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'''Lois Mangan''', a [[Boston]] [[fan]] and [[filker]], began her [[fannish]] career running [[Boskone]] [[filksings]] and contributed to the ''[[NESFA Hymnal]]''.  She was a member of [[Critical Mass]] and [[MASSFILC]]. 
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Lois ran [[filk]] [[programming]] at [[Noreascon 3]] and [[Noreascon 4]]. She [[chaired]] [[ConCertino '03]], and was on the [[committee]] for several other [[ConCertino]]s.
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Her husband, Paul Mangan, continued to be active in MASSFILC until a few months before his death in September 2024.
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[https://www.massfilc.org/loismangan.shtml MASSFILC memorial page for Lois Mangan]
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*2006 — Inducted as a member of the [[Filk Hall of Fame]]
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*2009 — [[Ghost of Honor]] at [[ConCertino 2009]]
  
A [[fan]] and [[filker]] who lived in the [[Boston]] area.  She began her [[fannish]] career running [[Boskone]] [[filksings]] and went on to contribute to the ''[[NESFA Hymnal]]''.  She was a member of [[Critical Mass]] and  ran [[filk]] programming at [[Noreascon 3]] and [[Noreascon 4]] and was an active member of [[MASSFILC]].  She was inducted as a member of the [[Filk Hall of Fame]] in 2006.  She chaired [[ConCertino '03]], was on the committee for several other [[ConCertino]]s,  and was [[Ghost of Honor]] at [[ConCertino 2009]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:26, 11 September 2024

(1946 – May 10, 2008)

Lois Mangan, a Boston fan and filker, began her fannish career running Boskone filksings and contributed to the NESFA Hymnal. She was a member of Critical Mass and MASSFILC.

Lois ran filk programming at Noreascon 3 and Noreascon 4. She chaired ConCertino '03, and was on the committee for several other ConCertinos.

Her husband, Paul Mangan, continued to be active in MASSFILC until a few months before his death in September 2024.

MASSFILC memorial page for Lois Mangan

Awards, Honors and GoHships:



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