GCFCG
P.O. Box 683
Columbia, MD 21045
Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers Guild
In Memoriam
| 2019 | D. Jeannette Holloman |
 Photo by Don Sakers |
Jeannette passed away on February 11, 2019. Jeannette was a founding member of the Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers Guild. Her costumes have been featured in Threads magazine and The Costume Makers Art. She has participated several WorldCon, CostumeCon and Malice Domestic award-winning costumes. She was a noted voice-over artist. She is survived by her husband Ron Robinson, author, costumer, and technocrat. She also leaves a vast number of good friends. This short appreciation will be expanded soon. |
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| 2018 | Deborah Sears |
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Deborah was active in the GCFCG for more than thirty years. A Master costumer, she appeared in many award-winning presentations and frequently shared her expertise in panels, workshops, and as a masquerade judge. She was an integral part of the Haunted House team. Debroah's unfailing good nature and joy in life was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. She will be remembered as a talented costumer, a generous fan, and a treasured friend. |
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| 2016 | Maura Scharadin |
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Mary Ellen (“Maura”) Scharadin, 77, of Bloomington, passed away Monday morning, February 22, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomington. Mary was born September 8, 1938 in Coplay, PA to Raymond R. and Marie B. (Schaeffer) Scharadin. She was a 1955 graduate of Coplay High School, received her Masters of Mathematics in 1978 from Carnegie Mellon Institute of Science in Pittsburg, PA, and attend the University of Illinois. Mary worked for a variety of financial state and Federal institutions before retiring and later she relocated to Bloomington, IN. She was a member of the International Costumer’s Guild, MENSA, SCA, AAAI, and DPMA. She loved her costuming, science fiction conventions, and an avid reader. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her.
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| 2013 | Marty Gear |
 Photo by Stephen Lesnik |
Legendary costumer Marty Gear’s participation in fandom spanned six decades. Marty and his wife Bobby, who passed away in 2005, won many awards in masquerade competitions. He founded the Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers’ Guild, a forerunner of the International Costumers’ Guild, was the ICG’s first Executive Director, and was honored with the ICG’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. |
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| 2008 | Amanda Allen |
 Photo by Don Sakers |
Amanda was an artist. She lived and breathed creativity, in so many different formats. We all know her costumes, her superb sense of visual composition and decoration; she also wrote, drew, and sang. In Amanda’s hands, the cooking of a meal became a major artistic endeavor. She was an accomplished storyteller. Amanda had a deep, abiding joy in life. Even when things weren’t going as well as she wanted, she found ways to celebrate and enjoy. When I look back on two decades with Amanda, what I recall most is laughter…the kind of laughter that comes from deep in the soul and rejuvenates the spirit. |
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| 2005 | Bobby Gear |
 Photo by Chaz Boston Baden, May 2003 |
Reading fan, Club fan (BSFS and Costumers' Guild), Costume fan, Convention fan, Art fan and sometimes artist fan. Con Committees: Balticon Masquerade: Masquerade Green Room and partial costume programming, 1990 to present. NolaCon costuming program, 1988. BucConeer Masquerade Co-Chair, 1998. CosumeCon 21 Fantasy Masque Green Room, 2003. |
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