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| − | Early Pennsylvania | + | Early [[Pennsylvania]] [[fan]] '''Ray J. Sienkiewicz''' ([[nicknamed]] '''Rajocz''') was a charter member of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941. He was a member of the [[Illini Fantasy Fictioneers]] and the [[Colorado Fantasy Society]] and may have attended [[Chicon]] and [[Denvention]], the 1940 and 1941 [[Worldcons]]. |
| − | According to his draft card, he was working in Baltimore at an airplane factory for defense contractor Glenn L. Martin (of Lockheed Martin) when he enlisted in June 1942. After | + | According to his draft card, he was working in [[Baltimore]] at an airplane factory for defense contractor Glenn L. Martin (of Lockheed Martin) when he enlisted in June 1942. After [[World War II]], he settled in Baltimore, was a member of the [[Baltimore SF Forum]] and married Beatrice Jean Rau in 1955 or 1956. He had [[Gafia|gafiated]] by 1981 and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37077574/the-evening-sun/ passed away in 1987]. |
| − | + | * [[N3F]] founding member article on Sienkiewicz in [https://tnfff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TNFF201808.pdf#page=10 the August 2018 issue] of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''. | |
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* ''[[Views in SF]]'' [1952] (for the [[Baltimore SF Forum]]) | * ''[[Views in SF]]'' [1952] (for the [[Baltimore SF Forum]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 6 February 2024
(August 18, 1923 – November 2, 1987)
Early Pennsylvania fan Ray J. Sienkiewicz (nicknamed Rajocz) was a charter member of the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) in 1941. He was a member of the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers and the Colorado Fantasy Society and may have attended Chicon and Denvention, the 1940 and 1941 Worldcons.
According to his draft card, he was working in Baltimore at an airplane factory for defense contractor Glenn L. Martin (of Lockheed Martin) when he enlisted in June 1942. After World War II, he settled in Baltimore, was a member of the Baltimore SF Forum and married Beatrice Jean Rau in 1955 or 1956. He had gafiated by 1981 and passed away in 1987.
- N3F founding member article on Sienkiewicz in the August 2018 issue of The National Fantasy Fan.
- Views in SF [1952] (for the Baltimore SF Forum)
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| Rajocz: Nickname for Ray J. Sinkiewicz. |
| Person | 1923—1987 |
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