Andre Norton Passes Away

[filkertom]

Damn, damn, damn. Saw on shsilver's LJ that legendary author Andre Norton has passed away at the age of 93.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I'd confirm for you, but you probably wouldn't believe me.

However, it has been posted to various other places among the SF world and I know that Andre's caretaker, Sue Stewart, has contacted sartorias with details.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I believed you enough to post it here. :) I just want more info and a link. Blogger's habit.

[aiela.livejournal.com]

I knew that it was imminent - I'd read recently that Andre Norton had returned home under hospice care because that's where she wanted to die.

Andre Norton, who was 93 on 17 February, was hospitalized with 'flu and
pneumonia but has since returned home for terminal hospice care. On the
21st, her carer Sue Stewart explained that Norton preferred to await the
end in familiar surroundings: `She is losing the battle with her illness
and is tired of fighting.'

That's the text of an email a friend got, but I don't have a more specific source than that.

[brianh]

Found this through truefen.net and sf-fandom.com

http://www.sf-fandom.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=17960

I don't know Sue Stewart, but if the source is reliable, yeah. God keep her safe; we've lost another great one.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

May she have whatever afterlife she desired. Me personally, I'm imagining her hanging out with Asimov and the rest of First Fandom.

[brianh]

Confirmed. http://sfwa.org/ Oh, man...

Fare the well, m'lady. You will be long remembered

[firedrake-mor.livejournal.com]

She has been blessed with a long, full, and extremely productive life. She has opened doors of the mind for hundreds of thousands of us over the years. May her passing have been easy, surrounded by love, and sent her over the threshold to a journey we can only imagine. She travels now in bright company. May her journey thrive.

We are blessed to have known her work, and some of us, to have known her. I regret I never had that opportunity. May we take the messages of her work and remember to share all that we can with those we love.

Ow

[dubheach.livejournal.com]

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with great gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

She was a beacon that many drew light from, including myself.