Art Stamper passes

[Gillespie Gail]

Sad news...
G

I am sad to announce that Art Stamper passed away at 9:20 PM last night
in the hospice ward of Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Art was up and around on Saturday, but did not wake up Sunday morning.
He was transported to the hospital in the afternoon and never regained
consciousness. His passing was quite peaceful. His wife Kay, his
daughter Jennifer, his sister Judy, my wife Ann and I were at his side
when he passed.

Details of the funeral have not been arranged at this point. There will
be visitation both in the Louisville area, and in Hindman, Kentucky,
where he was born. He will be buried in the family plot near Hindman.
We will all miss him.

Sincerely,
Harry Bickel

[Greenberry Leonard]

In article <BE1A6AF9.83499%gai...@mindspring.com>, Gillespie Gail
<gai...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Sad news...
> G
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> I am sad to announce that Art Stamper passed away at 9:20 PM last night

I picked up the fiddle Sunday night, and the first tune that came into
my head was Goodbye Girls, I'm Going To Boston - at tune I hadn't
thought to play for quite some time. As I started fiddling, I had this
sudden thought: "Man, it's too bad Art is gone." My next thoughts were,
"no, that's not right. I was confused for a moment. Art is still
alive."

Now (Monday morning), I read the newsgroup and find out that my initial
intuition was indeed correct! Kinda spooky.

I'm lucky to have had the honor of designing the graphics for a few of
Art's CDs, including his last. Wish he could have stuck around to
record a few more...