Journal Jack William Bell's Journal: RIP Hal Clement
Kathryn Cramer is reporting that SF writer Hal Clement has died.
One of the good things about working in Michigan last year was that I got to meet Mr. Clement. The first time I ran into him was just about exactly a year ago at ConClave in Lansing. I didn't know who he was; I just saw an older guy struggling with a suitcase and offered to help. He seemed embarassed, but allowed me to carry his luggage. Later I attended a panel discussion featuring him and realized who that affable old man with a cane was.
Over the rest of the year he was at every SF convention I went to in Michigan, often hanging out in Hospitality and talking with anyone about anything. In many ways he reminded me of Pacific Northwest SF writer John Dalmas: Gentlemanly, unimpressed with his own fame, committed to the genre and always willing to stretch his mind with new thoughts.
I didn't know Hal Clement well, but already I miss him...
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