*
Farragut,
Admiral - US naval hero during Civil War, Bill 'met'
the spirit of one of his sailors
(P 276,278)
*
'Father Ed' - see "Dowling,
Father Edward -S.J."
*
Felicia
G., Countess - wife of Count
Josef Gizyicki; her story "Stars Don't Fall" in 2nd
and 3rd edition (A
102) (BB2
401-18u) (BB3
400-17u)
*
Feller, Bob (Robert William Andrew) - pitched no-hit
baseball game Cleveland Indians May 1940, Rollie
H. was catcher for game, got lot of publicity (D
251) (N 85-86)
*
Ferguson, Dr. George A. - friend Smiths, operated
on Anne's cataract, most prominent eye doctor Akron, took
Dr. Bob home when drunk (C
145) (D
129)
*
Firestone, Harvey - Dr.
Tunks was his minister; brought 60 Oxford Group people
Akron for 10 days gratitude after helping son quit drinking
1/2 year (N
27) (S 19)
*
Fitz M. (John Henry Fitzhugh M.) - 2nd man recover
Towns
Hospital 1935; strongly religious; came to Tuesday
night meetings at Bill's house 1935-37; spring 1937 went
home to Maryland, trying start A.A. group there; present
at meeting December 1937 Rockefeller
raise money; led Big Book conservatives wanted more Christian
doctrine, insisted Big Book should express Christian doctrine
& use Biblical terms & expressions; looked at
Library Congress for number books named Way Out-12,
number named Alcoholics Anonymous-0; loner Washington
D.C. joined by Hardin C.,
Bill A. & Florence
R. started Washington Group in 1940; wrote story "Our
Southern Friend" (A
17-8,74,162,166) (B 250,
263, 274, 282, 286) (D 108)
(E 25) (G
111) (H 13, 107, 200) (L
107) (N 334) (P
161-162, 168, 191, 199, 257) (BB1
226-41) (BB2 460-70) (BB3
xxixu, 56u,
238-9, 497-507u)
*
Fitzgerald, F Scott - popular author (BB3
225, 304, 405)
*
Florence B. - Freddie
B.'s wife, divorced after Freddie sober (L
94)
*
Florence
R. - Bill knew her husband Wall Street; Bill &
Lois got her out Bellevue; 1st female drunk stay Bill's
house; only female NY A.A. when names for Big Book discussed
-objected calling it 100 Men; her story in 1st edition
"A Feminine
Victory"; helped Fitz
M. start Washington Group; returned to drinking died
apparent suicide in Washington D.C. (A
18) (B 263-264) (E
25) (L 107) (P
202) (BB1 217-225)
*
Florman, Nils - headed rival group in proxy fight
over National Rubber Machinery Company (P
134-5,157-8)
*
Ford, Henry - asked head man A.A. to come Detroit
to help a friend -Bill went (L
121) (BB3
124)
*
Forest H., Dr. - early Los Angeles A.A. helped by
Johnny Howe & Kaye
M., became marathon 12 Stepper around Los Angeles;
wife Merle (A
92) (P 287)
*
Fosdick, Dr. (Reverend) Harry Emerson - highly respected
minister Riverside Church New York; completely satisfied
with Big Book, wrote good reviews June 1939 which were
reprinted by religious publications; spoke for religion
at Rockefeller's
February 1940 dinner; 1st clergyman recognize A.A. (A
viii,15,168,173,183-184,322f) (B
286-287,295) (G 73,86) (H
62,145-6,177) (L 116,198)
(N 75,93) (SM
11) (P 201,223,232-233) (BB3
xvii-iii, 574)
* Four
Horsemen - plagues of alcoholics
(BB3 151)
*
Fox, Dr. Ruth - Felicia G's psychiatrist (BB3
409u, 411-2u)
*
Francis C. - gave Bill a suit, late 1940 (P
241)
*
Francis H. - young Boston A.A., read Lois's book,
offered help her late 1982; came Stepping Stones January
1983, 1st as caretaker, then secretary, stayed till Lois's
death (G
139)
*
Francis J. - wife Mort
J., Los Angeles A.A. (A
94) (P 288)
*
Francis, Saint - see "Saint
Francis of Assisi"
*
Francis, Sister - owned & operated Joy Farm in
Kent Connecticut; early A.A.'s New York & Connecticut
took over as drying out place; 1940's renamed High Watch
Farm (A
181) (G 23) (L
122,199)
*
Francisco, Tex - huge ex-drunk ran Calvary Episcopal
Mission; led meeting Bill went to there (A
59) (B 215) (L
88) (N 18) (P
117,118) (W 152)
*
Frank - Ester E's
husband (BB3
386-94)
*
Frank - a man from AA who approached Dr.
Paul O. (BB3
446u)
*
Frank M. - Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age
says he translated Big Book to Spanish, Dr. Bob &
Good Oldtimers states Dick
P. did it (A
200)
*
Frank M. - A.A. archivist 1982 & administrative
assistant General Service Office; secretary Trustees'
Archives Committee (G
112,126)
*
'Frank, Old' - East Dorset's shoemaker, taught
Bill about nature (B
24)
*
Frank
R. - A.A., read Big Book Arizona, book convert rushed
to Los Angeles to see if true, wife Elinor
(A
93-94) (P 288,389-90,392)
*
Frank R. - trustee Boston area (P
389)
*
Frank S. - Los Angeles A.A. (P
288)
*
Franklin, Benjamin - one of US founding fathers (A
267)
*
Frazer, Clint - see "Clint
F"
*
Fred - early San Francisco A.A. (A
88)
*
Fred B. - see "Freddie
B"
*
Fred K. - New Jersey A.A. help start A.A. Miami (A
25)
*
Freddie B. - wife Florence,
divorced after sober; chemistry professor; after Bill
spoke Oxford Group came talk to Bill & became friends;
drank off & on 11 years before sober in A.A., attended
Tuesday night meetings Bill's house (L
94,102) (P 132,162,335)
*
Freddie S. - joined A.A. with wife Vi
S. May 1941, former mayor of Akron, is the 'Victor'
who wrote 13th Step with 'Lil'
(D
97-9,245-6)
*
Freud, Sigmund - Viennese psychiatrist (A
3) (D 12,338) (H
282)
*
Fulton Sheen - see "Sheen,
Monsignor Fulton"
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