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He was married twice, first to Janet, who predeceased him and with whom he had two daughters, Dana and Cathy. His second wife was [[Baen Books]] publisher [[Toni Weisskopf]]. He died in Athens, [[Georgia]], of a staph infection contracted in the wake of heart bypass surgery. | He was married twice, first to Janet, who predeceased him and with whom he had two daughters, Dana and Cathy. His second wife was [[Baen Books]] publisher [[Toni Weisskopf]]. He died in Athens, [[Georgia]], of a staph infection contracted in the wake of heart bypass surgery. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 5 September 2023
(January 18, 1934 – October 30, 2007)
Julius Henry "Hank" Reinhardt was a long-time mainstay in Southern fandom — he helped establish ASFO, the earliest science fiction club in Atlanta, in 1950. He was known for his knowledge of weapons and fighting styles, and he was a cofounder of the mail order business Museum Replicas, Ltd. In 1967, he introduced the SCA to Southern fandom and he won the Rebel Award in 1973 and the Rubble Award in 1997. He was a member of Myriad.
He was married twice, first to Janet, who predeceased him and with whom he had two daughters, Dana and Cathy. His second wife was Baen Books publisher Toni Weisskopf. He died in Athens, Georgia, of a staph infection contracted in the wake of heart bypass surgery.
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Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1973 -- Rebel Award at DeepSouthCon 11
- 1977 -- DeepSouthCon 15
- 1981 -- DeepSouthCon 19, Coastcon
- 1990 -- Georgia Fandom Award (later renamed the Hank Reinhardt Fan Award)
- 1993 -- StellarCon 17
- 1997 -- Rubble Award
- 2005 -- Archon 29
| Person | 1934—2007 |
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