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| − | Robert "Ozzie" Osband was a | + | '''Robert "Ozzie" Osband''' (aka '''Richard Cheshire''') was a longtime [[Florida]] [[fan]] and space enthusiast. (He is credited with getting the "3-2-1" telephone area code for the Space Coast in Florida.) He was a member of the [[New York in '83]] Worldcon [[bid]] and a Phone Phreak. |
| − | [https://file770.com/two-vain-guys-named-robert/ A story about Osband by Bill Higgins] | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190420212302/http://spaceyideas.com/cheshire/ Richard Cheshire website] (archived). |
| + | *[https://file770.com/two-vain-guys-named-robert/ A story about Osband] and [[Robert Heinlein]] by [[Bill Higgins]], ''[[File 770]]'', April 26, 2022. | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20181222193733/http:/cheshirecatalyst.com/321/ “How I Got My Very Own Area Code”] by Richard Cheshire. | ||
| + | * [https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/08/08/ozzie-osband-the-father-of-brevards-321-countdown-area-code-dies-in-titusville-florida/70548478007/ Obituary], Florida Today, August 8, 2023. | ||
| − | {{person |born=1951 |died= | + | {{person |born=1951 |died=2023 |Locale= Titusville, FL}} |
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 11 August 2023
(1951 – August 6, 2023)
Robert "Ozzie" Osband (aka Richard Cheshire) was a longtime Florida fan and space enthusiast. (He is credited with getting the "3-2-1" telephone area code for the Space Coast in Florida.) He was a member of the New York in '83 Worldcon bid and a Phone Phreak.
- Richard Cheshire website (archived).
- A story about Osband and Robert Heinlein by Bill Higgins, File 770, April 26, 2022.
- “How I Got My Very Own Area Code” by Richard Cheshire.
- Obituary, Florida Today, August 8, 2023.
| Person | 1951—2023 |
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