Gamers will get an opportunity to bid on unique items from Gary Gygax's
personal collection in a charity auction to benefit the non-profit
memorial fund set up by the gaming innovators widow. Gygax was the
co-creator of the pen and paper game Dungeons and Dragons
and
was a hero to many gamers for his dedication to advancing the genre,
including launching Gen Con. The purpose of the memorial fund is to
create a lasting bronze memorial to the gaming pioneer in Lake Geneva
Wisconsin, site of the first Gen Con.
From the official press release:
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Coming to Gen Con 2010, An Opportunity to Contribute to The Gygax
Memorial
Fund
Items from personal collection donated for auction
INDIANAPOLIS - (January 18, 2010) At the 43rd
Gen Con Indy this summer,
there will be a special once in a lifetime event taking place. Personal
items belonging to Gary Gygax are being donated to raise money for his
memorial fund. The donated items will be auctioned off at Gen Con¹s
annual
auction with portions of the proceeds going to The Gygax Memorial Fund.
Gary¹s wife, Gail Gygax has set up a non-profit charity in order to
raise
funds to erect a memorial of the late E. Gary Gygax in Library Park in
Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is the birthplace of Gen Con.
Current plans for the memorial include a bronze bust of Gary set on a
castle
torrent with a dedication plaque. All plans are pending final approval
of
the Lake Geneva City Council.
According to Gail Gygax, "Gary Gygax gave millions of men and women a
reason
to open a book. They developed life long relationships, all thru the
guise
of a game."
Gary is best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson and is often
acknowledged as son>
the father of role-playing games. He played a special part in Gen Con as
well. He was the founder of Gen Con and held the first meeting at his
home
in Lake Geneva, which gave way to the name Gen Con as in Geneva
Convention
You can learn more about the memorial fund by clicking
href="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.com/" target="_blank">this
link.
Also, you can learn more about Gen Con
href="http://www.gencon.com/" target="_blank">here.