Bio:Rusty Hevelin

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From Locus obituary: Long-time fan James "Rusty" Hevelin, 89, died December 27, 2011 at the VA Hospital Hospice Center in Dayton OH. Hevelin was a member of First Fandom, entering fandom in the 1930s, and a fanzine publisher, collector, and huckster. He was fan guest of honor at Worldcon in 1981, and in 2003 received the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting. He was also one of the founders of PulpCon, an annual convention dedicated to pulp magazines.