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Dan_Lehman

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Brian Grimley, RIP (<b> .. 2009-01-14)
« on: April 27, 2010, 07:45:55 PM »
It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Brian Grimley,
whose posts have been a benefit to this community.  This information came
after finding some beautiful photographs of his on Flickr, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/briangrimley/  -- his was a keen eye.

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I am sorry to inform you that Brian passed away after a brave fight with cancer on January 14, 2009. Flickr is allowing his photo stream to remain for a few years although they cannot renew his account for me. I am so glad people are still able to enjoy his photos. As you say, he had a "good eye". It would mean a lot to him to hear you had pleasure viewing his photos.
Sincerely,
Mary Grimley.

His contributions here will endure.

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Re: Brian Grimley, RIP (<b> .. 2009-01-14)
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 04:57:52 PM »
I was thinking about Brian just the other day.  His precision with respect to knotting and his dedication to learning all he could including learning Japanese and Chinese in order to more effectively study the topic and honour the cultures involved was inspiring.  It was always in the back of my mind to meet him someday.  See his mizuhiki, have a conference where he could teach...  Although we never met or "spoke" about subjects other than knotting, I will miss him.

I had never seen his photo stream (www.flickr.com/photos/briangrimley/) before and they are beautiful.  You can see why he willingly lived in "the middle of nowhere"-Ontario.  8)  If Mary is interested in keeping his photos up for the world to share, perhaps we can help.  I could certainly host and display photos, as can any of us with websites, but maybe the IGKT would be interested in doing it instead?

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Re: Brian Grimley, RIP (<b> .. 2009-01-14)
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2010, 05:28:11 AM »
Hi Carol and Mary both,

So sorry to hear of Brian's passing - he will be missed, especially his artistry!  Mary, re: Carol's suggestion about the IGKT - maybe you could send something to the webmistress or to the Secretary?

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Re: Brian Grimley, RIP (<b> .. 2009-01-14)
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2010, 09:28:31 AM »
I didn't know Brian but his photos are a beautiful memorial. I would be happy to look at the possibility of the IGKT website publishing these, perhaps as a rolling programme of a couple of pages at a time rather than all at once to encourage repeat visits.

Barry
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