I met Greg in person just a handful of times, at various conventions 20 years ago. What I remember best of him from these occasions is his readings of his Gloranthan fiction. He had a great reading voice and it was obvious that he really liked reading his stories to an audience.
When Greg Fried, Sandy Petersen and I submitted a hefty manuscript of the East Isles, Greg answered that he couldn't accept it in the form it was, as it didn't fit his vision of Glorantha, but he generously shared his notes of Vithela and asked us to join him in developing that part of Glorantha.
For a number of years I acted as web master for www.glorantha.com, a task I remember fondly! The best part was publishing Greg's Myth of the Month. This was a neverending source of a sense of wonder as the mythic landscape of Glorantha unrolled. Greg was genuinely intrigued that I appreciated doing the routine tasks of running the web site.
So, I remember Greg as a generous and caring person, even though I really only knew him through email.
I could ramble on about the greatness of his creations, but I think others have already done that better, so I'll just say that I think one part of Greg's enduring legacy is that he taught us that myths are not just something you read from a book, but also something we can create and share.
I'd like to think that Greg's shamanic faith made him less afraid of death than most of us, but that doesn't make his family less bereaved. So, Suzanne, my heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
