RH Made Pournelle's Blog!

Calbeck · Post by **Calbeck** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:31 pm

Ben's tribute to Peggy Gasperik earned a favorable mention in Jerry Pournelle's online diary:

http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/view438.html#Peggy

In Memorium, Peggy Gasperik

http://nipandtuck.comicgenesis.com/

A fitting tribute to a friend we all miss.

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:03 pm

Yes, it did.

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:40 pm

Uh, pardon my ignorance, but... who the heck is Jerry Pournelle? I've read the name before, but I'm not sure where, or what he's done... someone mind enlightening me?

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:22 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle

The Mote in God's Eye, King David's Spaceship, Footfall, CoDominium, Go Tell the Spartans...

Labrusca · Post by **Labrusca** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:58 am

I know who Pournelle is, but who was Peggy Gasperik? I can't find anything definitive in a search.

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:39 am

I believe that she was the wife of Frank Gasperik, an illustrator of Pournelle and Niven's books. At least, that's the closest I can determine.

Wanderwolf · Post by **Wanderwolf** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:48 am

labrusca wrote:I know who Pournelle is, but who was Peggy Gasperik? I can't find anything definitive in a search.

That's because Peggy herself was not a celebrity. The celeb was her husband, Frank Gasperik, who brought us the H. Beam Piper reprints:

http://www.zarthani.net/gasperik.htm

He's a well-known figure in science-fiction fandom, being a friend (as you can guess) of Niven, Pournelle, Baen, and many others. While not a writer himself, he's a writer's best friend, being one of those unusual people whose mind holds reams of information on every possible subject, handily indexed and available... as well as being an excellent proofreader. He's been credited in at least half of Niven's work to date, mainly for world-building and technology info.

Yours truly,

The wolfish,

Wanderer

BrockthePaine · Post by **BrockthePaine** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:03 pm

How'd I get that he was an illustrator?

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:20 pm

Um, congratulations, then?

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:51 pm

Such strange connections we all make, indeed....

Wanderwolf · Post by **Wanderwolf** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:49 pm

BrockthePaine wrote:How'd I get that he was an illustrator?

Well, you will find his name on the same page as the word "illustrator", especially when it comes to the picture of him, drawn by Frank Kelly Freas.

Yours truly,

The Google-friendly,

Wanderer

Calbeck · Post by **Calbeck** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:21 pm

I should also note that Peggy was highly involved in sci-fi fandom, one of those "irreplaceable stalwarts" that so often make up the backbone of the convention circuit and other fannish endeavors. She's one of the people who made being a fan fun.

She will most definitely be missed on that account, even if she was not technically a celebrity in her own right.