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'''James Webbert''' got into [[fandom]] at [[NorWesCon]], the 1950 [[Worldcon]] in [[Portland, OR]]. He and his wife, [[Doreen Webbert]], were jointly [[OE]] of [[SAPS]].
 
'''James Webbert''' got into [[fandom]] at [[NorWesCon]], the 1950 [[Worldcon]] in [[Portland, OR]]. He and his wife, [[Doreen Webbert]], were jointly [[OE]] of [[SAPS]].
  
He was the art auctioneer for most of the [[LepreCons]], doing his best to squeeze every last cent out of the bidders. He has also auctioned at [[CopperCon]], [[World Horror Con]], Fantasy Con and several of the charity [[auctions]] at various conventions.  He has been at all but one or two [[LepreCons]] starting with the first.  He was on the committee for [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]] in [[Seattle]].
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He was the art [[auction]]eer for most of the [[LepreCons]], doing his best to squeeze every last cent out of the bidders. He also auctioned at [[CopperCon]], [[World Horror Con]], Fantasy Con and several of the charity [[auctions]] at various conventions.  He has been at all but one or two [[LepreCons]] starting with the first.  He was on the [[committee]] for [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]] in [[Seattle]].
  
He was a reserve policeman with the Seattle PD, spent 33 years in the Army Reserves (taught nuclear, biological, & chemical warfare), and was a chemist in real life. He is a gun and weapons specialist, shoots in competitions, loves model rockets & HO trains, and has almost as many books as a small library. Then there is the SF/F Art collection that got its start around 1959, it could fill an art show.  
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He was a reserve policeman with the Seattle PD, spent 33 years in the Army Reserves (taught nuclear, biological, & chemical warfare), and was a chemist in real life. He was a gun and weapons specialist, shot in competitions, loved model rockets & HO trains, and had almost as many books as a small library. Then there was the SF/F Art collection that got its start around 1959, it could fill an [[art show]].  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:26, 14 August 2021

(March 8, 1932 – March 2021)

James Webbert got into fandom at NorWesCon, the 1950 Worldcon in Portland, OR. He and his wife, Doreen Webbert, were jointly OE of SAPS.

He was the art auctioneer for most of the LepreCons, doing his best to squeeze every last cent out of the bidders. He also auctioned at CopperCon, World Horror Con, Fantasy Con and several of the charity auctions at various conventions. He has been at all but one or two LepreCons starting with the first. He was on the committee for Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon in Seattle.

He was a reserve policeman with the Seattle PD, spent 33 years in the Army Reserves (taught nuclear, biological, & chemical warfare), and was a chemist in real life. He was a gun and weapons specialist, shot in competitions, loved model rockets & HO trains, and had almost as many books as a small library. Then there was the SF/F Art collection that got its start around 1959, it could fill an art show.

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