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June 13th, 2007 10:33 AM

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Consider Donating to the Tom Artis Memorial Fund

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From Jennifer Contino @ The Pulse on Comicon.com
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FROM ANDREW FARAGO ...

R.I.P. Tom Artist; Please donate to The Tom Artis and Family Memorial Fund

Veteran comic book artist Tom Artis passed away on May 1, 2007 after a long illness. Artis was best known for his work on various DC and Marvel titles throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including The Spectre, Green Arrow, She-Hulk and his own creation, Tailgunner Jo (with frequent collaborator Peter B.
Gillis).

The State Journal-Register of Illinois provides details about the final year of Artis's life, and the effect that his passing has had on his family:

Artis suffered a massive stroke in June, 2006 that left him comatose, relying on a ventilator to breathe and a feeding tube to eat.

Earlier that year, ceiling problems at the family’s home in the 1700 block of Clay Street displaced them. The house was further damaged during the March 12, 2006, tornadoes, and they stayed at the Quest Inn while they tried to get it repaired.

Artis’ final stroke put a halt to those plans, and the situation quickly spiraled downhill, Kim said. While Artis was hospitalized in intensive care from June to August, someone broke into the house and stole most of their belongings, including many of Artis’ original prints.

The theft was a difficult blow to Kim. Not only was the stolen artwork irreplaceable, she realized her husband likely would never draw again. Despite an article in The State Journal-Register about the crime, the pieces were never recovered.

Artis was unable to work following his stroke, and his medical expenses have left his family in rough financial shape and facing a very uncertain future.

Friends of the family have set up an account for the family at a local bank.

Please make checks payable to:

The Tom TC Artis and Family Memorial Fund

Donations may be sent to this address:

Marine Bank
Attn: Gale Krueger
1401 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62702

Please consider making a donation to the Artis family, no matter how small. Pick up one less comic book on Wednesday, and you can send $3 their way. Pass up on your fifth viewing of Spider-Man 3, and that's $10 you can spare. Hold off another week on your next trade paperback purchase, and you can donate $20. Each and every donation helps.

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