The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 13, March 27, 2005, Article 2

ROBERT L. HENDERSHOTT, 1898-2005

Fred Lake writes: "Bob Hendershott passed away on Tuesday,
March 22 peacefully in his sleep. Bob was 106 years old at the
time and had lived a very full life in numismatics, including being
one of the founders of the Florida United Numismatists, Inc. in
1955.

Those of us who knew Bob felt fortunate in being able to spend
time with him and learn from his many experiences in our hobby.
He will be missed by those whose lives he touched."

[A capsule history of the founding of FUN, along with a 1950s
photo of Bob, is on the FUN web site at this address:
Full Story.

I attended Bob's 100th birthday celebration at the 1998
American Numismatic Association convention in Portland.
Two years earlier at the ANA convention in Denver, I had
the pleasure of spending an afternoon touring Colorado
Springs with a busload of convention attendees, including
the 98-year-old Bob Hendershott. He certainly didn't show
his age as he walked and walked with us around the city and
into shops and museums, not even slowing down much to
climb a tall flight of stairs. He could walk circles around
people half his age. Bob would have been 107 on August 7th.
God bless, Bob - we'll miss you. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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