MEMORIAL SERVICE

A memorial service for Rick will be held Wednesday, May 26, at 1
p.m. at Emmanual Lutheran Church, 6020 Radford, North Hollywood, CA.

MEMORIES OF RICK

Letters about Rick are being collected for a special memory box for
his sons, RJ and Hunter. They can be sent to:

Mrs. Lori Biggs
c/o Patricia Tallman
6433 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Canoga Park, CA 91303

Notes and letters are also being collected at The Galactic Gateway
forum. Go to
http://www.thegalacticgateway.com/phpbb/ and post a note. Pat
Tallman will be printing out the notes and taking them to the
memorial service for the family.

MEMORIAL EFFORTS

-- Pat Tallman will be conducting a memorial event at The Galactic
Gateway, so please visit the website to post a note and to get
current information.

-- A number of efforts are underway to help Rick's family in this
especially hard time. Ranger Laura has some up with a unique way of
showing her support.

Jan, you've inspired me. And I'm going to take it a step further,
because when charity is involved, one-up-manship is a good thing. As
some of you may recall, back in 1998, the Starship Modeler website
(www.starshipmodeler.com) held a "Starfury Wing Art" competition. My
entry, a follow-up to a customized, fully-lit, hand-painted version
of Sinclair's 'Fury from the Battle of the Line (I sold an article
to Fine Scale Modeler Magazine about the construction of that model,
which I was paid for but which sadly never ran. See photos and
details on this model at
http://nova.umuc.edu/~friedman/b5md/...tarfury3.html) was a
design for the Starfury I imagined Valen flew from Babylon 4 (see
photos at
http://nova.umuc.edu/~friedman/b5md/...tarfury4.html). It won
the contest by a landslide, was featured in Fine Scale
Modeler's "Great Scale Modeling 1999" special magazine, and earned a
shout-out from JMS. After that, I was contacted by many collectors
who wanted me to build and customize their models. Unfortunately, at
that same time, I developed severe ulnar neuropathy in my right arm
and had to stop painting and modelling. Two surgeries and six years
later, I'm finally capable of returning to the game. And I have an
unbuilt Revell Starfury model kit in my stash of "B5 collectibles I
was saving for posterity."

So ... I am hereby announcing a fund-raising auction of *the
winner's choice of any design of custom, fully-lit Starfury model*
to be constructed by yours truly, and with all proceeds going to
whatever Memorial Fund is established for Richard Biggs' sons. Pick
a 'fury from the series, and I will build it and you *will* be
impressed. Bidding starts at $150 ... but please realize that way
back in '98, the going rates for custom-built science fiction models
by other artists were more in the realm of $300-500 a model. And
need I say, it's for a very good cause.

Please feel free to disseminate this offer at any B5 or other SF
sites you, the reader, may frequent, or send it to any friends you
think might be interested, as I want to raise as much money as is
possible in memory of an actor who brought us all so much enjoyment.
Bidders should send their Starfury Requests and bid amounts to l-
appelbaum@mindspring.com. At the end of June, I'll announce the
winner here (unless they want anonymity).

-- Ranger Jan has begun an effort to raise money for a memorial
fund. Richard has two small children, and I am sure everyone in the
B5 community will want to show the family how much Rick meant to us -
- not only as a fine actor, but as a wonderful human being. Here is
Jan's note explaining her efforts:

Upon hearing how young Richard Biggs children are, I didn't want to
wait to begin raising money for his memorial fund. I'm hoping that
you'll be able to help me spread the word and assure people that I'm
on the level.

What I've done so far is to begin a new Ebay account called
RBiggsMemorial and a new PayPal account to email address
RBiggsMemorial@aol.com. I've started two auctions so far and have
several more planned.

What I'm asking: If at all possible could you help me spread the
news of what I'm doing to your friends/colleagues/ forums/websites
etc. I will be happy to list any items that you'd like auctioned off
for this also.

Please note that this is so far quite unofficial but I have already
written to JMS telling him what I wanted to do. If for any reason he
or Richard's family have reservations I'll stop immediately or
relinquish the accounts to them. Upon finding out information for an
official memorial account, I'll see what I can do about linking the
PayPal account to that so that the funds will be immediately
available to them.

Thanks for your help and friendship.
Jan

Auctions to benefit a Richard Biggs Memorial fund:
http://tinyurl.com/2az5w. PayPal Account: RBiggsMemorial@aol.com
(Quelle: http://www.isnnews.net)
*selbsterklärend*

Viele Grüße
wu-chi