Sad News Folks sorry Long Time Collector Fred Roniger

[Casey2296]

Thoughts and prayers Dan.

[bobbyw8469]

That's sad....he was in the game up to the end.

[Leon]

Sorry to hear that. Always sad to hear about old time collectors going, or getting ready to go, to the great collection in the sky. Prayers to the family and friends...

[oaks1912]

Very sorry to hear Dan. I only met Fred about a decade or so back when he moved to Oregon. He attended and set up at the annual Washington State shows. We enjoyed some great conversations. Definitely a good guy

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Leon

Sorry to hear that. Always sad to hear about old time collectors going, or getting ready to go, to the great collection in the sky. Prayers to the family and friends...

So sorry to hear that, Danny, it's a shame he didn't get to open the box and see them before he passed. All of our collections will come to an end some day, though, not a bad thing to keep in mind for those of us lucky enough to still be opening our boxes.

[oldeboo]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

So sorry to hear that, Danny, it's a shame he didn't get to open the box and see them before he passed. All of our collections will come to an end some day, though, not a bad thing to keep in mind for those of us lucky enough to still be opening our boxes.

As I've read on here before, these cards don't belong to us, we are just caretakers holding onto them for a little while. Thoughts for Fred and those that knew him.

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

As I've read on here before, these cards don't belong to us, we are just caretakers holding onto them for a little while. Thoughts for Fred and those that knew him.

That is the one thing my dad said to me that allowed me to sell my 1894 Baltimore Orioles Photo Engraving set!

He said "son, you know you are only a temporary custodian of those cards, they are going to outlast you by far"

Miss you Pops!

Dan Mckee

[danmckee]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

So sorry to hear that, Danny, it's a shame he didn't get to open the box and see them before he passed. All of our collections will come to an end some day, though, not a bad thing to keep in mind for those of us lucky enough to still be opening our boxes.

Yes I thought the same thing Hank! Would have brought him some last minute joy to see them!

[conor912]

Wow. This is really crappy to hear. Seeing Fred was always one of the bright spots of the WSSCA shows. He was a character and always fun to talk to. He was a good guy and an old school collector.... cards in rubber bands, etc., and put together an awesome collection. He’ll be missed for sure.

[familytoad]

Fred is a cool guy, I was always pleased to see him at the WSSCA show.
He always had interesting offerings on his table, stuff he just had extras of.
I always felt as though he was a collector first and a seller only so he collect more.
He loved the Cardinals!

I’ve got quite a few cards that originated from his table “on the stage “ at the Meridian school. He occupied that spot for a long time.

I’m sad to hear about this. His family should know that he was well respected in the hobby community!