[pure-silver] Re: Jack Deardorff has passed away

  • From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:45:56 -0800


----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hough " <k4sb@xxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 5:42 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Jack Deardorff has passed away


To all who ever owned a Deardorff

Jack Deardorff (John Milton Deardorff II) has passed away. He was employed by LF Deardorff from 1948 to 1968 and from 1977 till 1988. In 1989 He formed D.P.P.I, Deardorff Photographic Products International. He was sole employee there. During his later years at LF Deardorff he oversaw the daily production of the 4x5 Special and the 8x10 View. Also during this time the demand for the 11x14 became strong and around 50 of the V11s were made. In the 80s Jack redesigned the V4 and V8 bed slightly for added strength. For those who knew Jack, he was an interesting person. In the 90s Jack moved DPPI to Valparaiso IN. Jack was preceded in death by his father John Milton, his mother and his Uncle Merle S. Deardorff. His death
was from injuries sustained from an accident.

Submitted by Ken Hough

Ken Hough Photographic Repair Service
Specializing in the Complete restoration of
          Deardorff View Cameras
                           Est 1982
    www.deardorffcameras.0catch.com
                     219 462 0281

   Very sad news indeed.

---
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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