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| − | '''Chip Bestler''' was a [[fan]] in the 1970s and ’80s | + | '''Chip Bestler''' was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active in the 1970s and ’80s. [[Thursday]] began in the dorm room he shared in the ’70s with [[Phil Foglio]]. Chip [[chaired]] [[Capricon 1]] in 1981, held in [[Evanston]], [[Illinois]], and was part of the [[Chicago in 1982]] [[Worldcon bid]]. |
| − | Chip transitioned and became '''Caitlin Bestler''' in the ’80s. | + | Chip was married, for a time, to fellow [[fan]] [[Leah Dillon Gadzikowski|Leah Bestler]]; they had two children. |
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| + | Chip transitioned and became '''Caitlin Bestler''' in the late ’80s. She died of complications of esophageal cancer. | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
* ''[[Effen Essef]]'' (one of several editors) | * ''[[Effen Essef]]'' (one of several editors) | ||
| − | {{person | born=????}} | + | {{person | born=????|died=2021}} |
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 00:45, 12 August 2021
(???? – August 8, 2021)
Chip Bestler was a Chicago fan active in the 1970s and ’80s. Thursday began in the dorm room he shared in the ’70s with Phil Foglio. Chip chaired Capricon 1 in 1981, held in Evanston, Illinois, and was part of the Chicago in 1982 Worldcon bid.
Chip was married, for a time, to fellow fan Leah Bestler; they had two children.
Chip transitioned and became Caitlin Bestler in the late ’80s. She died of complications of esophageal cancer.
- Effen Essef (one of several editors)
| Person | ????—2021 |
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