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| − | '''Chip Bestler''' was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active in the 1970s and ’80s. [[Thursday]] began in the dorm room he shared in the ’70s with [[Phil Foglio]]. Chip [[chaired]] [[Capricon 1]] in 1981, held in [[Evanston]], [[Illinois]], | + | '''Chip Bestler''' was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active in the 1970s and ’80s. [[Thursday]] began in the dorm room he shared in the ’70s with [[Phil Foglio]]. Chip [[chaired]] [[Capricon 1]] in 1981, held in [[Evanston]], [[Illinois]], was part of the [[Chicago in 1982]] [[Worldcon bid]], and performed with [[Moebius Theatre]]. |
Chip was married, for a time, to fellow [[fan]] [[Leah Dillon Gadzikowski|Leah Bestler]]; they had two children. | Chip was married, for a time, to fellow [[fan]] [[Leah Dillon Gadzikowski|Leah Bestler]]; they had two children. | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 12 August 2021
(???? – August 8, 2021)
Chip Bestler was a Chicago fan active in the 1970s and ’80s. Thursday began in the dorm room he shared in the ’70s with Phil Foglio. Chip chaired Capricon 1 in 1981, held in Evanston, Illinois, was part of the Chicago in 1982 Worldcon bid, and performed with Moebius Theatre.
Chip was married, for a time, to fellow fan Leah Bestler; they had two children.
Chip transitioned and became Caitlin Bestler in the late ’80s. She gafiated and moved to California. She was a systems architect. She died of complications of esophageal cancer.
- Effen Essef (one of several editors)
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