I just received this email from a friend of Lion's:
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Hi, I'm sending you this note because you are a friend of Lion, (Kent
Nelson).
(Or maybe I made a mistake, in which case- Sorry!)
I probably have your email address because Lion sent us both the same
announcements about his new photos.
We have some sad news. I'm sorry to say that our good friend Lion (Kent
Nelson) has recently left us behind in this world, and passed on. A
friend visited his casa yesterday Wed, March 5th 2008 because he didn't
return phone calls. He apparently departed while sleeping. The police
were notified, and his brother on the east coast. No word yet on when/
where a memorial will be held, but you can bet there will be one. Lion
was a popular guy and for good reason.
He was cheerful and didn't have a
mean bone in his body. I've known him since 1994 when I joined the
RoughWheelers.
I've started an internet memorial for our friend here:
http://www.roughwheelers.com/pix/v/lion/
You may add your comments and/or photos. (Please do) Lion always loved
getting comments.
You may know Lion from his thousands of photos at PBase:
http://www.pbase.com/lion1934
It's now a safer world for garlic & broccoli. But we will miss Lion terribly.
Sadly,
Montego