[TheForge] FW: Bill Gichner

[Hochewa at aol.com]

To All,
I first met Bill in early December 1989.  I had seen the ads for Iron Age 
Antiques and had heard some of the stories.  I just had to look him up.  Bill was 
a gracious host as I have ever met.  We had lunch at his home where I was 
just speechless over his personal collection of blacksmith memorabilia.
Bill was just as glad to see you at various meetings and conferences as he 
was to pitch some overpriced tools.
Bill was a character, a Blacksmith and a gentleman
I will miss him.

Hochewa

In a message dated 12/8/2004 2:18:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
newky2 at dejazzd.com writes:
Bill
Gichner passed away this morning (December 8,2004) at about 10 a.m. He
went into a peaceful sleep