Thought I'd put up a post to remember those we lost this year. Inspired by Peter's post on the loss of Herbert Axelrod back in May (http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=60528.0)
He was controversial, but you can't deny his impact on the fishkeeping industry.
Perhaps we can also mention those institutions we lost this year as well:
- AquaInspiration in Marham (as per Errol's post: http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=60973.msg340505) and
- Big Al's in Kanata
Here's another one - although not technically occuring in 2016, but we found out this year, again through Errol. Ron Hay, "Rockgarden", a former member of our club (see: http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=60755.0). It was sad to hear of his passing. He was a fun person to be around - loved his blog and the photos he took of our events. He will be missed.
On a cultural front - there were several of course, but the one that stood out for me was Tom Petty. I saw him for the first time at Bluesfest in July. Seeing him was on my "bucket list" for a few years. Never thought he would pass away a mere few months after the concert. And days after his 40th anniversary tour. Very sad.
If you want to add to the list, please feel free to post in this thread. Time for tribute!