The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 23, June 2, 2002, Article 5

AN ENCOUNTER WITH BYRON JOHNSON

  David Lange writes: "I have only a brief recollection of Byron
  Johnson, but it's a memorable one.  I was familiar with him
  by name alone until we shared a bus ride. During the 1987
  ANA Convention in Atlanta the various hotels were far
  enough from the convention center that the ANA ran shuttle
  buses on a regular basis.  It was during my return to the hotel
  one evening that I found myself seated next to Byron. I
  recognized him from a photo I'd seen, perhaps in the Bowers
  & Merena auction of his coins. We had a nice chat about
  the hobby, the exact details of which I don't recall.  He was
  very neatly attired in a light blue blazer and tie, a level of
  commitment to style that was admirable given the intense
  heat during that Atlanta August. I believe it was just a couple
  years later that he passed away, but that brief encounter has
  stayed with me."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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