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15480 Empire Rd.
Benson, AZ 85602
hm ph: 520-586-2244
To those of you who knew Jeff Medkeff, sad news...

Clear, but sad, skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)

---------- Forwarded Message ----------

We received a call from Karen Medkeff. Jeff Medkeff died this morning
from complications of liver cancer. We all regret the untimely loss of
a brilliant man and a good friend.

Dave


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15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 To those of you who knew Jeff Medkeff, sad news... Clear, but sad, skies, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) ... We...
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
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Aug 4, 2008
6:25 pm

For those who are not aware, Jeff Medkeff was the original owner of Amastro. Tom...
Tom Polakis
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Aug 4, 2008
6:31 pm

And an excellent observer and writer. Very sad news....
Mark Wagner
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Aug 4, 2008
6:55 pm

This is about the saddest thing I have heard in a long time. I had the pleasure of corresponding with Jeff on and off over the years, and hangin' out with him...
Rod Mollise
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Aug 4, 2008
6:58 pm

I agree with Rod, a friendly and knowledgeable man who was always happy to chat about any astronomical subject. I looked forward to the two or three time he...
Steve Coe
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Aug 4, 2008
8:15 pm

It is worth noting here that Jeff started 'amastro'. \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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Aug 4, 2008
6:31 pm

This certainly is bad news and I to am saddened. Some years ago Jeff gave a presentation about his test results for visual observing and the impact of alcohol...
AJ Crayon
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Aug 4, 2008
6:38 pm

This is such sad news. As a cancer survivor myself this sort of news really hits home. I only met him Jeff person once. I remember him as a nice guy and I...
Greg Crinklaw
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Aug 4, 2008
9:51 pm

I am very very sad to hear about Jeff. He was a great guy. My condolences to his family. Roger Clark...
Roger N. Clark
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Aug 5, 2008
12:45 am

Very poignant. I have just returned home from visiting the hospital this evening. (actually for the last two weeks) One of my best observing buddies, had...
billweir110
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Aug 5, 2008
8:21 am

I enjoyed talking sketching and lunar light rays with Jeff over the years, and sharing the occasional burger with him at RTMC. I always learned something...
Jane Houston Jones
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Aug 5, 2008
5:41 pm

I've been more of a lurker than a contributor to this list, but there are several people that really inspired me to try the deep sky. Jeff was one of them. I...
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Aug 6, 2008
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