Apr. 30th, 2004 12:14 am
Johannes Henrik Berg 1956-2004 RIP
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jeffreyabI met Johannes at Con Jose and he was one of the nicest and most amusing guys I have ever met.
He hosted the Norwegian Parties at Worldcons.
[Text by Bjoern Tore Sund]
It is with great sadness Interaction announces that our Norwegian agent, Johannes Henrik Berg, passed away on the morning of Thursday 29th of April 2004. He was diagnosed with cancer in November 2003.
Born in 1956, Johannes first made contact with Norwegian fandom in the early seventies, soon becoming one of most active and leading fans in the country. Active as a conrunner and fanzine editor and contributor in not only literary SF fandom, but also in media fandom, comics fandom, Tolkien fandom and gaming fandom. Johannes' interests were wide, his energy and drive were impressive - he was the core of Norwegian fandom and will be greatly missed.
Regulars at Eastercons and Worldcons will have become familiar with Norwegian roomparties. Johannes was always the host and main organiser, always friendly, always energetic, and always selling convention memberships and spreading fliers.
Johannes' family have asked that information be spread as quickly as possible to all places on the net where friends and acquaintances of Johannes may get the information.
Norwegian fan Geir Aalberg has set up a memory site:
| I've started compiling obituraries and messages to the family of
| Johannes H Berg. He died earlier today, aged 48, after a few months
| of illness. Contributions may be sent to the email address below, and
| will be published online shortly. If possible there might also be a
| printed booklet.
|
| Feel free to forward this message to friends, mailing lists and
| newsgroups.
|
| mailto:remembrance@fandom.no
| http://remembrance.fandom.no/
No details are as yet known about funeral services.
He hosted the Norwegian Parties at Worldcons.
[Text by Bjoern Tore Sund]
It is with great sadness Interaction announces that our Norwegian agent, Johannes Henrik Berg, passed away on the morning of Thursday 29th of April 2004. He was diagnosed with cancer in November 2003.
Born in 1956, Johannes first made contact with Norwegian fandom in the early seventies, soon becoming one of most active and leading fans in the country. Active as a conrunner and fanzine editor and contributor in not only literary SF fandom, but also in media fandom, comics fandom, Tolkien fandom and gaming fandom. Johannes' interests were wide, his energy and drive were impressive - he was the core of Norwegian fandom and will be greatly missed.
Regulars at Eastercons and Worldcons will have become familiar with Norwegian roomparties. Johannes was always the host and main organiser, always friendly, always energetic, and always selling convention memberships and spreading fliers.
Johannes' family have asked that information be spread as quickly as possible to all places on the net where friends and acquaintances of Johannes may get the information.
Norwegian fan Geir Aalberg has set up a memory site:
| I've started compiling obituraries and messages to the family of
| Johannes H Berg. He died earlier today, aged 48, after a few months
| of illness. Contributions may be sent to the email address below, and
| will be published online shortly. If possible there might also be a
| printed booklet.
|
| Feel free to forward this message to friends, mailing lists and
| newsgroups.
|
| mailto:remembrance@fandom.no
| http://remembrance.fandom.no/
No details are as yet known about funeral services.
