Posted by Vicki Werkley on MAY. 04, 2013 at 8:25pm PDT

Apologies if you receive this more than once.

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<> STARMAN FAMILY-CON (SFC) -- a biennial (in even-numbered
       years) “Family Reunion” of  those who created/appreciate
       STARMAN -- is an international convention of STARMAN’s cast/
       crew/staff/fans, hosted by Spotlight Starman International (SSI).
<>StarStaffer or Staffer = a member of STARMAN's
       cast, crew or staff
<>VIP = not strictly a Staffer but an important supporter
<>Spotlighter = member of Spotlight Starman International
      (SSI), which formed when the show was cancelled in May, 1987
<>StarFolk = any and all of the above
<>Extra-Statesider = person residing outside the USA
<>(NCA) (SCA) = U.S. States are abbreviated to show members’ residence
These two differentiate between
Northern & Southern CA (California)
                
Sad news. One of our most beloved and supportive StarStaffers, Mike Gray, left us---far too soon---on Tuesday, April 29, 2013.
He was a producer, director, and writer on the series and attended numerous FAMILY-CONs. Unfortunately, he was unable to join us in 2010 or, most recently, last October for SFC 2012. His books (which he donated for sale benefiting SFC) have been featured every year at STARMAN BookNights.

Mike was a thoughtful and generous man, very appreciative of all our SSI efforts. He will be sorely missed by those who knew him and value all his work to make ours a better planet.

I received messages from both George Wells and from Liz Turner, who sent me the link that Michele Azuddin posted on Facebook (unfortunately, I don’t do Facebook). Thank you, Geo & Liz for notifying me, and thanks, Michele, for posting this excellent link (which does mention STARMAN):

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/arts/mike-gray-china-syndrome-writer-dies-at-77.html?_r=1& <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/arts/mike-gray-china-syndrome-writer-dies-at-77.html?_r=1&>

I encourage y’all to post your own memories and appreciations of Mike to the List (or send to me if you’re not on STARMANET).

I’ve been working on a long-overdue post to this list about other matters and hope to complete that soon. Stay tuned.

Blue Lights Always.
Dashing---
---Vicki

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             Here’s Hoping There Can Be A . . .
      STARMAN FAMILY-CON 2014  (SFC’14)
          13th biennial "Family Reunion" of
  those who created/appreciate STARMAN
                    April? October? 2014
including: Reunion Party with Cast/Crew/Staff
   Most Probably . . . El Segundo, California
                   (1 mile south of LAX)    
  No planning/details yet. Might YOU be interested?                     
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  Co-organizers: Vicki Werkley & Liz Turner
     Contact Vicki:     starwerk@gmail.com
         or  STARMAN.Family@gmail.com
16563 Ellen Springs Rd / Lower Lake CA 95457-9477
   707-995-1228 (any day: 7am-4pm; 5-9pm Pacific)
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             Spotlight Starman International:
                    "We're not history yet!"
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