A service of remembrance for Mike Glicksohn will be held at Windermere United Church, 356 Windermere Avenue, Toronto ON, at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 23.
Sara Stratton, a family friend, has also sent out a preview of the announcement that will appear in the Toronto Star next week:
Michael David Glicksohn (“Honey”), born May 20, 1946 in Portsmouth, England, died March 18, 2011 in Toronto after a lengthy illness. Amazing husband of Susan Manchester, he will also be missed by brother Manning (Louissa) and nephew Ray (Mary Ellen), cousins Dale (Petra), Jo (Howard) and Abby, great-nieces Willow and Jade, cousins Alison Purdy and Kevin Purdy (Rosemary), step-mother Hilary, and by many, many good friends. Predeceased by his parents, Paul and Ellen (nee Mullane). Mike taught mathematics at Humberside Collegiate Institute for 34 years. He was involved in science fiction fandom for many years and won a Hugo Award for best fan writer. Each Memorial Day weekend for more than 25 years, Mike and his friend Michael Harper hosted MikeCon, which was attended by hundreds of friends and fans from across Canada and the U.S. A service of remembrance will be held at Windermere United Church, 356 Windermere Avenue, on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers or donations, Mike would probably appreciate it if you raised a glass to him.
(Of course, it was the Best Fanzine Hugo he won.)
[Thanks to Larry Hancock and Sara Stratton for the story.]
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The HCAA has set up a page in his memory.
@Jim Drass: Thanks for telling me about HCAA’s Glicksohn page, it’s well worth a visit to see the comments from his former students. (“My favourite teacher, I had him as a math and CSC teacher in the mid-to-late 70’s. I remember making him a cake in the shape of a punch-card, hiding a bottle of rum inside. Many a glass will be raised to your memory.”)