I have heard so much about this man Pierre Schwaar. I'm sorry I never got the opportunity to know him. Sounds like he made an impact on a lot of people. And I'd wager that it wasn't just those travelling in astronomy circles. With respect to his memory, Darrell Spencer -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:01 AM To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: EVAC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: In Memory of Pierre Schwaar May 14, 1946-March 6, 2000 15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 It's hard to believe that Pierre has been gone 9 years and that I am now about a year or two older than he was when he died... Thanks for the reminding us of him, Jennifer! Pierre was a really great guy, generous and innovative within his limited financial means. I knew him when he lived in Tucson and working for LearJet in the early 70's. When I moved to southern California I looked forward to seeing him at the annual RTMC in Big Bear. Does anybody know whatever happened to his good friend, Martin? We think of Pierre whenever we see a thin crescent moon. My wife, Arlene, calls it a "Pierre Moon" since he was always chasing the young moon and later on, I understand, he chased the very old moon, too. Clear skies, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Jennifer Polakis" <m24@xxxxxxx> To: "EVACONLINE" <EVAC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [AZ-Observing] In Memory of Pierre Schwaar May 14, 1946-March 6, 2000 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:54:39 -0700 http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/SACNEWS/sac2000/sn0400.pdf -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. ____________________________________________________________ Digital Photography - Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmQctYIukt8CBa8ay467 Ilk554ULO47hul1pX4BeNHmLT5dRIOU/ -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. This communication, including any attachments, may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not a named addressee, you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain a copy of or disseminate any portion of this communication without the consent of the sender and that doing so may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender via return e-mail and delete it from your system. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.