Rusty Hevelin 1922-2011

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Rusty was a fellow science fiction fan I met at ConFusion a science fiction convention in Michigan and I last saw him at the 2010 World Fantasy Convention. He was a fixture of the dealer's room selling used science fiction paperbacks. Along with PulpCon he also started SpaceCon a relaxicon in Wapakoneta, Ohio held next to the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum on or near the anniversary of the first Moon Landing.

He was a quiet, friendly man and a former Marine with World War Two service as a meteorologist like a few other science fiction fans.

From File 770:

http://file770.com/?p=7815 and

http://file770.com/?p=7827

Joel Zakem says:
December 28, 2011 at 12:52 pm
From Gay Haldeman:

Rusty passed away quietly at about 8 PM. No funeral is planned—he really didn’t like funerals—but there will be celebrations of his life at several conventions, I’m sure. Thanks for your support through all this. Love, Gay

Locus Online News » Rusty Hevelin (1922-2011)
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http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/12/rusty-hevelin-1922-2011/

Rusty Hevelin (1922-2011)

— posted Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 8:05 pm PST
Long-time fan James “Rusty” Hevelin, 89, died December 27, 2011 at the VA Hospital Hospice Center in Dayton OH. Hevelin was a member of First Fandom, entering fandom in the 1930s, and a fanzine publisher, collector, and huckster. He was fan guest of honor at Worldcon in 1981, and in 2003 received the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting. He was also one of the founders of PulpCon, an annual convention dedicated to pulp magazines. This post will be expanded with more information tomorrow.

Rusty Hevelin's report on the 1941 Worldcon when he was just 19:

RT @scottedelman: Sad to see Rusty Hevelin go. His report on the 1941 Worldcon, when he was only 19:
Denvention 1 Report by Rusty Hevelin - Denvention 3 Archive - 66th World Science Fiction Convention.
www.fanac.org

http://www.fanac.org/Denvention3/denvention1report.html

His report is interesting to read as it mentions Los Angeles would have been the sight of the 1942 world science fiction convention and that Denvention gave out awards for accomplishment.