Caitlin Bestler
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(March 15, 1956 – August 8, 2021)
Caitlin Bestler was a Chicago fan active in the 1970s and ’80s. Caitlin's given name was Charles ("Chip") Barrett Bestler and she transitioned c. 1986.
Thursday began in the dorm room she shared in the ’70s with Phil Foglio. Caitlin chaired Capricon 1 in 1981, held in Evanston, Illinois, worked on Windycon, was part of the Chicago in 1982 Worldcon bid, and performed with Moebius Theatre.
Caitlin was married, for a time, to fellow fan Leah Bestler; they had two children, Jessica and Ian.
Caitlin gafiated in the late 1980s and moved to California by the early 2000s. She was a systems architect. She died of complications of esophageal cancer.
- Effen Essef (one of several editors)
- Windyapa
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