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[[File:BestlerCaitlin.png|thumb|'''Caitlin Bestler''']] | [[File:BestlerCaitlin.png|thumb|'''Caitlin Bestler''']] | ||
| − | '''Caitlin Bestler''' was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active in the 1970s and ’80s. Caitlin's given name was Charles | + | '''Caitlin Bestler''' was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active in the 1970s and ’80s. Caitlin's given name was '''Charles Barrett "Chip" Bestler'''; she transitioned ca. 1986. |
| − | [[Thursday]] began in the dorm room | + | [[Thursday]] began in the dorm room Bestler 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]]. |
| − | + | Bestler was married, for a time, to fellow [[fan]] [[Leah Dillon Gadzikowski|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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 21 September 2022
(March 15, 1956 – August 8, 2021)
Caitlin Bestler was a Chicago fan active in the 1970s and ’80s. Caitlin's given name was Charles Barrett "Chip" Bestler; she transitioned ca. 1986.
Thursday began in the dorm room Bestler 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.
Bestler 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
| Person | 1956—2021 |
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