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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

This is the sort of message that I wish I didn't have to forward, but it's necessary.  Don was the quintessential NAFEX member, with a collection of walnuts that actually dwarfed the national government collections.   His knowledge of walnuts was nothing short of amazing, even among a group of like-minded collectors.  He was never anything but kind and gentle, as well as amazingly enthusiastic about walnuts, whenever I talked to him.  I already miss him.
-Lon Rombough


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From: "Donald Balser" <regia@comcast.net>
Date: December 30, 2006 3:58:17 PM PST
To: "Volker.Overesch" <voov0815@freenet.de>, "Vida Thornesberry" <butteberry25@msn.com>, "Steve Sergev" <steve_sergev@yahoo.com>, "Sharon" <scannon@plix.com>, "Richard Pawlik" <rjpawlik@msn.com>, "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>, "Ken & Phyllis Larsen" <khlpjl@juno.com>, <jeansmithga@earthlink.net>, "Heiner Beckwilm" <Beckwilm@t-online.de>, "Genny French" <gennfrench@comcast.net>, <GennFrench@aol.com>, "Donald W Zielesch" <dwz1@juno.com>, "Clive Simms" <clive_simms@lineone.net>, ""h.b.könig"" <H.B.Koenig@t-online.de>
Subject: A message from Don's son John Balser


Hello Everyone,

With very deep sorrow I must deliver some bad news. Don passed away on
December 24 at home. I know you kept in touch via email and such so I am
sending this message from his computer.
I am trying to go through his email contact list.

We had services for Dad on the 29th. in Mount Vernon. I have attach the
Obituary we wrote about Don's great life.


John Balser
jstkbal@plix.com

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