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Tom Dethlefsen

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Tom Dethlefsen
BornThomas A. Dethlefsen
October 20, 1892
DiedDecember 8, 1965 (age 73)
Golden Gate National Cemetery

Tom Dethlefsen was the owner of the Golden Gate Magic Company in San Francisco.[1]

He was Secretary to the S.A.M. for many years and was a member of the I.B.M. (member no. 7903), Oakland Magic Circle and San Jose Mystic 27. He organized the I.B.M. Ring No. 38.[2]

He retired after a severe coronary in the late 1960s[3], although he retained his membership in the Magic Dealers Association. [4] He was also a founding member of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians of Northern California, which later became the national Fellowship of Christian Magicians.


References

  1. http://www.locategrave.org/l/456121/Thomas-A-Dethlefsen-CA
  2. Cover, Genii 1949 August
  3. Genii 1965 November
  4. Broken Wand, Linking Ring, January 1966