Len Moffatt Passes Away

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Len Moffatt died around 3 a.m. on November 30 reports June, his wife. He was 87.

Dave Locke adds, “June had been keeping some folks informed on Len’s hospital adventures with emails having the subject ‘Len’s Progress Report.’  This one was entitled ‘Len’s Progress Report – FINAL.’”

Len went into the hospital on November 19 with extreme abdominal pain. He had been operated on for herniated colon.

It’s a huge loss for June and all of Len’s friends from the two fandoms where he’s been active since the beginning. Len discovered SF fandom in 1939 and joined the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society in April 1946. Len and June Moffatt were Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund delegates in 1973. Fans in the mystery field will miss him too, as a participant in Bouchercons and as a writer (his most recent sales were to Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine).

1972 Westercon GoHs, Lloyd Biggle Jr. (pro) and Len Moffatt (fan)

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4 thoughts on “Len Moffatt Passes Away”

  1. The photo brings back many memories of Westercon XXV, a convention I was on the committee of, and shows two very good guests of honor who are no longer with us. It was hard saying goodbye to the existence of Lloyd, and it’s hard now to say goodbye to Len.

    Len was always good to be around, even when we weren’t in meatspace proximity, and his absence will be felt by many.

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