May 25, 2007
Final Update on Tom Artis Family Fund
I checked in one last time with Marine Bank, the hosts of a fund set up to benefit the wife and children of the late artist Tom Artis, and they report that money continues to come in from comics folk in various locales and that the money is reaching the family. They say they are likely to keep the fund open at least another six months and probably until the end of the year, although that depends on the wishes of the family. If any of you are coming to this information at a future date, I think you can count on the money getting to them for a while yet. If you're more than a couple of months in the future from this posting (made on May 25) and want to double-check to see if the fund is still open, contact the Dirksen Parkway branch of Marine Bank in Springfield, Illinois and speak to the person who opened the account, Gale Krueger.
For now and the immediate future, though:
* Donations by mail: Write a check or fill out a money order to "The Tom TC Artis and Family Memorial Fund" and send it to Marine Bank, Attn: Gale Krueger, 1401 North Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62702.
* Donations by paypal: Since some people out of the country kept asking me about ways to donate via paypal, I decided to go ahead and process some of them through my account. I'll be mailing a check on Monday. About a dozen of you have taken me up on this offer so far, and I'm thankful you trust me to do this for you. Anyone else out there that's interested please
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The artist and illustrator Tom Artis
died in early May after a long and debilitating series of physical setbacks. That circumstance combined with other unfortunate events to put his family at need. Because he died at an early age, and because of the way the industry has been structured for the last 30 years, I believe Tom Artis will be the first among many in his generation and generations to follow who are at risk of financial instability near the end of their lives. Hopefully, by helping the Artis family in this modest way, we can be reminded of the work ahead for all of us in this area, and prepare ourselves for working hard to better ensure a degree of economic justice in terms of our industry's business practices and future periods of working together when a direct hand may hopefully do some good.
We wish the Tom Artis family the best.
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