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'''Michael George Zaharakis''' (aka '''Raki''') was a [[fan]] active mainly in the 1960 and ’70s. He became a fan while stationed in the Air Force in Minot, [[North Dakota]]. | '''Michael George Zaharakis''' (aka '''Raki''') was a [[fan]] active mainly in the 1960 and ’70s. He became a fan while stationed in the Air Force in Minot, [[North Dakota]]. | ||
| − | + | Returning to [[Portland, OR|Portland]], [[Oregon]] after his Air Force service, he was a founder of the [[Society of Strangers]] [[science fiction]] [[club]]. He was a member of [[ValAPA]], [[TAPS]], and the [[N3F]], at one time serving on the N3F Directorate. | |
| − | He married [[Dian Zaharakis|Dian Cooper]] in 1967 | + | He married [[Dian Zaharakis|Dian Cooper]] in 1967. They later divorced. In 1970, he handled publicity for the week long, state-sponsored Vortex-1 music festival in McIver State Park near Escatada, Oregon. About 1976 he moved to [[California]]. |
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| + | Mike was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)and an ordained bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. He died of leukemia in San Francisco. | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1357922/michael-george-zaharakis FindaGrave entry.] | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1357922/michael-george-zaharakis FindaGrave entry.] | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 28 July 2024
(January 18, 1947 – July 6, 1984)
Michael George Zaharakis (aka Raki) was a fan active mainly in the 1960 and ’70s. He became a fan while stationed in the Air Force in Minot, North Dakota.
Returning to Portland, Oregon after his Air Force service, he was a founder of the Society of Strangers science fiction club. He was a member of ValAPA, TAPS, and the N3F, at one time serving on the N3F Directorate.
He married Dian Cooper in 1967. They later divorced. In 1970, he handled publicity for the week long, state-sponsored Vortex-1 music festival in McIver State Park near Escatada, Oregon. About 1976 he moved to California.
Mike was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)and an ordained bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. He died of leukemia in San Francisco.
- The Can Opener [1974] (for the Society of Strangers)
- Clabby [1969] (as by Raki)
- Hotel of Usher (Baycon oneshot contributor)
- Insomniac [1967-80]
- Manticore (with Dian Zaharakis)
- Outrecroft [1967]
- Raki and the Electric Gafia [1969] (for TAPS and ValAPA, with Dian Zaharakis )
- Raki, Raki [1967]
- Raki's Insomniac [1974]
- The Science Fiction Monitor [1976] (with others)
- Strange [1970] (with others)
| Person | 1947—1984 |
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