Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 11:52:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Fwd: [memoryhole] Donald Franson 1916-2002
To: WSFA members <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Passing on the following death notice:

--- gorpulon <tropicsf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> To: memoryhole at yahoogroups.com
> From: "gorpulon" <tropicsf at earthlink.net>
> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:55:54 -0000
> Subject: [WSFA] [memoryhole] Donald Franson 1916-2002
>
> Robert Franson sent the following to some of the N3F
> members today:
>
> >I'm sorry to inform you that my uncle Donald L.
> Franson died last
> >month of heart failure:  11 November 1916 -- 5 June
> 2002.  He was
> >President of the N3F for several terms, a Director
> also during
> >various years, as well as running the Information
> Bureau, the Story
> >Contest, and other activities.  He also was a
> member of the Los
> >Angeles Science Fantasy Society, First Fandom, and
> the Science
> >Fiction Writers of America.  The N3F and its
> members meant a great
> >deal to him for over forty years.
>
> I'm taking the liberty of posting this here because
> Don's nephew may
> not know about this list, and I'm sure there are at
> least a few here
> who knew or knew of Don Franson. I'd appreciate it
> if someone would
> copy this to the Trufen list, if they think it would
> be a good idea.
>
> I suspect the lateness of this notice was caused in
> part by the
> necessary disposition of Don's estate, and a period
> of grieving by
> his family. Late last year, he began handing off his
> N3F obligations
> to Catherine Mintz and other Neffers. I think he
> knew it was time to
> lighten his fannish load, and perhaps he did so in
> anticipation of
> his passing. I have no idea whether Don had a
> fanzine collection, nor
> what plans he may have made for it.
>
> I will miss his presence in the club, though I never
> met him in
> person. And the list of those who have died is
> growing frighteningly
> long.
>
> Regards,
> Jan
>

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