Read this morning that actor Roy Scheider died, aged 75. I always liked Scheider, as he always brought warmth, humanity and humor to his roles.
And now I read that comic book writer Steve Gerber passed away, aged 60. Gerber is probably best-known for having created Howard the Duck, and has lately been writing the Doctor Fate series in Countdown to Mystery. It’s not clear to me whether he’d actually finished writing the 8-issue series when he passed away.
Sometimes when it rains, it pours.
My mom died on Thursday, February 7, after a struggle with cancer that was both too short and too long, all at once. Brutal. Please forgive me for sharing the news this way, but it doesn’t get much better over the phone.
I’m terribly sorry to hear that. Words fail me.
Yeah, me too.