Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 15:10:51 -0400
From: Ted White <tedwhite at compusnet.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Geoege Alec Effinger 1947-2002
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Michael Walsh wrote:

> >From http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/News04Log2.html
>
> "George Alec Effinger, born 1947, has died in New Orleans. A graduate of =
> Clarion, he was the author of numerous novels and stories, including the =
> popular cyberpunk series beginning with  When Gravity Fails (1987), Hugo, =
> Nebula, and Sturgeon-award winning novelette "Schr=F6dinger's Kitten" =
> (1988), and many satirical works from early short story "All the Last Wars =
> at Once" (1971) to a recent series of stories about Maureen Birnbaum, =
> Barbarian Swordsperson. Known affectionately in the science fiction =
> community as "Piglet", Effinger had been ill for several years. Further =
> details will be posted when they become available. "
>
> He was married for a while to past Disclave GoH Barbara Hambly.
>
> He attended a number of Disclaves, see: http://fanac.org/Other_Cons/Disclav=
> e/d75-p00.html.

Sorry to hear this news.  I knew him well in his early years -- I bought his
second story after he sold his first to Harlan and we were both part of the
Haldemans' early '70s Guilford Writers Conferences -- and about all I can say is
that he "had been ill" for as long as I'd known him and I'm amazed he lasted
this long.

--Ted White