Keel Suffers Heart Attack
Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 16th, 2006
I’ve learned that John A. Keel suffered a heart attack late last week, and is undergoing surgery in New York City, Monday, October 16, 2006.
John A. Keel in 2002, shown here during the release of The Mothman Prophecies motion picture.
Word is that he is not in great shape, but hopefully he has come through post-op recovery fine. I will update this information, as soon as I can.
Needless to say, Keel is well-known for his many books and articles on a variety of topics, most especially in recent years, of course, Mothman.
More later…
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Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
Loren Coleman’s daily blog, as a member of the Cryptomundo Team, served as an ongoing avenue of communication for the ever-growing body of cryptozoo news from 2005 through 2013. He returned as an infrequent contributor beginning Halloween week of 2015.
Coleman is the founder in 2003, and current director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
Sad news. Here’s hoping that he comes through this OK.
My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. I hope he comes through this in good shape!
Sad. Keel’s “Strange Creatures From Time and Space” was one of the first serious fortean books (outside of the odd ghost/Loch Ness Monster books) I ever read, and it simultaneously spooked and fascinated me. Not sure how far I go along with him, but hope he recovers well and takes it easy!
Best wishes to John!
John, My prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. I so enjoy reading anything that you have published. We miss having you on “Coast to Coast
Am ” as a guest. We want you back!
A devoted fan and admirer.
Doug, in Lansing, Mi.
Praying he does well. I know he hasn’t been able to come up to Point Pleasant the past couple of years due to his health.
I do hope that he heals well – Keel was my teenage hero – I read his Haunted Planet when I was 12. I was very fortunate that he wrote the forword to my Free Energy Pioneer: John Worrell Keely (Illuminet Press 1998, reprinted AUP, 2004), and I often chuckled at the slight ‘name game’: John Keel and John Keely.
Regards,
Theo
You’ve got all of our prayers John. Get well soon!
I’ve known John Keel off and on for many years, and our prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.
Peace,
Gene Steinberg
Co-Host, The Paracast
I hope he recovers and I am praying for him! Please keep us updated on Mr. Keel’s condition.
Praying John makes a full recovery.
Thanks Loren…please let us know as soon as you know more.
We love you John!
Best wishes to John Keel, one of my all-time favorite authors.
Here’s to a speedy recovery!
Here’s hoping John feels much better soon.
My Prayers for John, Loren you stated surgery, was it by-pass or angio?
I’ve had three angios and one bypass, I know he will recover. Cardio medicine is cutting edge today.
My prayers for his speedy recovery…from one recovering heart patient…to another…I hope his prognosis is good…please keep us informed.
Agreed Cardiology today is miraculous.
all the best….
ole bub and the dawgs
Given John’s age and reports of poor health during the past lustrum, a heart attack does not surprise me. However, if he gets thru the operation satisfactorily and is then willing to work at cardio rehab and maintain a heart healthy diet, hopefully we may see another book or two from this talented chap. That would be good.