R.I.P. Robert Asprin
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As Robert was a fellow SCAdian, I post this from the Kingdom of Meridies site (written by the one who found him deceased):
"I write this with a heavy heart. Today (May 21, 2008), sometime
between 2 pm and 5 pm, Yang the Nauseating (Robert Asprin) passed
away.
I spoke to him around 2 pm – to confirm that I was to pick him up at
5 pm and take him to the airport. He was to go to a convention in
Ohio this weekend - MarCon. At 2 pm, everything was fine. When I
arrived at his house, he wasn't outside, didn't answer his cellphone,
didn't answer his landline. Of course, as I was trying to figure out
what to do, someone came up behind me and I had to drive around the
block. (The French Quarter.) I called him again as I made the
block, but still no answer.
I *thought* I had a key to his house, but I wasn't certain I had it
with me. I tried to call another one of his close friends (who works
in the Quarter), because I knew that he would have a key, but I
couldn't get him. So I parked the car and dug through my briefcase
and found the key that I thought was for his house. I did get in
with the key, but it took some tugging and pushing.
I found Yang lying on his bed, with a book in one hand (a Terry
Pratchett book, no less) and his other hand by his side, his glasses
just beyond. To all extents and purposes, it looks as though he had
decided to take a nap. But I could tell he wasn't breathing and he
had no pulse. I called 911.
The paramedics and firemen arrived quickly and were quite nice and
very good. They actually worked on him for 30 minutes, which sort of
surprised me, because there was no activity on the heart monitor when
they hooked him up. It might have been standard protocol. Whatever
the case, they tried very hard, but couldn't bring him back.
I have been in touch with his literary agent, who in turn notified
his family. Because Yang was also an author, the news is already
spreading very quickly. I am very sorry to have to share this news
with my SCA family, but I wanted everyone here to hear it from me
before you read it on some sfnet board.
Yang was 62 years old, born June 28, 1946. He had no obvious health
problems, but he was also notorious for avoiding doctors. To those
who knew him "way back when" - Isolda, John the Bearkiller, and many
others - he was very pleased with how the SCA has developed since
the "bad old days" of freon can helms with women not allowed to fight
in the lists.
He would have come and played with us more if he could have.
- Lady Alsinda de Rochabaron"
As Robert was a fellow SCAdian, I post this from the Kingdom of Meridies site (written by the one who found him deceased):
"I write this with a heavy heart. Today (May 21, 2008), sometime
between 2 pm and 5 pm, Yang the Nauseating (Robert Asprin) passed
away.
I spoke to him around 2 pm – to confirm that I was to pick him up at
5 pm and take him to the airport. He was to go to a convention in
Ohio this weekend - MarCon. At 2 pm, everything was fine. When I
arrived at his house, he wasn't outside, didn't answer his cellphone,
didn't answer his landline. Of course, as I was trying to figure out
what to do, someone came up behind me and I had to drive around the
block. (The French Quarter.) I called him again as I made the
block, but still no answer.
I *thought* I had a key to his house, but I wasn't certain I had it
with me. I tried to call another one of his close friends (who works
in the Quarter), because I knew that he would have a key, but I
couldn't get him. So I parked the car and dug through my briefcase
and found the key that I thought was for his house. I did get in
with the key, but it took some tugging and pushing.
I found Yang lying on his bed, with a book in one hand (a Terry
Pratchett book, no less) and his other hand by his side, his glasses
just beyond. To all extents and purposes, it looks as though he had
decided to take a nap. But I could tell he wasn't breathing and he
had no pulse. I called 911.
The paramedics and firemen arrived quickly and were quite nice and
very good. They actually worked on him for 30 minutes, which sort of
surprised me, because there was no activity on the heart monitor when
they hooked him up. It might have been standard protocol. Whatever
the case, they tried very hard, but couldn't bring him back.
I have been in touch with his literary agent, who in turn notified
his family. Because Yang was also an author, the news is already
spreading very quickly. I am very sorry to have to share this news
with my SCA family, but I wanted everyone here to hear it from me
before you read it on some sfnet board.
Yang was 62 years old, born June 28, 1946. He had no obvious health
problems, but he was also notorious for avoiding doctors. To those
who knew him "way back when" - Isolda, John the Bearkiller, and many
others - he was very pleased with how the SCA has developed since
the "bad old days" of freon can helms with women not allowed to fight
in the lists.
He would have come and played with us more if he could have.
- Lady Alsinda de Rochabaron"
Fritz_Brown
Super Moderator
Wow. Another great has passed. Rest In Peace, sir. You brought great enjoyment to many. Pace.
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
There are worse ways to go.
Ran into him several times at cons in the 70's & 80's, funny guy. Not a big fan of his. but I loved his earlier Myth Adventures books. His slide show comedy with art by Phil Foglio 'The Capture' (Hugo nominee best dramatic SF 1977) is n incredibly funny story of SF fan & authors abducted by aliens. Still have the coloring book of it.
It was kind of freaky though. I had gotten the news my father passed away, & Asprin's death was the first thread that caught my eye on COTI.
It was kind of freaky though. I had gotten the news my father passed away, & Asprin's death was the first thread that caught my eye on COTI.
