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3 unusual facts about Roy Tackett


Roy Tackett

In 2008, the science fiction writer and long time friend Jack Speer was buried nearby.

He retired in 1962 with 20 years of service and went on to co-found Bubonicon in 1969 with the writer Robert E. Vardeman.

Roy Tackett died in 2003 of heart failure brought on by years of heavy smoking, and was buried in the Santa Fe National Cemetery along with his wife, and fellow Marine, of over 40 years, Crystal Tackett (1923-1989).



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