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(August 7, 1929 – December 29, 1996) | (August 7, 1929 – December 29, 1996) | ||
| − | '''Mary Hershey''' (née Gibson) was a [[Scotland]]-born [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]], a member of [[LASFS]] from the 1950s at least through the ’70s. | + | '''Mary Hershey''' (née '''Gibson''') was a [[Scotland]]-born [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]], a member of [[LASFS]] from the 1950s at least through the ’70s. |
| − | She was married to [[Alan Hershey]], his second wife. In ''[[The Outlander]]'' 7 (June 1951), [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Outlander/Outlander07.pdf he wrote]: <blockquote>I am seeing a good deal of a Scottish girl, Mary Gibson, who is staying with [[the Ackermans]] for a couple of months. The situation appears to be fairly serious, and I have taken steps to find out about going to a Scottish university this summer on the GI Bill.</blockquote> | + | She was married to [[Alan Hershey]], his second wife. In ''[[The Outlander]]'' 7 (June 1951), [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Outlander/Outlander07.pdf he wrote]: <blockquote>I am seeing a good deal of a [[Scottish]] girl, Mary Gibson, who is staying with [[the Ackermans]] for a couple of months. The situation appears to be fairly serious, and I have taken steps to find out about going to a Scottish university this summer on the GI Bill.</blockquote> |
| − | Mary and Alan wed in 1952 and lived in Scotland for a time. By late 1952, they were back in California, where they had five children | + | Mary and Alan wed in 1952 and lived in Scotland for a time. By late 1952, they were back in California, where they had five children by 1963. Mary became a naturalized [[US]] citizen in ’63. |
[https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/LASFS/LASFS1-14.html Photo] in [[LASFS Album]]. | [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/LASFS/LASFS1-14.html Photo] in [[LASFS Album]]. | ||
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{{person |born=1929 |died=1996 |Locale=Los Angeles, CA}} | {{person |born=1929 |died=1996 |Locale=Los Angeles, CA}} | ||
Revision as of 04:55, 2 August 2023
(August 7, 1929 – December 29, 1996)
Mary Hershey (née Gibson) was a Scotland-born Los Angeles fan, a member of LASFS from the 1950s at least through the ’70s.
She was married to Alan Hershey, his second wife. In The Outlander 7 (June 1951), he wrote:
I am seeing a good deal of a Scottish girl, Mary Gibson, who is staying with the Ackermans for a couple of months. The situation appears to be fairly serious, and I have taken steps to find out about going to a Scottish university this summer on the GI Bill.
Mary and Alan wed in 1952 and lived in Scotland for a time. By late 1952, they were back in California, where they had five children by 1963. Mary became a naturalized United States citizen in ’63.
Photo in LASFS Album.
| Person | 1929—1996 |
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