Dennis Lien, Denny to many, died Saturday morning. As I noted on Fb: RIP, this morning, Dennis/Denny Lien. One of the most widely-respected, liked and loved people I have known. https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24884 <https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24884&fbclid=IwAR3098DCuEe1JKbdUTmU-u7R1s1v0dkljmWSx_mWA4luoDONr6dSM0eSNbQ> And a photo from the Minneapolis sf/fantasy fan convention, MiniCon, a week ago:[image: image.png] the *File 770* obituary: "*DENNY LIEN (1945-2023). *Long-time Minneapolis fan Denny Lien died April 15 <https://www.facebook.com/karen.schaffer.33/posts/10227347519652598> at the age of 77. Although under on-call hospice care at home, he had been able to get out and spend a few hours walking around at Minicon last weekend. Last night he had a fall and called hospice this morning. He died of kidney cancer and acute myeloid leukemia, the latter diagnosed in January 2023. "After moving to Minneapolis Lien got involved with Minn-Stf <http://fancyclopedia.org/Minn-StF> and remained active for over 20 years, serving as an officer, and editor of some issues of the club publication *Einblatt. *With many others he co-authored the beloved fannish musical parody *Midwest Side Story <http://fancyclopedia.org/Midwest_Side_Story>*. He was at times a member of such apas as. Minneapa <http://fancyclopedia.org/Minneapa> and ANZAPA <http://fancyclopedia.org/ANZAPA>. He was guest of honor at Minicon 21. And he was a *File 770 *subscriber and letter-writer for decades. "He was married to and is survived by fellow fan and poet Terry A. Garey, whom he spent several years taking tender care of <https://fancyclopedia.org/Denny_Lien> as her physical and mental health [dementia has afflicted her--TM] deteriorated." [She is in a good facility, and her brother is now her legal guardian. Terry and Denny have/had good insurance.] A consistently thoughtful and helpful member of PW, Fiction-L, and other lis ts devoted to research and patron assistance, he will be missed in many ways. I knew him first and most thoroughly through FictionMags, where he is also intensely mourned. TM ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: https://ccpllists.cuyahogalibrary.net/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=FICTION_L