David Hartwell, noted science fiction editor and personality, has died.
SF Signal. Scott Edelman. Lawrence. Kathryn Cramer.
I’ll leave it to others to discuss and dissect his impact on the field. I did not know him well. I was at a few conventions with him, and I think maybe he could have picked me out of a police lineup. But in the limited interactions I had with him, and what I saw of his interactions with others, he came across as one of the nicest people in the world. I think it is fair to say that he was a gentle man, and a gentleman.
The world is a lesser place today.