Michael Killian, 1939-2005

Michael Killian, the longtime Chicago Tribune staffer and prolific novelist who had been writing the adventures of Dick Tracy, has passed away at age 66. Both a wire report and a sometimes accessible Tribune article note his passing. He had been sick for over a year. Despite his illness, the writer continued to work and prepared Tracy scripts for collaborator artist Dick Locher through January of '06. He wrote 24 novels on a variety of subjects, including mystery stories from different historical periods. As a journalist, he was best known for the breadth of his coverage areas, including humor and political writing. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
 
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