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RIP OchoReales (Gary)

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Sad news via Facebook.
Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,425 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Facebook says you have to be a friend to read the page. He looks like a young guy , what happened? image
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No, no, no. This is so wrong image I am lost for words.

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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,029 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am so sorry to hear this.....Gary was a great collector who enjoyed his coins ...

    Even more so he fought a great fight against cancer giving us all hope and courage along the way......

    I will always remember him.....RIP Gary...
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • mnemtsas2mnemtsas2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭
    Very sad. I am lucky enough to hold a couple of coins I bought off of Gary. RIP image
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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Terrible news. What a shame. I had quite a few interactions with Gary regarding his Palestine British Mandate set. He had gone silent for some time and now we know why.

    RIP Gary.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad

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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heartbreaking news. His time here was much too short. My condolences to his family. image
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
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    RIP Ocho
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    Sad news indeed image
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  • WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    Very sad news indeed. He was an extremely nice person and will be dearly missed.
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
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  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,682 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Andy please post any details that you have on facebook.


    Darn it - I've spoken to him a # of times in last 2 years - last time was 6 weeks ago or about, and got him in ICU (or around the ICU shees) actually - he told me he's messed up and barely made it to the ER altogether. Nurses wouldn't let him talk anymore lol he couldn't elaborate and sounded really distant.

    He promised to call me in a few days and I never heard back from him.

    All call #'s or correspondence went unanswered so I know why now image
  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Wow, that is sad.
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  • WorldTypeSetWorldTypeSet Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭
    My condolences to his family. Seemed like a really nice guy from his posts.
    Paul

    My World Coin Type Set
  • mudskippiemudskippie Posts: 540 ✭✭
    I don't know him, but I know his user name and am a fan of his collection. RIP Gary.
  • IosephusIosephus Posts: 872 ✭✭✭
    R.I.P. image
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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So sad to hear.
    I knew he was gravely ill from his posts.
    My condolences to his friends and family.
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  • DeiGratiaDeiGratia Posts: 273 ✭✭✭
    I was mostly a lurker when Gary was most active.

    He had a great eye for potosi reales if I recall.

    Always a sad day when we lose a collector.

    R.I.P Gary
  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭
    I am so sorry to hear this

    His Family will be in my prayers

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  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad. An avid collector. R.I.P.
  • determineddetermined Posts: 771 ✭✭✭
    Except for a couple PMs I didn't know him. But I've always enjoyed his posts and he seemed like a real good guy. How sad.

    Very sobering.
    I collect history in the form of coins.
  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Very sad news. image R.I.P. Gary, my condolences to his family.
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  • Nunfa0Nunfa0 Posts: 162
    It is always sad to hear of the loss of a fellow collector and this one seems to have been very respected and will be sadly missed.
    My condolences to his family.image
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Rip Gary
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  • jfoot13jfoot13 Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭
    My condolences to his family. We have lost a wealth of knowledge.
    If you can't swim you better stay in the boat.......
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    RIP, good man! image
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've been in many conversations with Gary over the last 2 years. He had a true passion for coins, a great eye for quality, and a wealth of information on coins he focused on (Bolivia and Palestine Mandate). He was a nice guy - loved his family, did quite a bit of charity work... I considered him a friend, even though we have never met. Every time one of us would be able to attend a major show - something would prevent the other from attending. He lived with chronic pain and two years of fighting cancer did take quite a toll on him. I hope he is in a better place now. I will truly miss him.

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  • StorkStork Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sad news imageimage

  • AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    RIP Gary, very sad news.image
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Very sad.image
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  • NeoStarNeoStar Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭
    Wow! He was a great contributor on these boards. RIP Gary!
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I hate to hear this and doubly so that he was young.

    I never spoke with him but always watched for his posts.

    RIP.
    tempus fugit extra philosophiam.
  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭
    WAY too much of this sort of thing!!!!image

    Are we doing anything for his family?
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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,862 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Are we doing anything for his family? >>



    Aethelred, I haven't heard of anything being organized. Perhaps Andy has more information, since he's plugged into Gary's FaceBook page?

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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Are we doing anything for his family? >>



    Aethelred, I haven't heard of anything being organized. Perhaps Andy has more information, since he's plugged into Gary's FaceBook page? >>



    Okay, thank you, I will keep an ear to the ground.
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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unfortunately, I don't know if there's a fund, or a need for funds, or anything more. However, if anyone wants to contact Gary's wife via Facebook, she can be found here.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    Really sorry to see this. I know he said he was not doing well, but I was still hoping that something would change and he could get better.
    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    horribly sad image a nice guy imageimage
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  • Kurt4Kurt4 Posts: 492 ✭✭
    Dang---I sign back in after a long absence and see this. Gary was a good guy and will be missed. R.I.P. Gary.
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