga Author
Robert W. Taylor (b. 1932), April 13, 2017, Pioneer of Modern Computing and ARPANET
Emma Tennant (b. 1937), January 20, 2017, Author
Sheri S. Tepper (Sheri Stewart Douglas) (b. 1929), October 22, 2016, Author
Sabina Theo (b. 1977), November 16, 2016, Author
Nila Thompson (b. 1954), December 10, 2016, Fan
Tzvetan Todorov (b. 1939), February 7, 2017, Critic, Essayist. Defined the concept of ”the fantastic”
William F. Touponce (b. 1948), June 15, 2017, Academic
Rich Tucholka (b. 1954), April 27, 2017, Game Designer
Rochelle Uhlenkott (b. 1960), Mid-December, 2016, Author
Peter Vaughan (b. 1923), December 6, 2016, Actor
James Vance (b. 1953), June 5, 2017, Comic Author
Yves Velan (b. 1925), May 6, 2017, Author
Igor Volk (b. 1937), January 3, 2017, Cosmonaut
Bill Warren (b. 1943), October 7, 2016, Critic
Robert Weinberg (b. 1946), September 25, 2016, Author
Adam West (b. 1928), June 9, 2017, Actor, (Batman)
Peter Weston (b. 1944), January 5, 2017, Fan; Worldcon Chair (Seacon ’79, 1979)
Donna J. Whistler (Jeanne Whistler) (b. 1959) January 28, 2017, Filker, Fan
Stewart Wieck (b. 1968), June 22, 2017, Game Publisher
Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman) (b. 1933), August 29, 2016, Actor; Hugo Winner (Young Frankenstein)
Nancy Willard (b. 1936), February 19, 2017, Author
Heathcote Williams (b. 1941), July 1, 2017, Actor
Loren Wiseman (b. 1951), February 15, 2017, Game Designer
Bill Woodrow (b. 1970), September 4, 2016, Fan
M.K. Wren (Martha Kay Renfroe) (b. 1938), August 20, 2016, Author
Bernie Wrightson (b. 1948), March 18, 2017, Comic Artist
Koichi Yamano (b. 1939), July 20, 2017, Author, Scenario Writer, Horse Racing Critic
Kate Yule (b. 1961), October 4, 2016, Fan
Hugh Zachary (b. 1928), September 5, 2016, Author
