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[[File:Fred Prophet, Ed Wood and Ray Beam at Midwestcon 1966. Photo from Zingaro -8 by Mark Irwin.jpg|thumb|right| Fred Prophet, Ed Wood and Ray Beam at Midwestcon 1966. Photo from Zingaro #8 by Mark Irwin]](December 24, 1932 – April 8, 2012)

'''Ray Edgar Beam, Jr.''', was an [[Indiana]] [[fan]], a member of the [[CFG]], a member of the [[Midwest Nomads]], and a [[Midwestcon]] regular. He founded [[ISFA]]. 

He was active in the [[First Fandom club]], treasurer from 1980 through 1993, and [[president]] until 2001. He wrote the lyrics to the [[filk song]] "The [[Bradbury]] Hate Song."

In the 1950s, he was married to [[Susie Beam]]. In 1975, he married [[Mary Ann Beam|Mary Ann Armfield]]. In [[mundane]] life, he was a metallurgist, and held many patents. Besides fandom, he was active in the Masons — a 50-year member of the Greentown Masonic Lodge F&AM 341, and a member of the Scottish Rite, the Shriners and the Grotto.

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* 1981 -- [[InConJunction I]]
* 1989 -- [[3 Days of the Khandor]]
* 1993 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
* 2000 -- [[Sam Moskowitz Archive Award]] 

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