Roger Perkins

(???? -- 2024)

Roger Perkins was a British fan and conrunner who was a member of the Contrivance committee and chaired BECCON '87. He was introduced to fandom via Philip Strick's SF evening class in 1971, the group that became known as the City Illiterates. His first convention was Chessmancon, the 1972 Eastercon, after which he was an Eastercon and Novacon regular.

Roger was the treasurer of all four BECCONs and was a mainstay of the BECCON quiz and charades teams. He also acted as treasurer for Contrivance, the 1989 Eastercon. After his retirement he moved from London to Pembrokeshire in south west Wales and semi-GAFIAed. He had a boat called Chrestomancy.

BECCON 81, L-R: Peter Tyers, Simon Beresford, Jonathan Cowie (behind), Mike Westhead, Anthony Heathcote, Bernie Peek, Barrington J. Bayley (GoH), Kathy Westhead, Roger Robinson, John Stewart, Brian Ameringen, Simon Beresford, Charles Goodwin, and Roger Perkins. Courtesy of Jonathan Cowie.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1990 -- Doc Weir Award

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