In Memoriam

Merlin R. "Bob" Null

John Null, one of Bob's three brothers, wrote the LASFS Board of Directors:  "Bob's family was deeply saddened by his passing and greatly appreciates your collective care and concern.  Bob died at 6:22 AM peacefully, while sleeping, and was not in pain at the time.  As I'm sure you all know, he died as a result of extensive spread of his cancer."

Bob was Vice President of LASFS for 20 terms, a member for over 30 years, and was a member of the Board of Directors when he died. Bob was "George" on the BoD: whenever something needed doing, Bob would take it on if nobody else volunteered.

"Rest in peace, Bob - your good deeds live on."
--Marty Cantor

It is with deep sadness that we must announce the passing of Gallifrey One's long-time logistics director, and our dear friend, Merlin "Bob" Null. Bob passed away last night, Monday, June 21 after a long illness.

There are very few people in the world who have been as integral to the Los Angeles convention community as Bob Null has been. Bob has been central to the material management of countless L.A. conventions, and has been an important part of Gallifrey One since our foundation. Bob made certain our supply truck was ordered, supervised its loading and unloading, and provided material management throughout the convention. He purchased supplies for the Con Suite, organized our office equipment, supervised the loading and unloading of our TARDIS, and verified the usability of equipment such as our art show displays and main stage pipe & drape. Bob was so identified in the Logistics position at conventions that they frequently identified it as "the Bob Null committee position," and his passing is an enormous loss to Gallifrey One and many other conventions in our city.

With Robbie's blessing, we will be dedicating our 2011 convention to Bob's memory. Rest in peace, dear friend.
--Allison Stern

Forrest J Ackerman

In Memoriam

Frank Kelly Freas

Frank Kelly Freas, a beloved and talented artist, left this world early in the morning of January 2, 2005.

In Memoriam

Michael Mason

Shuffled off his mortal coil sometime after Christmas 2004 of a diabetic coma due to an undiagnosed diabetic condition.

In Memoriam

Allan Rothstein

Allan Rothstein died on June 24, 2004. He was a founding member of SCIFI and served on the LASFS Board of Directors. Active in con-running, he worked for Loscon , Westercon , NASFiC , and LA Cons. In 1991, he was the fan guest of honor at Loscon 18. He won the Laurel/Wordsworth Award for Poetry in 1990.

A fund to create Allan Rothstein a Pillar of the LASFS has been established. Donations are being collected and held by Karl Lembke. Drop money in the Red Stein at the clubhouse, or hand it to Karl when you see him. If you must hand over a check, please make it payable to Charles R. Lembke .

One of the Rules states that the Club Treasurer is not to be involved in managing the funds until the entire Pillar donation is handed over in one lump sum. If you hand Karl an instrument that can only be cashed by LASFS, you will have it as an encumbrance against your account until the entire donation amount is reached. If you're happy with this situation, I am too. If not, you know what to do.

Donations can be mailed to:

In Memoriam

There are four parking spaces in front of Building 4SJ. Three of these are named in memory of LASFS Members -- whom Death has not released from membership:

Photo of Robert A. Heinlein and Dan Alderson, together with Jerry Pournelle . Pournelle still attends LASFS meetings.