{"id":2161,"date":"2013-01-13T19:46:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-13T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2013-01-13T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T19:50:34","slug":"steven-utley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2013\/01\/13\/steven-utley\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodnight Impatient Ape–Steven Utley, RIP: 1948-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Got this via Lawrence Person<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I just received word from Jessica Reisman:<\/p>\n

Molly let me know that Steve passed last night at about 10:40 pm, eastern. His family was with him.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll miss him.<\/p>\n

As will we all.<\/p>\n

Utley announced to his friends that he had been diagnosed with Type 4 cancer in his intestines, liver, and lungs, and a lesion on his brain on December 27, 2012. On January 7, he sent out an email saying that he was losing his motor skills and designated\u00a0Jessica<\/a>\u00a0as his literary executor (and hopefully she\u2019ll be able to get some of his swell stories back in print). On the morning of January 12 he\u00a0slipped into a coma<\/a>\u00a0and died that night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know Steven Utley that well. In the 90s, we really only corresponded at the annual Armadillocon and then when he moved to\u00a0Tennessee\u00a0in 1997, only rarely through email. What I do know is that it was always a pleasure to chat with him, good for a laugh and a piece of obscure geek trivia.<\/p>\n

Professionally, Steve and I crossed paths numerous times. He adapted Howard Waldrop’s “Green Brother” (with art by John Lucas<\/a>) for my anthology\u00a0Weird Business<\/em>. Then later I included his one page strip collaboration with Kevin Hendrix “Custer’s Last Love” for\u00a0Wild West Show<\/em>. Beginning with “Beyond the Sea<\/a>,” Utley published several stories at RevolutionSF<\/a>, first with me as the editor and then with several of my successors.<\/p>\n

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In recent years, Steve has frequently been in my thoughts. When I first started putting together\u00a0The Apes of Wrath<\/em><\/a>, he was one of the first contributors I contacted. I wanted to include his futuristic tale of alternative education “Deviation from a Theme” for my new book. (The story also appeared in the only other ape-themed collection\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Rivals of King Kong<\/em><\/a>) Since Steve\u00a0referred\u00a0to himself as the impatient ape both in print (title of one of his short story collections<\/a>) and as a part of his email address, he was not surprisingly thrilled to be part of the book. I’m just sad he didn’t see the final product (book ships in two weeks). I know he’d love the book and be proud to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

\"Lone<\/p>\n

Steve alongside Geo W. Proctor edited the first all Texas science fiction anthology\u00a0Lone Star Universe<\/em><\/a>. Having been immersed recently in a similar project myself, I’ve thought much about that book. I only hope\u00a0Rayguns Over Texas<\/em><\/a> is similarly well\u00a0received\u00a0and\u00a0fondly remembered.<\/p>\n

So here’s to Steven Utley, may you be happily swinging with the apes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Got this via Lawrence Person: I just received word from Jessica Reisman: Molly let me know that Steve passed last night at about 10:40 pm, eastern. His family was with him. I\u2019ll miss him. As will we all. Utley announced … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,20],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-2161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rayguns-over-texas","category-the-apes-of-wrath","tag-steven-utley"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n