Obituary of John Millard

Toronto fan John Millard died at the end of November

John Millard passed away at St. Michael's Hospital at 7:15 pm on the evening of Saturday November 28, 1998. John had entered hospital two weeks earlier complaining of chest pains and worried about a possible reoccurence of his lymphoma. His condition continually declined during his hospital stay and he was unconcious for the last 36 hours. John had just turned 82, I believe.

John was Chairman of the Friends of the Merril Collection from its inception in 1980 until about 1990 and was Co-chair of the Building Committee for 15 years in the search for new facilities for the Collection. He was Chair of Torcon II and was honorary chair emeritus of the Toronto in 2003 bid. He was one of the earliest and most active of the science fiction fans in the Toronto area.

John will be greatly missed by many of us in the Toronto sf community.

-- Larry Hancock

07 Dec 1998