Run the fannish flag to half-mast

[kinzel]

And so, just before bed last night Rolanni discovered the news that Irv Koch, a fanzine fan, convention fan, and founder of ChattaCon, died during a nap, at age 58.

Interconnectedness... the new came from Bud Webster, who'd gotten it from another group that had gotten it from elsewhere...

And interconnectedness is how I met and knew Irv -- because I got his fanzine as a result of being in some fanzines and getting copies and ... there you go, when I went to Chattacon as an art agent and fan, there he was, and then at other cons he was there, and then in the late great attempt to bring the WorldCon to Charlotte he was active and we were even in correspondence over some ideas... and there you go, he's gone. Irv was involved in many things important to me, and though we were from different places in so many ways (and sometimes thus sometimes not quite eye-to-eye) I was not sorry when he was around and I am sorry that he's not around anymore.

I guess the best thing to do is to recall the good times, forgive the rough times, and know that he affected a lot of fans, readers, and writers over the years. Let the fannish flag fly boldly at half mast. We salute you Irv.

Comments

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I recall speaking with him in the consuite at...ummm...my brain wants to say Chicon in 2000 but I could be wrong; it may well have been earlier than that (1993?)

He was a nice guy.