Sad to hear of this. Got to know him through his postings on the old StampWants.
" Death is only an old door
Set in a garden wall
On gentle hinges it gives, at dusk
When the thrushes call
Along the lintel are green leaves
Beyond the light lies still;
Very willing and weary feet
Go over that wooden sill
There is nothing to trouble any heart;
Nothing to hurt at all.
Death is only a quiet door.
In an old wall. "
Nancy Byrd Turner
He will be missed. Rest easy Bill-we'll all join up again by & by.
Dan C.
I had a few opportunities to speak with him. It was always a pleasure. He will be missed.
I never had any personal dealings with him but last year I bought a US number 1 and it had a Weiss certificate with it. Did not know that at one time he was one of "the" experts on US.
Jack
Very sad indeed. Bill was a true expert on U.S. philately. Bill helped me out many times in raising my knowledge of stamps. His moving on is a great loss to the hobby
Rest in peace Bill and we give our thanks for your presence in our stamp community.
Charlie - I will copy that poem because that is something I needed to personally hear right now.
I did not have the pleasure of meeting him, but read his posts in various forums and learned much from him. My condolences to his family.
Here is his obituary for those interested:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?pid=176459190
Outstanding human being, and always fair and accurate with his findings. He will be missed.
Thanks for the obit Michael. Interesting that he was married for 51 years and he died a mere 10 weeks after her passing.
I have many Weiss certs in my collection. I enjoyed working with him, especially on one fascinating 3rd Bureau coil, but never had the pleasure to meet him in person.
He will be missed!
Lars
" ... Interesting that he was married for 51 years and he died a mere 10 weeks after her passing. ..."
It seems to be quite common among close knit couples who spent a lifetime together, relying on one another that I believe life appears to be not worth living without that partner.
That is why we must love our albums almost as much as our spouse.
Not just spouses, but siblings too. I have always found this interesting:
Tommy Dorsey - died November 26, 1956 - choked to death in his sleep
Jimmy Dorsey - died June 12, 1957 - cancer
Bill helped me out a few times, sorry to hear this.
It is with great sadness that I make this post.
Bill Weiss has passed away. He made many great contributions to philately, both in terms of knowledge and through his expertizing business. He was greatly missed after his retirement, and even more so now.
re: Bill Weiss
Sad to hear of this. Got to know him through his postings on the old StampWants.
re: Bill Weiss
" Death is only an old door
Set in a garden wall
On gentle hinges it gives, at dusk
When the thrushes call
Along the lintel are green leaves
Beyond the light lies still;
Very willing and weary feet
Go over that wooden sill
There is nothing to trouble any heart;
Nothing to hurt at all.
Death is only a quiet door.
In an old wall. "
Nancy Byrd Turner
re: Bill Weiss
He will be missed. Rest easy Bill-we'll all join up again by & by.
Dan C.
re: Bill Weiss
I had a few opportunities to speak with him. It was always a pleasure. He will be missed.
re: Bill Weiss
I never had any personal dealings with him but last year I bought a US number 1 and it had a Weiss certificate with it. Did not know that at one time he was one of "the" experts on US.
Jack
re: Bill Weiss
Very sad indeed. Bill was a true expert on U.S. philately. Bill helped me out many times in raising my knowledge of stamps. His moving on is a great loss to the hobby
re: Bill Weiss
Rest in peace Bill and we give our thanks for your presence in our stamp community.
Charlie - I will copy that poem because that is something I needed to personally hear right now.
re: Bill Weiss
I did not have the pleasure of meeting him, but read his posts in various forums and learned much from him. My condolences to his family.
re: Bill Weiss
Here is his obituary for those interested:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?pid=176459190
re: Bill Weiss
Outstanding human being, and always fair and accurate with his findings. He will be missed.
re: Bill Weiss
Thanks for the obit Michael. Interesting that he was married for 51 years and he died a mere 10 weeks after her passing.
I have many Weiss certs in my collection. I enjoyed working with him, especially on one fascinating 3rd Bureau coil, but never had the pleasure to meet him in person.
He will be missed!
Lars
re: Bill Weiss
" ... Interesting that he was married for 51 years and he died a mere 10 weeks after her passing. ..."
It seems to be quite common among close knit couples who spent a lifetime together, relying on one another that I believe life appears to be not worth living without that partner.
That is why we must love our albums almost as much as our spouse.
re: Bill Weiss
Not just spouses, but siblings too. I have always found this interesting:
Tommy Dorsey - died November 26, 1956 - choked to death in his sleep
Jimmy Dorsey - died June 12, 1957 - cancer
re: Bill Weiss
Bill helped me out a few times, sorry to hear this.