Howard Waldrop Remembrance

Austin Indie Media put together an amazing video of the remembrance event for Howard Waldrop that was hosted by his friends and family in Austin, Texas, on June 29th, 2024.

Complete list of speakers:

  • Robert Taylor – local Austin fan, met Howard on the train to the Kansas City WorldCon in 1976.
  • Barbara Denton – knew Howard for over 35 years.
  • Don Webb – fellow writer, first met Howard in early 1980s.
  • Eileen Gunn- writer from Seattle, first met Howard in 1977 in Miami.
  • Janie Swatzell – part of the Monkey House gang in College Station, Texas, first met Howard in 1974.
  • Warren Spector – friend of Howard (and occasional roommate) for over 45 years.
  • Ellen Brody – Howard’s girlfriend from Boston, they met in 2003.
  • Lawrence Person – longtime friend, wrote movie reviews with Howard for LOCUS.
  • Nikki Buss – Howard’s niece, she is a retired English teacher in Mississippi.
  • Dave Myers – fishing buddy from Washington state, met Howard at Clarion West in 1992. Dave will scatter Howard’s ashes at one of his favorite fishing spots along the Stillaguamish River near Oso.
  • George R.R. Martin- (1h21m44s) writer from Santa Fe, friendship began when he bought a comic book from Howard in 1963.