Sad news

[vettecat]

RIP jan howard finder a.k.a. Wombat, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was a good friend to both me and sdavido for many years (and one of the few people who knew us independently before we met). jan (lowercase!) was my Fan Guest of Honor when I chaired Arisia in 2001 - he was my first choice and I was delighted when he accepted. His ever-present warmth, joy, and sense of adventure served as an inspiration to all who knew him, and we always looked forward to his annual summary of the year's exploits and explorations. He will be greatly missed.

Comments

[gingicat]

May his memory be a comfort. He was indeed a lovely man and I really regret not hanging out with him more.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Sad, indeed. :-/ I'd had no idea he was ill before seeing the announcements on Facebook today.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

He'd been getting treatments for a couple years but only started to really deteriorate within the last couple weeks. It was pretty impressive how he kept up with all the travelling and cons while dealing with the illness.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

I first met Wombat at a con in western MA. Fun guy.
I'll miss his presence.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

My condolences, my friend. *hugs you*

[osewalrus.livejournal.com]

I am sorry to hear it.