I found out this evening that Jerry Ahern passed away earlier this morning.
Cancer.
I found out because we were "friends" on Facebook and his family was kind enough to post the announcement. Jerry was one of my favorite writers growing up. I read everything I could get my hands on and I never did complete the Ahern Library, but I tried. His novels were full of exciting adventure and it was everything a growing boy needed. He was gracious enough to grant me an interview for this blog shortly after I started it and I had hoped we could maintain a correspondence, but that didn't work out. Maybe he was already sick.
I am including a link to the interview here because I can think of no better tribute, from me, anyway, as meaningless as it may be, than to once again highlight the dedication to the craft of writing that Jerry had. It's a dedication that all writers should have. He wrote in the men's adventure genre, but he wrote far above the limitations of that genre, and his point of view should not be missed.
I entitled my interview "Jerry Ahern: King of Adventure".
He never told me if he thought it was silly or not.
So long, Jerry.
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Just posted a little tribute myself. A nice guy who was willing to chat with fans any time, he'll be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the interview. It's a shame we lot such talented writer. I've spent many action-packed hours reading Mr. Ahern's work--thankfully there are still many I've not read. Thanks again.
Thanks for stopping by, Matthew!
ReplyDeleteJack, I appreciated your tribute as well.