Freelance Traveller

This was reported to the Traveller Mailing List by Paul Sanders of Cargonaut Press in the form of the text of a letter to him from Mr. Keith's brother William. The text of this article is entirely composed by the staff of Freelance Traveller.

August 7, 1999 (Reported October 17, 1999)

On August 7, 1999, noted Traveller author J. Andrew Keith died in a hospital near his home. The cause of death is listed as pulmonary thrombosis, or blood clots in both lungs.

Mr. Keith and his brother William were both involved in creating material for Traveller for many years, dating back to the 'classic' era. Numerous supplements from both Game Designer's Workshop and Digest Group Publications appeared over Mr. Keith's byline, as did many articles in several well-respected magazines for Traveller fans, and some adventure supplements for Traveller from other publishers. Some of the more notable titles in Mr. Keith's long list are six of the seven Alien Modules (all except #6, Solomani) (GDW), and Grand Survey and Grand Census (which later were combined into World Builder's Handbook) (DGP). Mr. Keith also wrote several Contact! articles from the original Journal of the Traveller's Aid Society, including the initial introduction of the Aslan to the world of Traveller.