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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob Ivanjack
I just read in SCD Trade Fax that Larry Fritsch passed away on Saturday. I do not know if anyone else posted a similar thread but thought that the community would be interested in the news. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Scott S
I hadn't heard that at all. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: dstudeba
Wow, that is a shame. A giant in our hobby. Condolences to the family. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Jay
Larry was a hobby great. My condolences go out to his family and friends. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: MVSNYC
i just googled it...from a wisconsin newspaper... |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Mark Macrae
Bob, |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: barrysloate
Larry was just an acquaintance but I have known him for a number of years. He was always a gentleman when we spoke. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Fred C
It's a sad day for the hobby and an even more sad day for his family. Condolances to the hobby in general and to his family. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: TONY Galovich
This is a large loss for our hobby |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob Ivanjack
Mark: |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Todd Schultz
I can only echo what others have said, it's a sad day for the hobby. My condolences to his family and friends. Apart from his fabulous collection, what a wealth of information the man possessed. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Brian C.
Larry was a good guy, a hobby icon, and someone with whom I always enjoyed talking. Let's remember him as someone who had a real passion for this hobby, both personally and professionally, and who made genuine and lasting contributions to it. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: leon
I only had the pleasure of speaking with Larry a few times but he was most generous to a newbie and took time to answer any questions I had. I know his importance to the hobby he loved will never be able to be replaced. He was truly a gentleman and one of the "old guard". Every time an old guard passes away we are left a bit more empty. My condolences to his entire family. leon |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Ken McMillan
Wow!!! I met him once and he seemed like a nice man. Actually went to his shop if that's what you want to call it in the mid 90's. Interesting place. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Scott S
Wow, give me a chance please. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: J Levine
Larry will be missed by many, myself included. I first ordered from Larry in the late '80s as a teenager. In the mid-'90s he was a great source of knowledge and help with the Phillies monster list I was researching (esp. with oddball and regional issues). I only met him once in person but he was very nice and a wonderful source of knowledge. His son has been a pleasure to deal with as well. My thoughts go out to his entire extended family and our community. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Rest in peace Larry. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Brian McQueen
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Wil Jordan
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Paul S
My condolences to the family. He certainly had an influence on my collection when I was very young, as I bought some things from him. Still have one of his envelopes. Rest in Peace. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Marc S.
A hobby legend passes... |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Ricky Y
Wow sorry to hear this too. My condolences to the Fritsch family. I first bought from Larry back in 1973 as a kid when I was trying to complete my 1973 Topps BB set and got the entire 4th and 5th series. I can still recall the thrill of opening that package...and I still have those cards in my collection too. They still have that crispness and the vendor box bend to em! |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: barry arnold
A very sad day. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Rich Klein
Larry was truly a legend in the hobby and will be missed by all concerned. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Brian
RIP |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: James Feagin
My condolences to a hobby icon. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob
It is a very sad day indeed. I am glad I had the opportunity to have a long conversation with him many months ago in which we discussed Zeenut cards he was selling and then branched off in to cards, dealers, buyers, collectors and the hobby in general. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Steve
RIP Larry, you were a true gentleman. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: John S
I purchased my first vintage baseball cards from Larry years ago and have dealt with him and his family/associates ever since. A significant portion of my Colgan's collection came from Larry. Larry was a wealth of knowledge and a true pioneer of the hobby. He will be missed. My condolences to his family and friends. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Jimmy
Larry was a very knowledgeable man and very recognized in our hobby |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: peter ullman
my condolences to the fritsch family...may larry be in a better place. I too will miss his catalogs and his contributions to the hobby. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: barrysloate
Larry was a very large man and sadly that takes a toll on one's health. It's a pity. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob Lemke
Much of Larry's contribution to the hobby in the past 25+ years went largely unrecognized because it was in the form of voluminous and generous sharing of his hobby knowledge through his unselfish contributions to the Standard Catalog. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Dave Hornish
I was sorry to hear of this. I never dealt with Larry but enjoyed his somewhat infrequent commentaries in SCD over the years. I also remember trying to visit his card museum in Cooperstown only to learn it had just closed down. RIP Larry. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
I had not heard this, until just now... |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Daryle
Sad news. His family will be remembered in my prayers. Only spoke with him a couple of times and he was always a top notch guy. Some of my first vintage cards were bought from him (my 1st T206s were bought from him---1985) and he was always very nice to a then a 12-13 year-old kid who didn't know much about vintage and asked a lot of questions. REST IN PEACE LARRY........ |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Patrick McMenemy
First of all, I would like to offer my condolences to the Fritsch family. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Art M.
Larry Fritsch was a good friend and helped me with my T206 collection since the late 1970's. We talked often and just exchanged letters in October of this year. I will miss him greatly. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Kevin Savage
I was fortunate enough to have many dealings with Mr. Fritsch over the years. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: barrysloate
Keith just did his spot on Larry. He said he bought cards from him when he was eleven years old. That's a very long time ago. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Neal
God Bless Larry Fritsch may he rest in peace! |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Dan Koteles
I wish I could have met him. The best to his family sincerely. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: RC
Condolences to the Fritsch family. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: john/z28jd
Definitely sad news. I bought my first t206,t205,t204 and old judge card off him and long before ebay i used to go thru his catalog underlining every card i wanted. I met him briefly when he had a card store in Cooperstown. That t206 Bresnahan portrait in gd/vg condition I bought that day off him is a card I wouldnt trade for anything |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Randy Trierweiler
Wow, I just saw this thread and was shocked. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob
If one of you guys who has the computer know-how could post the link to Keith O's tribute to Larry, it would be great. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Wayne Varner
Larry was one of the orginial pioneers of this great hobby. We all owe a great deal to Larry and the other pioneers of this great hobby. Thanks Larry for all you gave back to the hobby and may you rest in peace. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Bob Lemke
To give you a better picture of the hobby legend, here's the obituary run in the local paper. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: brian p
My first mail order vintage bb cards were from Larry--I imagine many long-time (for me early 1980's) and even some newer collectors can say the same. Their catalogues were always an incredibly wonderful surprise in the mail...I usually spent hours pouring over it and narrowing down the choices, figuring out what I could afford. Even though I never actually met Larry, I definitely could feel that he was a true old-school collector at heart. And from what I have read on here it seems like this was indeed the case. |
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Mr. Larry Fritsch passes away
Posted By: Jason L
Mr. Fritsch lived a very full life, from the sound of it. Enjoying so many interests, serving several organizations, having a large family, developing so many relationships - we all hope to be so lucky. |
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