Re: [smith-bellringing-u] Alan Durfee

[Alison Miller <millerab gmail com>]

That is sad :-(  I met Alan briefly in a mathematical context, then again
later in a ringing context.  We had a few friendly conversations, but
nothing really jumps out.

Alison

On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 3:14 PM Laura Dickerson via Boston-change-ringers <
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>    Goodness, that is sad.  Alan was part of Massachusetts bellringing for
> my whole ringing life.  I didn't know him well, so the memories are just
> snippets of things, like the harpsichord in his upstairs apartment in the
> 1980s. A discussion of how he and his brother picked out presents for 
> each
> other.  How to ring despite the arthritis in his thumb.  Not a coherent
> story I could tell, really.
>
> Laura Dickerson
>
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> Hi Boston friends,
>
> I'm passing along some sad news from Leland in case you don't hear
> directly.
>
> --Sarah
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> From: Leland Paul Reimer <me lelandpaul com>
> Date: Fri, May 31, 2024 at 11:11 AM
> Subject: [smith-bellringing-u] Alan Durfee
> To: Smith Bellringing <smith-bellringing-u smith edu>
>
> Dear Smith ringers,
>
> I have sad news to share: I've just heard that Alan Durfee passed away 
> last
> night.
>
> Alan was a stalwart of the Smith tower; I believe that he's the only 
> ringer
> to have been a local member of every iteration of the Smith band, from 
> 1968
> onwards. His first peal, Plain Bob Major
> <https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1594124> at Groton in 1968, 
> was
> the first peal for the North American Guild. He was essential in helping 
> us
> rebuild the band in 2013, and was a positive and colorful presence in the
> tower for several more years; after 2018 his health no longer permitted 
> him
> to ring in tower, but he continued to attend online & handbell practices
> for several years more.
>
> If any of you have stories of Alan, I'd love to hear them. He will be
> greatly missed.
>
> Yours,
>
> Leland
>
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