He was a man of extraordinary courage, compassion, and integrity. He valued intelligent conversation, imagination, loyalty, his friends, (2 & 4 legged), and the truth--no matter where they took him. He loved nature, the well-crafted word, traveling, great conversation, and kayaking He had a voice that would melt rock, and a vocabulary that challenged Noah Webster. Our lives are greatly diminished with his passing.

From http://www.rfhr.com/obituaries/Ritch-Brinkley/

Additional Obituaries:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ritch-brinkley-dead-murphy-brown-cameraman-was-71-840319/
https://peoplepill.com/people/ritch-brinkley/
https://www.emmys.com/bios/ritch-brinkley
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritch_Brinkley

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109620/

I am sad to announce that longtime BatB fan Sue Glasgow died unexpectedly last week in Los Angeles at the age of 63. She is survived by her ex-sister-in-law and many many fandom friends. Sue loved cats, so if you're moved to donate, please donate to your local animal rescue. Sue wrote, illustrated and published numerous BatB stories, including the beautiful When The Phoenix Sings.

In more recent years she was active in the Loki fandom, writing fanfiction and looking forward to the upcoming Loki Disney series.

If you have any memories or recollections you'd like to share please send them to me, morgandawn@gmail.com and I will add them to Sue's memorial page.

Moira Keeley was such a cheerful, brash spirit, and a fierce fan. She loved Beauty and the Beast and was especially enthusiastic about Ron Perlman.

I will never forget the hilarious expedition we took back from a preliminary trip to check out the banquet choices for the first NJ Con. I was wearing my contacts for which I still needed reading glasses. And I had accidentally left my reading glasses at the hotel restaurant. Moira didn't know how to work her GPS, and it was different from mine. She'd had the volume turned down so low, we couldn't hear it. I couldn't see it to figure out how to turn it up. Of course, every time I held it to my ear, I accidentally touched it, and it would change destinations. We ended up on the George Washington Bridge instead of the Lincoln Tunnel. It's a miracle we made it home at all. How we laughed!

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From Vicky:

Moira was the very first fan I met in person, she picked me and Lynn Aoki up from the airport for the NJ 2008 con. We three laughed so much on our way to the hotel, because she kept forgetting I couldn't help her navigate, kept asking me to check if she could turn here or there.

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From Claire:

I have an extra-special fond memory of Moira who retrieved Annik, Vee and me from Newark that first Wednesday. There was a little unplanned detour due to missing a highway exit, and we all had a good laugh (a great icebreaker).

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From Rosemarie:

She helped a lot with the 2008 con. Being from NYC, Moira and Elaine knew a lot more about the B&B locations around the city, and I couldn't have planned the Frank Luz tour without them. I remember that dinner we had at the hotel, trying the banquet entrees, that was so much fun!

And yes, it was because of Moira that I met Linda H. for the first time in MA at the Berkshires Theater Festival.

I also drove out to visit her once. There was a show that I really wanted to see at the Westbury Theater on Long Island. It was the only time I've ever driven out to Long Island and I really had no idea where I was going. I picked up Sonia on the way and we stayed over at Moria's house that night after the show. It's a long drive and I probably would not have gotten to see the show if she had not offered to let me stay over and drive back the next day.

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From JoAnn:

This is so sad! Moira was a longtime member of BBTV and fandom in general. She came to several conventions and many of us got to know her. She was a lot of fun, a real live wire. She will be much missed.

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From Laura:

This is very sad. Moira was the first BatB fan I met in person. She gave me the full tour of the filming locations around Central Park, we went to Shakespeare in the Park, dinner, the whole day was perfect.

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From Cindy:

I'm very sorry to hear of her passing. She was lovely. She wrote with a lovely sense of heart. For those who want to visit some of her wonderful work, she's under the name "Moira Keely" in the fan fic database.

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From Deb:

She invited us to the Berkshires to see Linda H. in a play. We stayed after, got to talk with Linda and take pictures. Moira hated to have her pic taken, so we don't have many of her from then. She was a free spirit, and I enjoyed her a lot.

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From Zanna:

Moira was such a kind soul and a so much fun! I met Moira at the 2008 NJ con and later in 2010 at the Big Apple Con where we met Linda Hamilton. I've missed her posts as she used to post quite frequently. It was wonderful to see her post this summer, I think, as she was dealing with cancer. Cancer is such a horrible disease, robbing us of so many.

"... a noble heart. Good night sweet prince[ss]. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"

God blessed us on 3/3/53, and she returned to Him on 6/17/17 at the age of 64. We were married almost 40 years with yours, mine and our children. Sara, Suzie and Vince.

With respect to BATB, she was obsessed from the first episode and very upset CBS cancelled it after 3 seasons. I think she attended the first convention as well as many more afterwards.

In the early 2000’s, her asthma condition worsened, and her resistance to germs decreased being hospitalized almost annually with pneumonia. She was almost taken in 2010 but miraculously wasn’t. We were blessed with 7 more years. She never gave up. Never complained. Instead, she was always positive, encouraging, smiling and laughing.

She’s no longer suffering and in the arms of our Heavenly Father rejoicing with Him. She is dearly missed but thankful we’ll meet again.

Praise God!

Sheryl was a long time fan of BATB. She fought a brave, lifelong battle against Cerebral Palsy and was the close friend --and client--of Connie Potter, who was Sheryl's personal aide. Connie crossed to the Other Side on February 1, 2022 and has been added to the Mirror Pool. I am sure that they have been reunited now and are dancing with the Angels on the Other Side.

Obituary: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/801876/Sheryl-Ann-Sungail