San Diego Comic-Con co-founder and Shel’s pal Richard Alf passed away on January 4, 2012.
There will be a memorial service for Richard at 3PM on Thursday, January 12 at the following location:
Bonham Brothers & Stewart Mortuary and Cremation Service
321 12th St., Ramona, CA 92065
(760) 789-1678
There will also be a viewing on Wednesday, January 11 from 3PM until 8PM at the same location.
Also, although arrangements have yet to be finalized as of this writing, there is a tentative plan for Richard to be interred on Friday, January 13 at 1PM next to his father at Inglewood Park Cemetery, 720 East Florence Ave., Inglewood, CA 90301.
From left to right: Dan Stewart, Bob Sourk, Richard Alf (the tall guy with glasses), Barry Alfonso (in front), Jack "King" Kirby, Shel Dorf, and Wayne Kincaid. Picture taken on November 9, 1969 at the Kirby-family home in Irvine, California.
Jack Kirby (left) and Shel Dorf — Nov. 9, 1969
Please check out my Richard Alf Memorial Page on my Museum website; also have a Shel Memorial Page. Richard was a personal friend, and his biological death is not an end.
I have pictures on my web site from the Memorial service yesterday. From my home page, click on the ALF MEMORIAL button. Any friend of Richard’s who emails me their address will get a CD in the mail of all the good pictures I took (the ones on my web page are not print quality). I did not get a copy of the CD going around at the service conducted in San Diego, and hope someone will share that with me. Thanks to all.