Spelman in Hospice

Former book dealer Dick Spelman has entered hospice in Florida. Spelman sold books at conventions from the 1970s until 1991, when he sold his company to Larry Smith. Spelman attended TASFiC in 1952 and was on the board of directors for Chicon IV. In 1982, he chaired Windycon IX. Spelman has been suffering from cancer. Last week, he was admitted to the hospital and diagnoses with pneumonia and put on a ventilator for three days.