• Re: Mark R. Leeper, 1950-2025

    From John Dallman@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 15:50:00 2025
    In article <vpfe4c$i60u$1@dont-email.me>, evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com (Evelyn C. Leeper) wrote:

    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025. His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    Sympathies.

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  • From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 18:10:04 2025
    My condolences.
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  • From Michael Benveniste@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 13:54:13 2025
    On 2/23/2025 10:16 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025. His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    My deepest sympathies.

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    Such commentary has become ubiquitous on the Internet and is widely
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    (Digital Media News v. Escape Media Group, May 2014).

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 14:26:02 2025
    On 2/23/25 10:16 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025.  His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.


    Very sorry to hear this. Good to hear his passing was peaceful.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Alan Woodford@21:1/5 to evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com on Sun Feb 23 20:19:28 2025
    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:16:28 -0500, "Evelyn C. Leeper" <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:

    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025. His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.


    I'm very sorry to hear this.

    Alan Woodford

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  • From Someone Else@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 17:10:15 2025
    In Message-ID:<vpfe4c$i60u$1@dont-email.me>,
    "Evelyn C. Leeper" <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:

    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025. His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    I know both of you only through this newsletter and this Newsgroup.
    But I'm saddened by this news, and very sorry for your much more
    personal loss.

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 21:36:29 2025
    In article <vpfe4c$i60u$1@dont-email.me>,
    Evelyn C. Leeper <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com> wrote:
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025. His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    Mark was born in Chicago in 1950

    [Hal Heydt]
    That would make him a year younger than I am. (And 8 years
    younger than Dorothy.)

    He leaves
    behind him his wife of 52 years Evelyn

    You got one more year with him than I got with Dorothy.

    My sincere condolences. My experience is that the loss of a long
    term spouse leaves a void that persists...or, at least, in my
    case it does.

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  • From Jay Morris@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Feb 23 19:50:55 2025
    On 2/23/2025 9:16 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025.  His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    Mark was born in Chicago in 1950, and has lived in Chicago, West
    Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, California, Michigan, and for the last 47 years, New Jersey.  He received a B.S. in mathematics from the
    University of Massachusetts in 1972, an M.S. in mathematics from
    Stanford University in 1974, and an M.E. in electrical engineering and computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1982.  While at Stanford, he had a paper published in aequationes mathematicae (Vol. 10, Fasc. 1, 1974) on which he had begun work as an undergraduate, “An Odd Solution to the Functional Equation P((x+1)/2)=exp P(x)”.  He was
    employed at Bell Laboratories in Holmdel and surrounding locations for
    23 years until his retirement in 2001.  After retiring he ran a free
    drop-in math tutoring session twice a week for a dozen years at the Old Bridge Public Library, and when he had to leave for health reasons, it
    was continued by some of the students he had tutored.

    For many years, Mark had been the longest-running film reviewer on the Internet, regularly publishing reviews since 1984, and being a member of
    the Online Film Critics Society since 2014.  His first science fiction convention was Boskone VI (1969) and he attended dozens of conventions, serving on panels about film, and also leading origami workshops at many
    of them.  In 1978, Mark and his wife founded the science fiction club at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, which existed until their retirement in 2001, and then continued to produce THE MT VOID, a weekly zine featuring Mark's editorials and film writing.  It was published continuously over
    46 years, with over 2300 issues.  Mark traveled to about five dozen countries and published several lengthy travelogues on-line.  He leaves behind him his wife of 52 years Evelyn, sister Sherry, brother David,
    and many cousins, nieces, nephews, godchildren, and friends.

    In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the UMass Amherst Foundation, for the Leeper Mathematics Scholarship.


    I am so sorry for your loss. He will be missed by many like myself who
    only knew him online.

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  • From Gary R. Schmidt@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Mon Feb 24 21:40:38 2025
    On 24/2/25 02:16, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025.  His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.

    Mark was born in Chicago in 1950, and has lived in Chicago, West
    Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, California, Michigan, and for the last 47 years, New Jersey.  He received a B.S. in mathematics from the
    University of Massachusetts in 1972, an M.S. in mathematics from
    Stanford University in 1974, and an M.E. in electrical engineering and computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1982.  While at Stanford, he had a paper published in aequationes mathematicae (Vol. 10, Fasc. 1, 1974) on which he had begun work as an undergraduate, “An Odd Solution to the Functional Equation P((x+1)/2)=exp P(x)”.  He was
    employed at Bell Laboratories in Holmdel and surrounding locations for
    23 years until his retirement in 2001.  After retiring he ran a free
    drop-in math tutoring session twice a week for a dozen years at the Old Bridge Public Library, and when he had to leave for health reasons, it
    was continued by some of the students he had tutored.

    For many years, Mark had been the longest-running film reviewer on the Internet, regularly publishing reviews since 1984, and being a member of
    the Online Film Critics Society since 2014.  His first science fiction convention was Boskone VI (1969) and he attended dozens of conventions, serving on panels about film, and also leading origami workshops at many
    of them.  In 1978, Mark and his wife founded the science fiction club at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, which existed until their retirement in 2001, and then continued to produce THE MT VOID, a weekly zine featuring Mark's editorials and film writing.  It was published continuously over
    46 years, with over 2300 issues.  Mark traveled to about five dozen countries and published several lengthy travelogues on-line.  He leaves behind him his wife of 52 years Evelyn, sister Sherry, brother David,
    and many cousins, nieces, nephews, godchildren, and friends.

    In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the UMass Amherst Foundation, for the Leeper Mathematics Scholarship.


    My condolences.

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  • From Kevrob@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Fri Apr 4 18:16:09 2025
    On 2/23/2025 10:16 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025.  His end was very
    peaceful; one moment there was a breath, and the next there wasn't.


    ....

    In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the UMass Amherst Foundation, for the Leeper Mathematics Scholarship.


    Condolences to Evelyn and all the Leepers.

    I'm another who only knows Mark & Evelyn through USENET and the MT VOID.
    My sympathies to everyone who knew the man in real life.

    --
    Kevin R


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  • From Jeff Jonas@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 21 04:41:45 2025
    Mark R. Leeper passed away on February 22, 2025.

    My condolences too.
    Happily, PANIX retains USENET articles long enough
    for me to have read it in June.

    In 1978, Mark and his wife founded
    the science fiction club at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey,
    which existed until their retirement in 2001,
    and then continued to produce THE MT VOID

    I remember getting your print edition while at
    AT&T SF (Summit Facility, NJ).
    I think you posted many AT&T "in jokes"
    such as SAD: Swing Awareness Day,
    to celebrate the swing set and playground
    at the HO Holmdel (or MT: Middletown?) AT&T facility.

    I particularly remember your hospitality
    at you home for a Thanksgiving
    "turkey film fest" of all Ed Wood movies.
    Truly memorable for many fun and silly reasons.

    I hope you remain active with this community.
    We love you, honor what you've done
    and cherish the joy you & Mark created.

    fondly, Jeff Jonas

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