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Broken Pipes announcement: Valts Jegermanis

Dear Members,


A charter member of the CORPS passed away on December 9, 2022. Born in Latvia, but a true American, VJ was our electric/electronic guru at our shows in the 1980s-1990s. A memorial will be held in the Spring.

 

Thanks,

Chuck Ballard

President

CORPS MEMBER, VALTS JEGERMANIS

Valts "VJ" Jegermanis

Broken Pipes announcement: roland 'bucky' metcalf

Dear Members,


This is just to let the friends and members of the CORPS know that Roland 'Bucky' Metcalf passed away today. Please keep his wife Louise, son Benson, daughter Kim and family in your prayers. Bucky was a great guy and will be missed by us all. The family plans to hold a memorial in May near his birthday. 

 

Thanks,

Chuck Ballard

President

C.O.R.P.S. member, Bucky Metcalf

Roland 'Bucky' Metcalf

Broken Pipes announcement: John eels

Dear members and friends, 


We are so very sad to report that our friend, John Eels, passed away. John was a founding CORPS member, joining in 1985. He was the CORPS treasurer for quite a few years, a Doctor of Pipes, a master pipe maker, and a well-known pipeman in the worldwide community. He made many of our CORPS "Pipes of the Year". He will be greatly missed. 


Please visit our Facebook page to share your memories of John. 


For the Conclave, 

Linwood Hines

C.O.R.P.S. founding member, John Eels

John Eels, founding member of the CORPS and Master Pipe Maker

Broken Pipes announcement: Bob Grosz

Dear members and friends, 


We are so very sad to report that a longtime CORPS member, our friend, our mentor, the positive voice of goodwill and laughter, our unofficial Conclave photographer, and our Facebook overseer, Robert Grosz Sr., passed away at 6:08 this evening, the 19th of January, 2022. 


Please visit our Facebook page to share your memories of Bob. 


For the Conclave, 

Linwood Hines

Bob Grosz, our friend and mentor

BROKEN PIPES | IN MEMORIAM of members who have passed

Sam Barnett (center)

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