Days go by

[kinzel]

If you who have attended the last few Worldcons may have had an opportunity to meet our friend -- and Friend of Liad -- Anna Vargo.

I've known Anna since the 1970s, when she was of that traveling group of young east coast fans who seemed to make most of the same conventions without fail. Later she moved to Seattle, and seeing her at conventions was less certain, though she was among the first in the signing line at BucConeer -- our first major convention "back" after Stephe Pagel and Meisha Merlin brought news of Plan B and a publishing schedule for more Liaden books.

Anna was extremely quiet in most groups, and though she had a winning smile and a quick wit, she was always willing to let someone else have the limelight. Anna joined us at several FoL functions at NoreasCon 3; I'll have to see if we have some photos.

Anna died in Seattle, at about two minutes after midnight, this morning. She'd been diagnosed with cancer immediately after WorldCon; neither the chemotherapy nor the radiation were able to make headway against it.

Anna spent the last few days of her life in hospice-type care in her own place, with friends and family reading to her and sharing news from the Caringbridge guestbook that had been set up for her.

We have a beautiful sunny day here in East Winslow, but it's just not as bright as it should be.

Comments

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see the photos. I found one very bad one via Google. I was in an APA with her for several years: not long enough.

Photos

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

I'm crushed in several ways at the moment -- I have a stupdily tight deadline and then an overnight request from an editor to do some summaries of WIP for a sales meeting... that's tomorrow. Please, if i don't mention something here re photos in the next few days, remind me.

Re: Photos

[jerrykaufman.livejournal.com]

Reminder! And if you can send them on, there will be a photo display at the memorial. See the CaringBridge site for details.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this. She will be missed, and her memory cherished.

[euterpe35.livejournal.com]

My sincere condolences to you, much comfort to you...

And may your good memories of Anna be a continuing presence in your life.

[(Anonymous)]

I'll be very pleasantly surprised if you can turn up any photos of Anna, given how mightily she always strove to avoid being in any.

Purely at your leisure, if you do turn up any -- no rush -- I would be extremely grateful for any photos you might post, or e-mail me (if you do so post, I'd be grateful if you e-mailed me to let me know).

Thanks for both your and Sharon's posted thoughts.

--the entirely non-anonymous, non-LJ, Gary Farber
gary_farber@yahoo.com (temp address)
http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com

[thesideshow.livejournal.com]

It just occurred to me that I have the perfect photo of Anna - hiding her face from the camera. I'll have to remember to scan it tomorrow.

[serendipoz.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this - and thanks for writing in her journal for people to read to her.

I've some photos of her about - I took one at N4, and I've a couple from Corflatch several years ago where she's showing a union button off. The one I'd really like to see again is the one that hung in the state capitol where Anna was dressed in jeans and an apron stirring gravel with a stick - looking like nothing more than Grandma engineer, ....

*hug*

[jerrykaufman.livejournal.com]

There's going to be a photo display at Anna's memorial. See the CaringBridge site for details. Maybe you can send them, or copies, or digital files?

[(Anonymous)]

Reminder.

-- gf
gary_farber@yahoo.com
http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com

of Anna, from Gary Farber

[(Anonymous)]

I don't expect anything to come of it, but it's a year past, and I'm focused on her.

If you or anyone ever find photos, it will help me just a bit.

I asked for photos to be copied from the memorial, but it didn't happen.

I tried to not have unreasonable expectations, so I have no expectations at all any more.

I'm just saying hi, and hoping you and Sharon have had a good year, and that the next one will be even better. Best wishes for 2006.

-- gary farber
gary_farber@yahoo.com
http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com'

January 11th, 2006

having a bad evening, but it will pass.