(1916—June 14, 2007)
He was a First Fandomite, Chairman of the 1946 Worldcon, and Fan Guest of Honor at Baycon, the 1968 Worldcon. He also was the first fan to record a convention: using phonograph records he captured the sounds of the 1941 Worldcon. It's to his credit we have Heinlein's complete Guest of Honor speech, "The Discovery of the Future". He was a very early member of LASFS and began the LASFS Fanquet.
He chaired Westercon 2, was FGoH at Westercon 50, was given a special committee award by LACon III for "spearheading the first Los Angeles Worldcon in 1946", received the Big Heart Award in 1968, and was posthumously awarded the First Fandom Hall of Fame award in 2009.
He was survived by his wife, Mary Ellen, who posted a detailed and interesting obituary.
See also, Daugherty Project
Contributors: Short obituary and links by Mike Glyer, trufen.net, 17 June 2007
