I found out this morning that Aaron Allston passed away due to a massive heart attack. He was attending VisionCon this weekend.<\/p>\n
I first \u201cmet\u201d Aaron while I was Shelly Shapiro\u2019s assistant at Del Rey Books. He was a voice on the phone and e-mail for a while. We finally met at some convention and were glad to put faces to voices.<\/p>\n
Over the years we became friends. We would catch up at whatever convention we were at and talk about all kinds of subjects. He e-mailed me after Peter had his stroke asking if there was anything he could do to help. <\/p>\n
Aaron was a funny guy. He would be quiet on a panel and then come up with the perfect quip that would all have us laughing. His sense of mischievous fun was infectious. There was always a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face.<\/p>\n
I knew about his heart problems. We had discussed them at various conventions. I remember one Dragon Con I was so happy to see him because I knew that I had come close to not seeing him except that he had a triple bypass. We talked about that and getting old and life in general.<\/p>\n
Dragon Con was where we knew we would run into each other at least in passing. There is going to be an Aaron-sized hole in my Dragon Con this year. <\/p>\n
He will be missed by many including me. <\/p>\n
My deepest sympathies to his family and friends. He was one of a kind.<\/p>\n
I am grateful that I could call Aaron a friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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