Those who have gone before

[lsanderson]

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[minnehaha]

That is a long sad list. I didn't know about Pat Sims, nor Digby, and now here we are.

K.

Too true

[lsanderson]

I didn't catch them all during opening ceremonies in the Armadillo.

[quadong]

Thanks very much for this. This tradition is one of the things that binds our community together. Some of the names I knew, and some are surprises.

It is touching, and also useful to have the list. I unfortunately just mailed PRs days ago a few people on the list, but will at least not repeat the mistake.

I don't suppose they made the list available in a searchable format as well as this video?

Yes, probabaly

[lsanderson]

I'm sure that somebody has it, but I have no idea who or how to obtain it. Contact the convention? I ustta have the idea that Steven Silver maintained a list. Geri Sullivan might know.

I think you can get it here...

[lsanderson]

https://glasgow2024.org/for-members/in-memoriam/

[lydy]

It's been a hard year. I had forgotten how hard. I liked the music and the visuals, as well. I hadn't actually realized what a sad song that is, because I pretty much only hear the first couple of lines, often in a comedic setting. I am glad we do this, even though it is sad every year. I also think that moving it to opening ceremonies was potentially a good thing, instead of having it that the Hugo Ceremony.

Yes

[lsanderson]

Moving it out of the Hugos, cut that event by some amount of time, which is probably a good thing. It did not feel out of place at the opening. I also commented elsewhere that we never remember it's a sad song and not a glad to be back home at the loch song.