From Sophie Aurelia Mears, wife of Kirk Gorman:
It is with great sadness that we must inform you all that
Kirk Gorman departed this life on April 18. He fought brain cancer like a beast
for 10 long months. His passing was peaceful, surrounded by loved ones, and in
the end that was the best we could hope for. Thank you for all the prayers,
good wishes and flowers. I am so proud to have been his wife, and in daily awe
of our son Hank and Kirk's incredible daughters Sara and Alex. He is survived
by his wife Sophie Aurelia Mears, his two daughters Sara and Alex, and his son
Henry. We would like to extend our thanks for all your love and support during
his illness. Information on his service will follow.
-Sophie Aurelia Mears
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Winston Zack added:
I felt it was most appropriate to have Kirk's wife, Sophie,
send the numismatic community a message about Kirk's passing. I know I will
miss Kirk. I have wonderful memories of him, and was happy to call him a great
friend. I would appreciate collecting stories from the JR Newsletter and JRCS
community, along with any photos of Kirk that you may have and wish to share. I
plan to give these memories to Kirk's family to show them how much we will miss
our great friend during his service, to be held this coming Saturday April 30
(time and location TBD). Please send
your stories/memories/photos to my email: stoneman101(at)gmail.com
Sincerely,
Winston
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Other topics for the week:
Brad Karoleff wrote:
The latest issue of the JRJ (26/1) went to the printer on
the 19th and, hopefully, many went out in the mail yesterday. Members should begin receiving their issues
early this week. If you do not receive
your copy in 10 days please contact me at bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com and I will
send another.
The summer issue must go out before the ANA
in August. We have a wonderful article
promised to us for the issue, but still need to fill over half the pages. If you have anything in the works that can be
ready for publication in July please send it to me ASAP for formatting.
The next census will be for the bust quarters. It will appear in the Winter issue of the
journal. So, quarter collectors get your
census ready and watch the next journal for instructions on how to send it to
Dr. Peterson. You might even want to
purchase a few new coins at the ANA for
inclusion!
Please remember that you can nominate members for our Hall
of Fame by contacting Richard Meaney.
There are two categories, veteran - before the advent of JRCS, and
modern - members of the club. Send your
nominations today and the new inductee(s) will be announced at the ANA
convention.
Thanks to all who have submitted articles for publication
and helped with the management of the club.
Through your efforts the membership of JRCS will continue to enjoy the
"hobby of kings."
Brad Karoleff
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David Perkins wrote:
I will have Table 910 at the Central States Numismatic
Society (CSNS) Convention in Chicago
this coming week, and will be there Wednesday through mid-afternoon on
Saturday.
I will have most but not all of the early silver and other
coins posted on my website. All of the
remaining Miller Early Dollars 1794-1803 will be there. In addition, I will have some new
consignments with some rarities that are not photographed or posted to my
website yet. Website will be officially
launched shortly after CSNS, but is basically live now at
www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com
For those JR News readers and JRCS members, I have a new
consignment of Draped and Capped Bust Quarters and other early silver. I am setting up a new early quarter
distribution list, like the lists I have for early half dimes and dimes. If you would like your name and e-mail added
to this early quarter list, please send a note to me at wdperki(at)attglobal.net and I will add you to the list.
Those on my early
dime list received a note a few days ago offering an 1834 JR-6 Capped Bust Dime
with three retained cuds on the reverse.
It was sold within the hour, with a second order the following morning. What was neat is that I received a few notes
with photos of examples of this die marriage and die state from a few JRCS
members. It is a popular LDS dime, for
sure! A photo is below for those who
were not on this distribution list and who like late die states and cuds.
Hope to see you in Chicago. Thanks.
W. David Perkins
Centennial, CO
