Author of comics such as Dark Empire and entries in the Tales of the Jedi series, Tom Veitch, has sadly died of covid-19 at the age of 80.
An early pioneer of the Star Wars expanded universe, with a wonderful imagination. May the Force be with him.
This is where I first saw the news: https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-tom-veitch-obituary/?utm_content=bufferbe8ae&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_campaign=CBR-TW