At mid-January, 2012, we call to your attention ten magicians whose obituaries will appear in the February issue of The Linking Ring. We print them early in order for their friends and acquaintences to know of their passing.
Since this is the beginning of a new year, once again we ask that anyone who learns of the death of a fellow magician, please notify the I.B.M. Office (office@magician.org) as soon as possible so that we might publish them in The Linking Ring in a timely manner.
For the December 2011 Broken Wand in The Linking Ring, there are nineteen obituaries, honoring magicians who the I.B.M. learned since the November issue was published, had died.
The Linking Ring has recorded the deaths of one hundred and sixty magicians and magician assistants during 2011. A more extensive review of the 2011 Broken Wands will be reported in the January issue of The Linking Ring.
Here is the Broken Wand for November 2011; These are published in the November issue of The Linking RIng but we list them here for additional emphasis. If you know of any magician who dies, we would appreciate any information on them, including newspaper or funeral home obituaries. Please send to Dennis Schick, Broken Wand editor, at: crylds@att.net.
The Broken Wand for October, 2011 has been posted for the October issue of The Linking Ring. We salute and pay tribute to thirteen magicians whose deaths we have found out about since mid-September. These dedicated people who devoted much of their lives to entertaining other people. Of course you can also read these obituaries -- and even see photos of some of them -- in the October 2011 issue of The Linking Ring.
WILLIAM E. ANDREWS
