This will mostly be of interest to readers of this site who were involved with the Southern California comic book or punk rock communities. Alison Buckles Hennessey — known to most as just Alison Buckles — was found dead in her apartment last Sunday, apparently due to the leukemia she had been battling for quite a while. She was, I believe, 67 years old and she was an artist and sculptor and a notable figure in the local "punker" world. She worked in art galleries and comic book shops and was a fixture of comic book and s-f conventions in this part of the state in the seventies. She even worked as my assistant for a few months back in the eighties.
I wish I could tell you more about her but I hadn't seen her since…well, maybe the turn of the century. But others did and they're arranging a memorial service. She was a colorful, creative lady who brightened up any room she entered and was well-liked and loved by those who were fortunate enough to know her.