Begin forwarded message: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Richard Hassig > Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 21:33:29 -0700 > From: "Loren Buntemeyer" <lbuntemeyer@ku.edu> > To: <sandy@ptg.org> > > PTG Members, > > John Baird had mentioned some of the great things that Richard Hassig > had > accomplished with the National PTG, colleges and his local chapter. I > wanted to add a few special tributes to Richard also. > > As Richard was blind, he accepted his blindness and did not allow it to > interfere with his life schedule. He attended all PTG classes > possible, > which included sighted and visually impaired, in order to stretch his > knowledge about pianos. He was proud of his accomplishments and always > wanted to share them with the sighted and the blind. As some sighted > persons are not comfortable attending the visually impaired classes, he > always encouraged the sighted to attend the classes so we could > exchange > technical tips and let the sighted know that there are also excellent > blind > technicians. He always wanted to break the ice barrier or > stereotyping of > the blind. > > Richard and I talked or exchanged e-mails frequently discussing > computers, > piano tech or just life in general. He was a great friend and I will > miss > him dearly. His enthusiasm for promoting the field of piano tuning for > everyone and especially the blind will be missed. His support of > students > and graduates from the Emil Fries School of Piano Tuning & Technology > was > appreciated also. > > One of Richard's favorite jokes was: How many piano tuners does it > take to > screw in a light bulb? None, good tuners don't need a light. > Electronic > tuners always appreciated this joke. > > Loren Buntemeyer RPT > lbuntemeyer@ku.edu
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