John Fry (1930-2020) worked for more than 40 years as a magazine editor at the Times Mirror Company and at the New York Times Company. He was the editor of SKI Magazine and Snow Country. He was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1995 and launched Nastar (National Standard Ski Race), The Nations Cup of alpine ski racing, and the Graduated Length Method of teaching. He published many articles on travel, skiing, health, and religion. He was a citizen of Canada, as well as the United States.