Polly Freas

(December 3, 1918 – January 24, 1987)

Pauline Harriet “Polly” Freas (née Bussard) was a much-loved figure in mid-Atlantic fandom, a frequent con-goer.

She met SF artist Frank Kelly Freas at an SF club meeting in Pittsburgh in 1949. They married in 1952 and had two children. They co-edited several books.

When her lymphoma became known in mid-1979, Margaret Middleton organized PollyAPA, a one-shot, get-well-card APA presented to her at Northamericon. There was also a major fundraiser organized by HaRoSFA to help with her medical bills after her final illness.

There is a short obituary (with follow-on news reports) in File 770 64, p. 1.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1978 -- Special Award at DeepSouthCon 16
• 1980 -- Sci-Con 2
• 1981 -- MysteryKon 6
• 1982 -- OKon 5, Texarkon 1982
• 1984 -- Munchcon 4
• 1986 -- OKon 9

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1918—1987

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