[Rockhounds] Al Ordway

[Alan Goldstein]

I got this e-mail today from the wife of Al Ordway, a well-known California mineral collector. He had e-mailed me about obtaining a nice benstonite specimen about two weeks ago.

Alan

Dear Friends,
 
Please forgive me for e-mailing instead of calling, but there has been so much to do and many phone calls to make, so I'm notifying as many people as possible by e-mail.
 
Al passed away as a result of an apparent heart attack on Saturday, September 29 as he was collecting at Soda Lake in San Luis Obispo County.  It was a place we had enjoyed spending many happy hours at, and he was doing what he loved most.  It had been 13 years since his last attack, and from that time up until the present, he was in remarkably good health and continued to stay active, field collect and do the things he enjoyed, so we have much to thank God for.  We are honoring Al's 
request that no services be held. 
 
Al deeply appreciated your friendship and shared interest in mineralogy.
 
Sincerely,
Betty Ordway
eaord98 at verizon.net

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