[Rockhounds] Al Ordway

[Charles Baran]

Ya know, when it is "our" time to go,  I guess this is the best 
way....doing something we love doing.  I had an uncle, who had just got 
home from playing 18 holes of golf, poured himself a glass of his 
favorite scotch, took a sip and died from a heart attack,  Didn't spill 
a drop of his scotch either, and he actually had a smile on his face. 

Chuck Baran

Alan Goldstein wrote:

>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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