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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 19, May 13, 2007, Article 14 REMEMBERING CHRIS CONNELL Larry Gaye writes: "I cannot say how shocked I was to hear about the death of Chris Connell. I heard of Chris long before I met him. As an avid Byzantinist I was told Chris was 'the man' and that I should meet him. I seemed we were almost meeting each other for years. "In 1998 I had my chance. I was the Assistant General Chairman of the Portland ANA Worlds Fair of Money. On the opening day of the convention we were swamped with people wanting to get in. There were so many people in line that a call went out for volunteers to help with registration (we ended up with 11,000 people at the convention) in all areas. As I was directing people to registration a fellow walked up and said 'Can I help?' I said sure grab a line and pass out pens and applications. This went on for about an hour and when the hubbub passed we both passed a sigh of relief at the same time and took a deep breath. I introduced my self and he said 'I'm Chris Connell.' I finally met a man who would become a very dear friend. "It was at that show that the ADBC (Association of Dedicated Byzantine Collectors) was formed by Chris, Prue Fitts, and yours truly behind a curtain at the ANA registration booth. As a national volunteer I knew I would see Chris at least twice a year and emails and phone conversations much more often. Chris was a gentleman in all things and a true priest to all who knew him. He went through life affecting the lives of those around him and I feel very lucky to have had him in my life even for a short time. He was a gift given to us and taken away too soon. I will miss him." Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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