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In [[Portland, OR|Portland]], [[Oregon]], 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 later moved to [[California]].   
 
In [[Portland, OR|Portland]], [[Oregon]], 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 later moved to [[California]].   
  
He married [[Dian Zaharakis|Dian Cooper]] in 1967, but they later divorced. Mike was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and an ordained bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. In 1970, he handled publicity for the week long, state-sponsored  Vortex-1 music festival in McIver State Park near Escatada, Oregon. He died in Oaxaca, Mexico.  
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He married [[Dian Zaharakis|Dian Cooper]] in 1967, but they later divorced. Mike was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and an ordained bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. In 1970, he handled publicity for the week long, state-sponsored  Vortex-1 music festival in McIver State Park near Escatada, Oregon. 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 11:39, 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.

In Portland, Oregon, 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 later moved to California.

He married Dian Cooper in 1967, but they later divorced. Mike was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and an ordained bishop in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. In 1970, he handled publicity for the week long, state-sponsored Vortex-1 music festival in McIver State Park near Escatada, Oregon. He died of leukemia in San Francisco.

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