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|name = Roy Tackett |birth_date = {{birth date|1925|5|20}} |death_date = {{death date and age|2003|5|23|1925|5|20}} |birth_place = El Paso, Texas |death_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |placeofburial= Santa Fe, New Mexico |image= |caption= |nickname = HORT |allegiance ={{flagicon|United States}} United States of America |branch = United States Marine Corps |serviceyears = 1942–1962 |rank = Master Sergeant |commands = |unit = 1st Marine Division MCRDPI |battles=World War II *Battle of Guadalcanal *Battle of Peleliu *Battle of Okinawa |awards = |laterwork = Author{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} co-founder Bubonicon }}Roy Tackett (May 20, 1925 – May 23, 2003), also known as Horrible Old Roy Tackett, was a rifleman with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He has been credited with introducing science fiction to Japan when he was stationed there as part of the American occupation.[1] CareerDuring the early 1950s Tackett was a Drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. He retired in 1962 with 20 years of service and went on to co-found Bubonicon in 1969 with the writer Robert E. Vardeman.[2] That same year he was the Guest of Honor at Westercon. He produced more than 100 issues of his fanzine Dynatron during the 1960s, and was the TransAtlantic Fan Fund winner for 1976.[3] Roy was the Fan Guest of Honor at the 1997 Worldcon in San Antonio, Texas.[4][5] As part of the run up to the ceremony in San Antonio, Mojo Press released The Least Horrible of Roy Tackett which consisted of selected short stories he had written over the previous 50 years.[6] Personal lifeRoy Tackett died in 2003 of heart failure brought on by years of heavy smoking, and was buried in the Santa Fe National Cemetery along with his wife, and fellow Marine, of over 40 years, Crystal Tackett (1923–1989). In 2008, the science fiction writer and long time friend Jack Speer was buried nearby. See also{{Portal bar |Science fiction |World War II|United States Marine Corps }}References1. ^Smithway History: Chapter Four: "Fans Across the Water" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118002031/http://www.smithway.org/history/chap4e.html |date=2008-01-18 }}. 2. ^Richard Lynch History Book: Chapter Three - "Fractured Fandoms". 3. ^Infinite Matrix: R.I.P. - Tackett by David Langford. 4. ^Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization: Roy Tackett at LoneStarCon 2, 1997. 5. ^DPinfo: Guest of Honor Interview: Roy Tackett at LoneStarCon 2, 1997. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111012210/http://dpsinfo.com/pbt/worldcons/97progthu.html |date=November 11, 2007 }} 6. ^SFsite: Roy Tackett at LoneStarCon 2. External links
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