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Title: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: carlos marighela on September 21, 2014, 11:26:08 PM

Very sad news. Allen Curtis a well known contributor to a number of wargaming forums passed away last Friday. Sad loss to the gaming scene.

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Post by: 6milPhil on September 21, 2014, 11:41:24 PM

Sad indeed. He shall be missed.  :'(

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Post by: joekano on September 21, 2014, 11:56:38 PM

Wow, that is really sad news. When I first started in historicals, he provided me with a wealth of advice on various forums. I even got the chance to meet him once in person at a con, and as it's been stated, he was a gent. Our community is poorer without him.

My condolences  to his family

Chris

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Post by: Burnt65 on September 22, 2014, 12:39:44 AM

Sad news

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Post by: CPBelt on September 22, 2014, 01:28:20 AM

Very sad news indeed. I always enjoyed Allen. He helped me so much when I was a newbie years ago.  :'(

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: WuZhuiQiu on September 22, 2014, 01:33:51 AM

http://mead.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Allen-Elmer-Curtis-101699218

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Post by: janner on September 22, 2014, 06:35:18 AM

My condolences to his friends and family.

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Post by: Elk101 on September 22, 2014, 07:35:17 AM

Sad news, he has been a mainstay of the gaming scene for such a long time.

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Post by: Ragnar on September 22, 2014, 08:17:53 AM

I only one had or two brief exchanges with Allen, notably back in the heyday of the WABlist but I always read his post on various forums and sites with interest.  Allen always seemed amazingly knowledgeable and helpful.  He will be missed.

R.I.P.

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: maxxon on September 22, 2014, 09:34:41 AM

This is sad news.

My personal contact with Allen was limited, but I will always remember him fondly.

I would have liked to send flowers, but there was no date set and I don't want them to arrive late or wilt in the funeral home.

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: MartinR on September 22, 2014, 12:02:46 PM

Very sad news.

RIP Allen.

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Post by: Aaron on September 22, 2014, 12:17:23 PM

Like others, Allen was a huge help to me over the years. I will miss him, even though I never met him.

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Post by: Lowtardog on September 22, 2014, 12:41:16 PM

Very sad news, he was a true figure in wargaming and a nice gent, never shy from speaking his mind but always a reasoned judgement and a fount of knowledge I will certainly miss him

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: scrivs on September 23, 2014, 12:46:37 PM

This is truly sad news. Although I never met him in person I had interacted with Allen many times on fora, facebook, etc.

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Post by: mcfonz on September 23, 2014, 09:33:26 PM

I never met him in person but online he was always a gent and fair with what he said, even when being critical.

RIP.

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Post by: Onebigriver on September 24, 2014, 10:05:10 AM

Shocking and saddening news. He wrote wonderful, inspiring articles and was great on the forums. RIP.

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Post by: James Morris on September 27, 2014, 03:24:52 PM

A big loss to the gaming scene; thank you for passing on the sad news, I had not heard.  I remember Allen being very active during the WAB heyday (and was involved in tinkering with the Hannibal book), but also really enjoyed his recent Cold War articles in WSS.

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: mweaver on October 03, 2014, 03:00:32 AM

Very sorry to hear this news.  I knew him primarily through TMP a few years back, and he struck me as being an extremely intelligent person and an enthusiastic and knowledgeable gamer.  I had two or three mini-purchase transactions, with him, and could not have asked for a more honest trading partner.   

Title: Re: Allen Curtis has passed away.
Post by: Silent bob on October 03, 2014, 10:36:02 AM

Very sad news.

Similar to James, I had quite a lot of contact with Allen, when I was doing the WAB Spartacus book.

We had some 'lively' exchanges and didn't always agree but I respected his knowledge and always read his posts with interest.

RIP Allen