SAD NEWS

[Stephen]

Reported death of Cary Condell

 

EDIT TO ADD

 

lBorn:Dec 16, 1948

Death: Jan 27, 2011

 

just seen the date if this is old news im sorry to bring it up. Gomen

[Pete Klein]

Stephen -- where did this come from? Was it published?

 

PS: Condell

 

Peter

[Brian]

Stephen,

Edited it to Condell. Yeah, I see this was also reported on the Yahoo group. He dropped out of the sword scene a few years ago suddenly?

Sad to lose another advanced enthusiast.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

I got this from Ichi

 

In San Francisco after a long illness.

 

He was a friend of mine, May he Rest In Peace.

 

Ichi / Bill Feldman

nihonto@yahoogroups.com

 

sorry im a bad proof reader, was a bit upset when i posted. Cary helped me even being a old guy when i first got serious about nihonto, he was always there for me, and at each show id always give his daughter a coin for a coin book that i started her on....RIP Cary

[Rich S]

Sad indeed to hear of Cary's passing. He was most knowledgeable and a good teacher. He will be missed. Condolences to his family.

 

Rich S

[Curran]

I heard this at the Tampa show, but believed it was in confidence.

I was waiting for confirmation from the West coast club, as someone like Fred Weissberg could probably confirm it.

 

It seems it is now public knowledge or rampant rumor.

Most likely he has passed, as he was supposedly ill for a long time and had severe complications with his eyesight.

 

For various reasons he and I had little overlap of interaction, but I greatly respected his aesthetic. I once went after a tanto at a Christies auction and found myself outbid, only to see it in Cary's possession shortly thereafter.

 

Regardless of how some felt about him, he did teach and share with the community. I regret his passing.

[Min Lee]

I did not know the man but remember some of his posts over at swordforum.

 

very sad indeed.

 

my condolences to the family.

[bmlusk1911]

His family and friends will be in my prayers. Godspeed, Sir!

[kusunokimasahige]

Sad to hear that, and way too young.

 

My condoleances.

 

KM

[Surfson]

Cary was a friend of mine as well, and I bought a few swords from him. He was extraordinarily knowledgeable about Japanese swords, and was a kind man. He will be missed, and I add my condolences to his friends and family to the comments on this thread.

[Henry Wilson]

I can remember how much fun I got from "Condell's Conundrums" when they were being run about 5 years ago under the leadership of Richard Turner. Many thanks Cary for all your hard work. I learnt lots.

[Pete Klein]

I only had the chance to meet him once early on in my involvement. He was at the Tampa show and had a number of items with him which I was too much of a neophyte to appreciate. I found his web site to be very interesting: http://www.ikkyudo.com

I have used http://web.archive.org/ to go back and find some of the posts but it's a bit spotty. The earlier ones seem to come through better.

[Ed]

Sad news indeed. I couldn't say I was a friend as I had only spoken to him a few times at some shows, but he was always polite and spoke to me as though he was a friend.

 

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil; for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen.

 

May he Rest in Peace.