Ginny Heinlein RIP

[mamajoan]

Just heard that Virginia Heinlein, widow of Robert, died this past Saturday after having been hospitalized since Thanksgiving.

Well, maybe you don't care, but it makes me sad. She was, from everything I hear, a very nice lady, and a great inspiration for RAH in their many years of marriage. She was also a regular poster on alt.fan.heinlein even as recently as last November -- some fourteen years after his death -- which I think is pretty cool, keeping contact with the fans and so forth.

I remember the day Heinlein died and how sad I was. Say what you will about him and his work, but he was a formative influence on me and my science-fiction fandom, and it affected me strongly when he died. I feel some of that again now.

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[bearblue.livejournal.com]

Considering how much of his stories were inspired by her, she must have been a marvel.

:(!!

Thank you for letting me know.

Ah, that's sad

[sherrold.livejournal.com]

That's the passing of an era. I remember her from WorldCons years ago; She was a grand lady.

Thanks for passing it on...

Sandy

[boiwondering.livejournal.com]

You know, this affects me a lot more than I would've guessed. I never met the lady, and it still saddens me. Echoing the previous two posts, thank you for passing the news along.