Jim Rittenhouse

(February 19, 1957 – May 16, 2021)

Jim Rittenhouse, a fan from Findlay, Ohio, who lived in the Chicago area for many years. He founded Point of Divergence, the Alternate History Amateur Press Association, a bimonthly APA. He was a judge of the Sidewise Award.

He worked on the Cincinnati in '88 bid.

He was married, for a time, to Deirdre Murphy, his first wife; they lived in Milwaukee.

As an alternate history fan, Jim took great pleasure in the fact that the timeline controlling villainous organization in the 2016 television series Timeless was named "Rittenhouse."

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 2003 -- DucKon 12
• 2005 -- WindyCon 32

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Person

1957—2021

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