RIP: Mog Decarnin

I heard from both Rich Coad and tagwn that Mog Decarnin died this morning following massive heart attack last evening.

I never knew Mog well, but I liked her. I liked the intelligence and humor in her quiet voice. I appreciated our shared interest in fanzines and fanzine fans, many of whom kept in much better touch with her than I did. I'm pleased she was an official Friend of Toad Hall, to have shared hospitality with her there.

All afternoon, I've been feeling that disorienting shock that comes not just with the news of someone's death but also the awareness of just how little I've known about her life in recent years. I could have easily stopped and visited with her last month if I'd known she was in Michigan, right along the route I was driving. And I would have known that if I'd followed up on that notice in Ansible a couple of years back stating she was no longer in the LA area. But I didn't. The fact that life's like that doesn't make it any easier.

My sympathy to Mog's sister and to Rich, tagwn, Dave Langford, and other friends of Mog's around the globe. May her memory be a blessing.