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[[File:LavenderLois1966.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Lois Lavender at the [[Knights of St. Fantony]] ceremony at [[Tricon]], 1966.'''<br>''Photo by Ben Jason''. ]] | [[File:LavenderLois1966.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Lois Lavender at the [[Knights of St. Fantony]] ceremony at [[Tricon]], 1966.'''<br>''Photo by Ben Jason''. ]] | ||
| − | '''Lois Lavender''' was active in [[Los Angeles]] [[fandom]] and [[LASFS]] in the 1960s. She attended [[Worldcons]], and was frequently mentioned in [[con reports]] for [[Loncon II]] in 1965. She was made a [[Knight of St. Fantony|Lady of St. Fantony]] at [[Tricon]], the 1966 Worldcon, where she she also modeled in the “A [[Galaxy]] of Fashion” Show and participated in the [[masquerade]]. | + | '''Lois Lavender''' (née Tammy Lavender) was active in [[Los Angeles]] [[fandom]] and [[LASFS]] in the 1960s. She attended [[Worldcons]], and was frequently mentioned in [[con reports]] for [[Loncon II]] in 1965. She was made a [[Knight of St. Fantony|Lady of St. Fantony]] at [[Tricon]], the 1966 Worldcon, where she she also modeled in the “A [[Galaxy]] of Fashion” Show and participated in the [[masquerade]]. |
She was a second-generation fan; her parents were [[fans]] [[Roy Lavender|Roy]] and [[Deedee Lavender]]. Lois was engaged to [[fan]] [[Ron Ellik]] when he died from injuries received in a car wreck in 1968, just before their wedding. She married [[Earl Thompson]] about two years later, in November 1969, and they divorced in March 1973; in 1982 she married Kurt O'Ferrall Lund (1939–2021), a professor of thermal science. | She was a second-generation fan; her parents were [[fans]] [[Roy Lavender|Roy]] and [[Deedee Lavender]]. Lois was engaged to [[fan]] [[Ron Ellik]] when he died from injuries received in a car wreck in 1968, just before their wedding. She married [[Earl Thompson]] about two years later, in November 1969, and they divorced in March 1973; in 1982 she married Kurt O'Ferrall Lund (1939–2021), a professor of thermal science. | ||
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* 1966 — [[Knight of St. Fantony|Lady of St. Fantony]] | * 1966 — [[Knight of St. Fantony|Lady of St. Fantony]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:03, 16 April 2023
(July 2, 1945 –)
Lois Lavender (née Tammy Lavender) was active in Los Angeles fandom and LASFS in the 1960s. She attended Worldcons, and was frequently mentioned in con reports for Loncon II in 1965. She was made a Lady of St. Fantony at Tricon, the 1966 Worldcon, where she she also modeled in the “A Galaxy of Fashion” Show and participated in the masquerade.
She was a second-generation fan; her parents were fans Roy and Deedee Lavender. Lois was engaged to fan Ron Ellik when he died from injuries received in a car wreck in 1968, just before their wedding. She married Earl Thompson about two years later, in November 1969, and they divorced in March 1973; in 1982 she married Kurt O'Ferrall Lund (1939–2021), a professor of thermal science.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1966 — Lady of St. Fantony
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