Re: Fw: Allan B. Calhamer
William Highfield <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:30:49 -0500
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--CV6IxOnXvVmbyGKaCfeex-mVF6oX9Uxc2RnRIJR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A sad day for sure. If it wasn't for Diplomacy, I would never have met Porter Wightman or Don Sigwalt, who are STILL very good friends of mine over 35 years later ... not to mention the many of you I have befriended over the years ... On 2/27/2013 1:29 PM, Peter J Richardson wrote: > > Folks, > > Please see message below which I have forwarded as requested. > > Regards > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edi Birsan > To: [email protected] <mailto:editor%40diplom.org> ; Douglas Kent > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:23 PM > Subject: Fwd: Allan B. Calhamer > > Folks, > I am sending this to the main stream zines above and a BCC to a host > of others. > Please spread the news through your own networks. > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Selenne Calhamer [email protected] <mailto:scalhamer%40att.net>> > > Date: February 27, 2013 6:45:52 AM PST > > To: Edi Birsan [email protected] <mailto:edibirsan%40astound.net>> > > Subject: Allan B. Calhamer > > Good Morning, Edi: > > I'm writing to let you know that Dad passed away Monday morning. He > was 81 years old and had been slowing down quite a bit recently, but > luckily he didn't suffer any long illness and was able to enjoy his > art and his books (and his Diplomacy zines) until the last few days. > I'm so glad he had an opportunity to see you last year; he always > spoke very highly of you and your skill in Diplomacy! > > Mom has insisted on a private ceremony with no flowers. At the age of > 86 she is deeply practical and has little patience for rituals of any > kind, I'm afraid. The truth is she would probably be overwhelmed and > exhausted by it all, so my sister, Tish, and I are going to let her > win this one! However, I know she would welcome any memories/stories > about Allan or thoughts on what Diplomacy has meant to you. If you > would like to drop her a note you may do so at: > > Hilda Calhamer > 501 N. Stone > LaGrange Park, IL 60526 > > If you prefer to email, you are welcome to use my address > ([email protected] <mailto:scalhamer%40att.net>); I will print out > your message and deliver it to her. You're the first person I've > reached out to in the "Diplomacy Community," so please feel free to > forward this notice to others that love the game and the man as much > as we do. > > Best Regards, > > Selenne Calhamer-Boling > > Edi Birsan > www.PulseOfConcord.com > 950 Alla Ave, > Concord, CA 94518 > 510-812-8180 (cell) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --CV6IxOnXvVmbyGKaCfeex-mVF6oX9Uxc2RnRIJR Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <body style="background-color: #fff;"> <span style="display:none"> </span> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="z-index: 1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text" > <p>A sad day for sure. If it wasn't for Diplomacy, I would never have met <br> Porter Wightman or Don Sigwalt, who are STILL very good friends of mine <br> over 35 years later ... not to mention the many of you I have befriended <br> over the years ...<br> <br> On 2/27/2013 1:29 PM, Peter J Richardson wrote:<br> ><br> > Folks,<br> ><br> > Please see message below which I have forwarded as requested.<br> ><br> > Regards<br> > Peter<br> ><br> > ----- Original Message -----<br> > From: Edi Birsan<br> > To: <a href="mailto:editor%40diplom.org">[email protected]</a> ; Douglas Kent<br> > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:23 PM<br> > Subject: Fwd: Allan B. Calhamer<br> ><br> > Folks,<br> > I am sending this to the main stream zines above and a BCC to a host <br> > of others.<br> > Please spread the news through your own networks.<br> ><br> > Begin forwarded message:<br> ><br> > From: Selenne Calhamer <a href="mailto:scalhamer%40att.net">[email protected]</a> ><br> ><br> > Date: February 27, 2013 6:45:52 AM PST<br> ><br> > To: Edi Birsan <a href="mailto:edibirsan%40astound.net">[email protected]</a> ><br> ><br> > Subject: Allan B. Calhamer<br> ><br> > Good Morning, Edi:<br> ><br> > I'm writing to let you know that Dad passed away Monday morning. He <br> > was 81 years old and had been slowing down quite a bit recently, but <br> > luckily he didn't suffer any long illness and was able to enjoy his <br> > art and his books (and his Diplomacy zines) until the last few days. <br> > I'm so glad he had an opportunity to see you last year; he always <br> > spoke very highly of you and your skill in Diplomacy!<br> ><br> > Mom has insisted on a private ceremony with no flowers. At the age of <br> > 86 she is deeply practical and has little patience for rituals of any <br> > kind, I'm afraid. The truth is she would probably be overwhelmed and <br> > exhausted by it all, so my sister, Tish, and I are going to let her <br> > win this one! However, I know she would welcome any memories/stories <br> > about Allan or thoughts on what Diplomacy has meant to you. If you <br> > would like to drop her a note you may do so at:<br> ><br> > Hilda Calhamer<br> > 501 N. Stone<br> > LaGrange Park, IL 60526<br> ><br> > If you prefer to email, you are welcome to use my address <br> > (<a href="mailto:scalhamer%40att.net">[email protected]</a> ); I will print out <br> > your message and deliver it to her. You're the first person I've <br> > reached out to in the "Diplomacy Community," so please feel free to <br> > forward this notice to others that love the game and the man as much <br> > as we do.<br> ><br> > Best Regards,<br> ><br> > Selenne Calhamer-Boling<br> ><br> > Edi Birsan<br> > www.PulseOfConcord.com<br> > 950 Alla Ave,<br> > Concord, CA 94518<br> > 510-812-8180 (cell)<br> ><br> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br> ><br> > <br> <br> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br> <br> </p> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <div style="color: #fff; height: 0;">__._,_.___</div> <table cellspacing=4px style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 5px 5px; color: #FFF; background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #EAEAEA " > <a style="text-decoration: none; color: #2D50FD" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAT23-Gchat/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJvZWI3ZzBpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM2MDI2MQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNTcxNDcEbXNnSWQDMjk2NgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzNjE5OTM0Mzc-?act=reply&messageNum=2966">Reply via web post</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; padding: 7px 5px 5px; color: #FFF; background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #EAEAEA; " > <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BCAT23-Gchat%5D%20Fw%3A%20Allan%20B%2E%20Calhamer" style="text-decoration: none; color: #2D50FD;"> Reply to sender </a> </td> <td style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; padding: 7px 5px 5px; color: #FFF; background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #EAEAEA; "> <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BCAT23-Gchat%5D%20Fw%3A%20Allan%20B%2E%20Calhamer" style="text-decoration: none; color: #2D50FD"> Reply to group </a> </td> <td style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; padding: 7px 5px 5px; color: #FFF; background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #EAEAEA; " > <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAT23-Gchat/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJkMjV1NGxvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM2MDI2MQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNTcxNDcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMzYxOTkzNDM3" style="text-decoration: none; color: #2D50FD">Start a New Topic</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; padding: 7px 5px 5px; color: #2D50FD; background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #EAEAEA; " > <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAT23-Gchat/message/2965;_ylc=X3oDMTMzbDN2ZmUyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM2MDI2MQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNTcxNDcEbXNnSWQDMjk2NgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNjE5OTM0MzcEdHBjSWQDMjk2NQ--" style="text-decoration: none; color: #2D50FD;">Messages in this topic</a> (2) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vital" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"> <span id="vithd" style="font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-transform: uppercase; ">Recent Activity:</span> <ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: inline;"> </ul> <div style="clear: both; padding-top: 2px; color: #1e66ae;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAT23-Gchat;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcWpzOGcyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM2MDI2MQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNTcxNDcEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMzYxOTkzNDM2" style="text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a> </div> </div> <div id="ygrp-grfd" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; padding: 15px 0;"> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> Community email addresses:<BR> Post message: [email protected]<BR> Subscribe: [email protected]<BR> Unsubscribe: [email protected]<BR> List owner: [email protected]<BR> <BR> Shortcut URL to this page:<BR> <a href="http://www.onelist.com/community/CAT23-Gchat">http://www.onelist.com/community/CAT23-Gchat</a> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> </div> <div id="ft" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 0 2px 0 0; clear: both;"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJjOGQ4anNkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM2MDI2MQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNTcxNDcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEzNjE5OTM0Mzc-" style="float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/yg/logo/us.gif" height="15" width="137" alt="Yahoo! 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