The Broken Wand which appeared in the February 2013 issue of The Linking Ring included obituaries for nineteen magicians, according to Broken Wand editor Dennis Schick. "This is a record number of obituaries for one month," said Schick, "but we had an unusually large number of deaths which were older than six months ago." The I.B.M. membership committee does a great job making contacts for membership renewals. Often that is when we learn of a member's death. But we do want to include these in the archives, as well as to give public notice of the deaths." As always, we ask anyone who hears of a magician's death, to notify the I.B.M. Office ASAP.
November Broken Wand pays tribute to eight magicians
The Broken Wand in the November 2012 issue of The Linking Ring honors seven magicians and one magician's assistant. We publish the list here in order that friends might contact the surviving family members to express their condolences. Also, when we have been given the information, we include names and addresses of organizations to which memorial contributions may be made. We appreciate being notified of magician deaths. Please don't assume that someone else has notified the I.B.M. Headquarters.
Broken Wand for October 2012 honors five magicians
The Broken Wand which will appear in the October 2012 issue of The Linking Ring, will pay tribute to five magicians who have died, with obituaries. We print these obituaries early, so friends can contact the families sooner. One of them died in 2011, and another in 2010. The I.B.M. Office only found out about their deaths recently. Once again, we ask everyone and anyone, to please report any death of a magician or magician's assistant, to the I.B.M. Office as soon as posible. Please don't assume we already know.
Broken Wand for August 2012 honors 13
The Broken Wand for August, 2012, will be published in the August issue of The Linking RIng. That issue will be available to read in digital form on September 1, or to download in a PDF. The hard copies will follow shortly thereafter in the mail, usually by the tenth of the month. In the September Broken Wand we pay tribute to thirteen magicians, for their lives, and for bringing joy and laughter to many people during those lives. Here are those thirteen obituaries.
Mid-month Broken Wand for April 2012
Here at mid-month in March, we publish the Broken Wand which will appear in the April 2012 issue of The Linking Ring, in order to notify friends and fans of magicians who have died, two weeks before that issue is posted on this I.B.M. Web Portal, and longer until hard copies are received in mailboxes.
For the first time, we include -- if we know them -- (1) the names of charities to which memorials may be made, as well as (2) places to send condolences, tributes, memories, etc. In the event no charity is listed, memorial contributions to the I.B.M. Endowment Fund would be appropriate.
