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'''Mary Kay Kare''' (née '''Jackson''') was a [[Bay Area]] [[conrunning fan]] who [[co-chaired]] [[Potlatch 19]] in 2010 and who worked on a large number of [[regionals]] and [[Worldcons]]. She was a member of the [[Mythopoeic Society]] and had been on its Council of Stewards. | '''Mary Kay Kare''' (née '''Jackson''') was a [[Bay Area]] [[conrunning fan]] who [[co-chaired]] [[Potlatch 19]] in 2010 and who worked on a large number of [[regionals]] and [[Worldcons]]. She was a member of the [[Mythopoeic Society]] and had been on its Council of Stewards. | ||
| − | She grew up in Oklahoma and was a member of the [[Norman Oklahoma SF Society]] in the late 1970s. She later lived in [[Ohio]] | + | She grew up in Oklahoma and was a member of the [[Norman Oklahoma SF Society]] in the late 1970s. She later lived in [[Ohio]] and [[Seattle]] before moving to the Bay Area. |
| − | Her [[fanzines]] include ''[[Red Dust]]''. She was a member of a number of [[APAs]]: [[Slanapa]], [[DI | + | Her [[fanzines]] include ''[[Red Dust]]''. She was a member of a number of [[APAs]]: [[Slanapa]], [[DI Apa]], [[Butterbur's Woodshed]], [[APAPI]], and [[Myriad]]. She was very active online in the '90s and '00s. |
She was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Jordin Kare]]. Before her retirement, she was a librarian. She died of a blood infection in 2021. | She was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Jordin Kare]]. Before her retirement, she was a librarian. She died of a blood infection in 2021. | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 8 October 2021
(July 1, 1952 — October 7, 2021)
Mary Kay Kare (née Jackson) was a Bay Area conrunning fan who co-chaired Potlatch 19 in 2010 and who worked on a large number of regionals and Worldcons. She was a member of the Mythopoeic Society and had been on its Council of Stewards.
She grew up in Oklahoma and was a member of the Norman Oklahoma SF Society in the late 1970s. She later lived in Ohio and Seattle before moving to the Bay Area.
Her fanzines include Red Dust. She was a member of a number of APAs: Slanapa, DI Apa, Butterbur's Woodshed, APAPI, and Myriad. She was very active online in the '90s and '00s.
She was married to fellow fan Jordin Kare. Before her retirement, she was a librarian. She died of a blood infection in 2021.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1980 -- Okon
- 2010 -- Corflu Cobalt
| Person | 1952—2021 |
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