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How to join and program participants What it's all about Where it all happens Things to do and art auction Stuff to buy and ad sales Rules and regs with Lou Anders! It's fun! Giving back Get to know us Drop us a line Frequently asked questions Regional events Others of interest FenCon VIII/DSC 49 |
A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Hospitality Events Friday
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The Admiral's Club You might be wondering why we call our con-suite "The Admiral's Club". We gave it that name in 2006 in memory of longtime fan Judith Ward, beloved across Texas and the Great Southwest, who was to be our Fen Guest of Honor at FenCon III. Judith Ward orbited fandom from the early days of Asimov, Clarke, Hubbard and Campbell before the first fan convention in San Antonio, Texas. Born on the Fourth of July in 1934, Judith spent the first seven years of her life traveling on carnivals with her parents, who told her the fireworks were just for her. Known as the con-suite goddess of the Dallas Fantasy Faires from the late 1980s and early 1990s, her official title was "Admiral Lord God Ma'am Sir!" Judith was one of the founding members of Texas fandom and an active member of FACT and ALAMO in San Antonio. We had hoped to welcome Judith back to Dallas as she celebrated her thirty-odd years in fandom as our 2006 Fen Guest of Honor. Judith died of heart failure on the morning of Monday, July 3rd, just a few months before the convention. We had seen her at ApolloCon in Houston just a couple of weeks before she passed so the shock of this news hit us especially hard. She remained our Fen Guest of Honor for FenCon III. (Nobody in the world could possibly replace her.) Because her death was caused in part by complications from diabetes, our charity efforts that year went to help the American Diabetes Association. We used the weekend to honor Judith's memory including a wake on Friday night (in the con-suite, of course). We also decided to honor Judith's memory renaming the con-suite "The Admiral's Club" as a lasting tribute to Judith's legacy in fandom. This was not a temporary change for FenCon III but a permanent change for all FenCon events from that moment forward.
Last updated 27 September 2011 |
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