According to his official Twitter account, Mr Ketchum passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 71.
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RIP
Ayuh.Jack Ketchum died?!
I have a few of his books. I need to pull them out sometime.Ayuh.
Oh, Marsha, I'm sorry about that. I bet Steve is taking it hard as he and Dallas were friends. Didn't Steve have Dallas at the ceremony when he received his 2003 National Book Foundation Medal?Oh, no! I'd been thinking of him last month and that it had been a while since we'd spoken so should give him a call.
RIP, Dallas.
Stephen KingVerified account @StephenKing 5h5 hours agoOh, Marsha, I'm sorry about that. I bet Steve is taking it hard as he and Dallas were friends. Didn't Steve have Dallas at the ceremony when he received his 2003 National Book Foundation Medal?
Thanks Spidey! I knew he and Dallas were friends. He and Steve are almost the same age.Stephen KingVerified account @StephenKing 5h5 hours ago
Very sorry to hear that an old friend of mine, Dallas Mayr, died. He terrified readers with books like OFF SEASON and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. Dallas and I went back to the 70s together.