RARA-AVIS: Re: Dick Stodghill, RIP

From: Todd Mason (foxbrick@yahoo.com)
Date: 11 Nov 2009

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    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "moorich2" <moorich@...> wrote:
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    > I was very sad to hear of Dick's death. Going back three decades, we shared a few conversations at Edgar Awards dinners and (IIRC) at least one Bouchercon...perhaps Milwaukee in 1981. He was a great guy and wrote some fine stories for the mystery digests. I had no idea that some had been collected but will seek them out now.
    >
    > We corresponded for a time but not in many years. I had hoped to see him turn up at the PWA awards dinner in Indianapolis last month as I recalled he lived in Indianapolis and he had a short story nominated. Now I know illness prevented that. Would have been nice if he had won but that wasn't to be.
    >
    > Richard Moore

    The YahooGroup ShortMystery had the bad news a bit earlier...in fact, Dick Stoghill was a member of that list, and several mutual menbers with RA (and a few with FM) have posted some thoughts there.

    Todd Mason



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