News has arrived in EW that long time member and friend Pete Bishal has passed away today while attending a coin show in New York. Pete was a legendary VAM expert and well known in the variety coin area as Mr."1878" He served on the CONECA board for many years and has been a EW member since we began on the web.Here's the message posted by Rich Schemmer on the EW1 board... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Everyone I have the unpleasant task of informing you that Pete "Danutt" Bishal passed away this morning while attending a coin show in New York that I was attending. Pete apparently died from what was described to me as a heart attack by his girlfriend. Anyone that would like to send a sympathy card. send to: Jenneta Fain POB 3273 Falls River 02722 Thanx Rich Rich Schemmer Error Coins http://WWW.RichErrors.com/store.php Rest in Peace Pete, you'll be missed.
Pete will be missed Dearly by many. Reading that he Died at a coinshow I have to wonder what coin he found and if the price was good.
