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'''Don Fitch''', an [[LA]]-area [[fan]] and reformed [[letterhack]] and [[apahack]], was [[GoH]] at [[Minicon 28]] in 1993 and won [[LASFS]]'s [[Evans-Freehafer Award]] in 1970.   
 
'''Don Fitch''', an [[LA]]-area [[fan]] and reformed [[letterhack]] and [[apahack]], was [[GoH]] at [[Minicon 28]] in 1993 and won [[LASFS]]'s [[Evans-Freehafer Award]] in 1970.   
  
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He has been a long-time member of [[LASFS]], where he was Custodian of the Official LASFS Holly plant. He also belonged to [[The Petards]]. In the 1940s, he started a [[Sherlock Holmes]] fan group.
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He has been a member of [[LASFS]] since 1960; he was Custodian of the Official LASFS Holly plant. He also belonged to [[The Petards]]. In the 1940s, he started a [[Sherlock Holmes]] fan group.
  
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He was on the [[Corflu 9]] committee and worked mostly as staff at many other conventions.  In 1961, he produced ''[[Halfanthol]],'' a copy of which resides in the [[Paskow Science Fiction Collection]] of the Temple University Libraries. He helped produce some issues of [[Ron Ellik]]'s ''[[Starspinkle]]''.  
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He was on the [[Corflu 9]] [[committee]] and worked mostly as staff at many other conventions.  In 1961, he produced ''[[Halfanthol]],'' a copy of which resides in the [[Paskow Collection]] of the Temple University Libraries. He helped produce some issues of [[Ron Ellik]]'s ''[[Starspinkle]]''.  
  
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When he still traveled to [[cons]], Don was known for packing his suitcase with chocolate and other delectables that he generously donated to [[room parties]]. As he became increasingly deaf, however, he has limited his in-person contact with [[fans]]. He has worn a prosthetic nose since surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
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He began [[apahack|apahacking]] about 1959, and many of his [[apazines]] featured the running title, ''[[From Sunday to Saturday]]''. [[APAs]] of which he was a member at one time or another include: [[FAPA]], [[SAPS]], [[TAPS]] (served as [[OE]]), [[The Cult]], [[N'APA]], [[OMPA]], [[APA-X]], [[APA-50]], [[ANZAPA]], [[The Secret Garden]], [[Minneapa]],  [[Dadapa]] and [[APA-L]]. [[Lee Gold]] records that Don brought a [[hectograph]] to [[collations]] in APA-L's early years, for running off last-minute contributions and the [[ToC]].  
  
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He began [[apahack|apahacking]] about 1959, and many of his [[apazines]] featured the running title, ''[[From Sunday to Saturday]]''. [[APAs]] of which he was a member at one time or another include: [[FAPA]], [[SAPS]], [[TAPS]] (served as [[OE]]), [[The Cult]], [[N'APA]], [[OMPA]], [[APA-X]], [[APA-50]], [[ANZAPA]], [[The Secret Garden]], [[Minneapa]],  [[DADA-APA]] and [[APA-L]]. [[Lee Gold]] records that Don brought a [[hectograph]] to [[collations]] in APA-L's early years, for running off last-minute contributions and the [[ToC]].  
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When he still traveled to [[cons]], Don was known for packing his suitcase with chocolate and other delectables that he generously donated to [[room parties]]. As he became increasingly deaf, however, he has limited his in-person contact with [[fans]]. He has worn a prosthetic nose since surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in the 2000s.
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He now lives in an assisted-living home in [[Covina, CA]]. He collects tropical fish.  
  
 
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* ''[[From Sunday to Saturday]]'' (in many APAs)
 
* ''[[From Sunday to Saturday]]'' (in many APAs)
 
* ''[[Gradus Ad Parnassum]]'' [1962-]
 
* ''[[Gradus Ad Parnassum]]'' [1962-]
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* ''[[Halfanthol]]'' [1961]
 
* ''[[Honneur Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]]'' [1963] (for [[The Cult]])
 
* ''[[Honneur Soit Qui Mal Y Pense]]'' [1963] (for [[The Cult]])
 
* ''[[Left Bower]]''
 
* ''[[Left Bower]]''
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* 1970 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]]
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* 1970 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]]  
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* ???? -- [[Dadacon]] (a hoax con)
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* 1979 -- [[Dadacon]] (a [[hoax]] con)
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* 1993 -- [[Minicon 28]]
  
 
{{person | born=1929}}
 
{{person | born=1929}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
[[Category:US]]

Revision as of 17:31, 6 October 2021

(November 2, 1929 –)

Don Fitch, an LA-area fan and reformed letterhack and apahack, was GoH at Minicon 28 in 1993 and won LASFS's Evans-Freehafer Award in 1970.

He has been a member of LASFS since 1960; he was Custodian of the Official LASFS Holly plant. He also belonged to The Petards. In the 1940s, he started a Sherlock Holmes fan group.

He was on the Corflu 9 committee and worked mostly as staff at many other conventions. In 1961, he produced Halfanthol, a copy of which resides in the Paskow Collection of the Temple University Libraries. He helped produce some issues of Ron Ellik's Starspinkle.

He began apahacking about 1959, and many of his apazines featured the running title, From Sunday to Saturday. APAs of which he was a member at one time or another include: FAPA, SAPS, TAPS (served as OE), The Cult, N'APA, OMPA, APA-X, APA-50, ANZAPA, The Secret Garden, Minneapa, Dadapa and APA-L. Lee Gold records that Don brought a hectograph to collations in APA-L's early years, for running off last-minute contributions and the ToC.

When he still traveled to cons, Don was known for packing his suitcase with chocolate and other delectables that he generously donated to room parties. As he became increasingly deaf, however, he has limited his in-person contact with fans. He has worn a prosthetic nose since surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in the 2000s.

He now lives in an assisted-living home in Covina, CA. He collects tropical fish.

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