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Post by keogh on Aug 21, 2008 13:55:46 GMT -5
This just in from LBHA associate and western history author Jeff Broome:
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I heard on the Denver news this afternoon (8-20) that long-time Denver newscaster Bob Palmer, once a close friend of Larry Frost and an occasional attendee of LBHA conventions (and long a member of the LBHA), passed away on Tuesday afternoon. Bob anchored the television news in Denver for more than 30 years and was an icon in the Denver media. Back in the mid-1990s, under the urgings of Tom O'Neil, Bob contacted me and invited me to lunch at the prestigious Denver Press Club. He shared stories of his association with Larry Frost, which went back to the 1950s, and his publications on Custer, which were mostly pamphlets with the Denver Westerners or articles in the Denver Post. Bob was a staunch supporter of Custer. His passing in Denver is greatly missed by many people. He was 77 years old. I believe his last convention he attended with the LBHA was in 1997, in Billings.
eff Broome
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Post by keogh on Aug 22, 2008 16:00:16 GMT -5
This just in from associate Rob Dunbar:
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David Dixon, 53, an LBHA associate died of a heart attack on July 16. I met Dave at my first LBHA convention in Canton, Ohio in 1988.... He will be missed by all that knew him.
Rob Dunbar
*Note: David Dixon was an author of a number of articles and book reviews and was the author of several books, including "Hero of Beecher Island." He won the Spur Award for the best biography from the Western Writers of America in 1994.
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Post by keogh on Sept 1, 2008 16:39:27 GMT -5
News just came in that longtime LBHA associate and well-known artist Don Griffiths passed away Sunday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2008. Don was with us at the Hagerstown Conference last month. Perhaps his best known work of art was his painting called 'Destiny' (currently being sold at the 'Custer Battlefield Museum'). Our sincerest condolences go out to his wife, family and his many friends. store.custermuseum.org/images/uploads/1215550988381319.jpg
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Post by artisthistorian on Sept 5, 2008 20:07:48 GMT -5
I miss Don Griffiths alot. I first met "Griff" at the 1985 conference. We hit it off immediately. Rod King had known Griff and it was he who introduced us. Don had quite the sense of himor which I appreciated alot. If anybody knew Don well, knew how well he loved to laugh and tell a great joke which he was great at. His artwork was fantastic. I helped him a few times set up his work at art shows in San Antonio. My benefit from it all was getting to get a close-up look at all his great paintings. I wish I could of been at Hagerstown to sit with him one more time. My heart goes out to Terry and the family. Vios Con Dios, Griff!
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Post by keogh on Nov 30, 2008 21:37:44 GMT -5
From LBHA Associate John Bourdage we received this sad notice:
Let the membership know that our buddy and fellow LBHA member, Rod King, crossed over into Fiddler's Green this afternoon at 12:47pm, PST. He was 71 years old.
Vios Con Dios, Compadre! John
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Post by keogh on Dec 1, 2008 22:28:57 GMT -5
The following is a followup on Associate Rod King from his good friend and fellow Associate John Bourdage:
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My friend, Rod King, was born on November 29, 1937 in Monroe, Michigan, in a rooming house run by his father that was once the Stebbins Academy. The family moved to Los Angeles where Rod grew up. Losing his father at an early age he became unruly and his mother would ship him off to relatives in Monroe to straighten out.
It was during one of these trips that he met Dr. Larry Frost and a close relationship was formed. Doc took Rod under his wing and became like a surrogate father to him. With Doc's interest in the Custer story and Rod's relationship to Sgt. George King of the 7th Cavalry, Rod's interest in the Custer story and history in general bloomed.
After serving a hitch in the Marine Corps, Rod settled in Seattle, Washington, where he started a career as a police officer, retiring as Chief of Federal Police from the Sand Point Naval Air Station.
Rod passed away on November 30, 2008 from complications due to emphysema. He was preceeded in death by his wife, Arlene King, on December 24, 2006. He is survived by his two daughters Tanya and Diane.
John
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Post by keogh on Dec 2, 2008 20:52:33 GMT -5
From Associate John Bourdage Rod King's funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. (public viewing is at 10 A.M.) on Monday, Dec. 8th. Services will be held at: Rill Chapel 1151 Mitchell Ave. Port Orchard, WA. 98366 (360) 876-4405 From there they will go out to Sunset Lane Cemetery for the grave site services at 3 P.M. Those who wish to send flowers, send them to Rill Chapel. If you cannot attend and would like to write a remembrance to be read, please email them to Rod's daughter, Diane Bailey, foxyigs@aol.com .
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Post by keogh on Feb 10, 2010 16:40:50 GMT -5
Our sincerest condolences go out to longtime LBHA Associate and former Newletter editor Don Schwarck on the tragic passing of his dear wife Karen this past Sunday night in a snowmobile accident. Karen is one of our longtime members and is beloved by all who knew her. She will be missed greatly. detnews.com/article/20100208/METRO/2080382
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Post by michaeln on Feb 10, 2010 20:45:44 GMT -5
Don lost his wife and sister-in-law in this tragic accident. God Bless to both.
Michael
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