| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Obits- |
| Plans under way for memorial to gaming icon |
| 2009-08-01 |
| For JoeM and other fans of the late Mr. Gygax: Gary Gygax, co-creator of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and father of the roleplaying phenomenon, gave millions of men and women a gift: husbands, wives and lifelong friends. Gygax's wife, Gail, and his children want the local gaming giant to be remembered for his immeasurable contribution by erecting a memorial statue of him in his hometown. Gygax died March 4, 2008, at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. |
| Posted by:Mullah Richard |
| #4 I'll keep folks here on the 'burg up to date as to what/where/when on this. Let's just say that Lake Geneva news is 'local' for our family. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-08-01 21:32 |
| #3 Gygax is beloved because he always exuded a sense of fun and excitement to everyone he met. I believe someone once said that if he talked about the weather, everyone would be happy about the weather for days. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-08-01 17:01 |
| #2 It wasn't just a nerdy guy thing. And it was a good way for nerdy guys to practice sharing a non-intellectual activity with females who weren't relatives. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-08-01 16:58 |
| #1 Gary Gygax, co-creator of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and father of the roleplaying phenomenon, gave millions of men and women a gift: husbands, wives and lifelong friends. Mr. Gygax gave even more socially awkward boys a semi-plausible excuse for not having girlfriends. "I don't have a girlfriend right now, but my 25th level fighter/magic-user is unbeatable!" If all of us donated a dollar to this statue, it would be so awe-inspiring that it would put fear into the pyramids themselves. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-08-01 15:28 |