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RIP Taral Wayne
The fandom lost an OG, Taral Wayne, 
saara . A friend of his in Toronto had talked to Taral in the morning of July 31st, and later came over to bring Taral things he needed, got no response at door knocks or phone calls. Got the building superintendent to open the door and check in. But found him on the floor unresponsive. EMTs were unable to revive him.
Taral was old school, he was a major and well known contributor to various SCIFI zines as a fan artist over the years, Nominated eleven times for a Hugo Award, but never won. Which infuriated Taral to no end. Eleven times the Bridesmaid, never the Bride.
Taral got involved with the furry fandom in the late 70s/early 80s, And involved with
schirm's RowrBrazzle and went from there. Taral was a fixture in the early fandom at Confurence and various SciFi cons. Always with a great conversation and quick with a pencil in sketchbooks.
Taral was old school with his illustrations, pencil and ink his life blood. Taral also suffered a stroke in 2017, was later required to use a motorized power chair due to his myasthenia gravis. Later to better recover though with a slurred speech.
Taral was also worked on Tales of Beatrix.
But the fandom of original founders lost another classic.
Cruise the rim Taral!
saara . A friend of his in Toronto had talked to Taral in the morning of July 31st, and later came over to bring Taral things he needed, got no response at door knocks or phone calls. Got the building superintendent to open the door and check in. But found him on the floor unresponsive. EMTs were unable to revive him.Taral was old school, he was a major and well known contributor to various SCIFI zines as a fan artist over the years, Nominated eleven times for a Hugo Award, but never won. Which infuriated Taral to no end. Eleven times the Bridesmaid, never the Bride.
Taral got involved with the furry fandom in the late 70s/early 80s, And involved with
schirm's RowrBrazzle and went from there. Taral was a fixture in the early fandom at Confurence and various SciFi cons. Always with a great conversation and quick with a pencil in sketchbooks.Taral was old school with his illustrations, pencil and ink his life blood. Taral also suffered a stroke in 2017, was later required to use a motorized power chair due to his myasthenia gravis. Later to better recover though with a slurred speech.
Taral was also worked on Tales of Beatrix.
But the fandom of original founders lost another classic.
Cruise the rim Taral!
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The man was a well of information, which he was happy to share. I will miss him.
(thumbs up) Good show. I like the Fraggle shirt.
This has NOT been a good year for the fandom's old guard, has it? :'(
He may not have realized how deeply but he left a mark on the world. We're richer for his many contributions, if momentarily poorer for his loss.
A good tribute you did here for Taral Wayne. We talked some around 2018 area and chatted with him about the new (to me) beatrix comics i learned about. I plan to write a tribute journal over the weekend. Hopefully its a good tribute to a kind talented old guard we lost.
He was a different breed of artist. European style comic illustration. Certainly wasn't the type to churn out smutty, furry pictures endlessly.
Given the emails we exchanged over 2 decades, he was basically my mentor. It was his art that got me into fandom, and the concept of the Hugo awards.
First time I've seen Saara Mar in your style. That extraterrestrial woman was the prettiest I've seen from the timeless worlds of space.
Given the emails we exchanged over 2 decades, he was basically my mentor. It was his art that got me into fandom, and the concept of the Hugo awards.
First time I've seen Saara Mar in your style. That extraterrestrial woman was the prettiest I've seen from the timeless worlds of space.
His real last name was McDonald.
Great art style and articulate comments and humor.
RIP.
Great art style and articulate comments and humor.
RIP.
I've been trying to learn as much as I can about our history, and even make some youtube videos to hopefully preserve and share when I think I understand a particular topic/person enough to do it justice, but it seems as quick as I'm learning, they're passing away.
I'd just really learned about Robert Hill and Sy Sable this year.
And every day I find out there was more.
It's sad, in a way what would be even more sad would be to be forgotten.
I hope the fandom never forgets its origins as it continues to get bigger and bigger every year.
Anyway, Rest in Peace.
I'd just really learned about Robert Hill and Sy Sable this year.
And every day I find out there was more.
It's sad, in a way what would be even more sad would be to be forgotten.
I hope the fandom never forgets its origins as it continues to get bigger and bigger every year.
Anyway, Rest in Peace.
Both of you go back a way in the SciFi community.
I should do more float plane art to lift your spirits as well.
I should do more float plane art to lift your spirits as well.
The old farts need to create a history book...
before its all lost...
what we lose, is our way...
The younglings need guidence, history...
tradition.
...
before its all lost...
what we lose, is our way...
The younglings need guidence, history...
tradition.
...
I swear, I just started following him last year or so... and I think we exchanged comments just last week on some old work of his, based on C.S. Lewis' space trilogy...
Just learned of him from a journal. . . .we are slowly losing the old guard, but we carry on their legacy.
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