[AJD] quiet

[Leon Mennenga]

Troy, we as a list, and the two-cylinder collecting hobby lost Duane Larson first.  Duane was a retired physist (nuclear, I think) who had done extensive research on many topics and had presented sessions at previous GOG's.  He also put all field service bulletins pertaining to 2-cylinder Deeres on a CD, along with many other topics of interest to collectors.  His website is still up,  http://www.jd2cylservice.com/  and you can buy the CD there. Duane's complete biography is here -   http://www.jd2cylservice.com/biography.shtml

Next was John Grant.  John was a long-time collector of Deeres,  literature, and tools.  He had an extensive collection of each, and, like Duane, had presented sessions at GOG.

And finally, J.R. Hobbs, probably the leading expert on 2-cylinder Deeres.  He started into old Deeres by tracking down rare Deeres.  He had done extensive research in Deere archives, wrote technical articles in both Green and Two-Cylinder magazines, and authored many books that serve as reference material for 2-Cylinder collectors.

As you can see by these very brief bios, these three men were  veritable treasure troves of information about old Deeres, and as such, will be exceedingly missed.

Leon




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From: Troy Bogdan <tbogdan1 at earthlink.net>
To: Antique John Deere mailing list <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 10:38:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] quiet

Who have we lost?

Could someone please post an obituary and/or the names of those who passed 
so we can pay our respects?

Maybe even a short summary of how they were involved in, or impacted the 
world of Antique John Deere Tractors?

Thank You.

Does anyone know if Spencer Yost is still with us?

After the Antique Tractor Bible came out, I sort've lost contact with him, 
which is a shame, because my 1953 JD 70 was featured in that book several 
times.

Thank you,  "Farmer Troy" Bogdan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] quiet


> Oh I think we are all here .....just a busy time......
> I do think that the three members we have lost lately might have an effect
> as they were on here quite a bit and more questions were being asked 
> because
> of their expertise.....we will miss them !
> Frank

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