[rollei_list] Re: A sad loss to our group
- From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:44:05 +0000 (GMT)
Thanks Bob. He was an enthusiastic Rollei TLR cameras
user, he used a very complete home darkroom, I could
see some of his B&W photographs and I think he was a
painter too. He wrote interesting points of view to
the list; a sad loss to our group really.-
All the best
Carlos
--- Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> I received this last night from Joe McCary and
> thought all of you
> would like to know:
>
> > Bob, I am not sure you knew George King
> (truebadger@xxxxxxx)
> > personally, but in emails to me he mentioned you
> in several
> > discussions about the Rollie Board (forum). I am
> sure he did not
> > mention this to the group, but his recent absence
> was his fighting
> > lung cancer. He passed away last Saturday morning
> at home in Aspen
> > Hill, MD. I hoped you could pass on this sad info
> on to that
> > group. George, a retired electrical engineer was
> an avid Leica and
> > Rollie user for many decades. He was a staunch
> film guy, fighting
> > digital improvements whenever the occasion
> permitted. George, as
> > many ?old film guys? was a master in his own home
> darkroom. He
> > lived in my general area and we became on-line
> friends when we
> > realized we both knew many common people. While
> not a legend as
> > many whose deaths we see reported, but he really
> enjoyed that
> > Rollie group and I am sure he has some friends who
> will miss him.
> >
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