Don began reading science fiction in 1930 , and his lifelong love of the genre led him into fandom where he made many notable contributions in fan writing , fanzine editing and convention-running . He possessed a notably large SF magazine collection . He was a leading member of the '' Cincinnati Fantasy Group ( CFG ) '' and a founder member of First Fandom . He attended the 1948 Worldcon in Toronto and in 1949 he chaired Cinvention , the seventh Worldcon in Cincinnati . In 1950 he founded and chaired the first Midwestcon . Well connected to fans in both the UK and US , he worked with Walt Willis to develop TAFF and he was the first TAFF US administrator . He won the 1959 TAFF race , attending the 1960 Eastercon in London . He died unexpectedly on 2 April 1965 at the age of 44 from cancer
Cinvention , the seventh Worldcon
7th World Science Fiction Convention
Donald E. Ford