Joel Rosenberg – husband, father, mensch (From Joel's website) from his wife Felicia
On Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, Joel had a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure. Despite the very best efforts of the paramedics and the team at Hennepin County Medical Center, Joel was pronounced brain dead at around 5:37pm Thursday June 2nd, In accordance with his wishes, he shared the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
He is survived by his daughters, Judith Eleanor and Rachel Hannah, and his wife, Felicia Herman. Today, June 3rd would have been his 32nd wedding anniversary.
Ed here: I've always been a fan of Joel's fiction. In the eighties I had the pleasure of meeting him at an sf convention. We had a long talk and a lot of laughs. A good and very decent man and a fine fine writer. My condolences to his family.
Joel Rosenberg was an underrated writer. I enjoyed his GUARDIANS series and his other fantasy novels. Rosenberg was a consummate professional. He'll be missed. My condolences to Rosenberg's family, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your very kind words.
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