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: hi omega friends

: the original message is from chuck maddox ans
: was posted first in timezone forum

: "I have some decidedly sad news to report
: to report about former TZ Omega Forum
: Regular and Omega collector Michael Stein:
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: Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:37:48 +0200
: From: "Matthias LiebeKleymann"
: To:
: Subject: Sad news: Michael Stein
: Hi Chuck,

: I don't know if you know it, but Michael Stein
: from Cologne/Germany died about five weeks
: ago. Heart attack at the age of 47. I met
: him two months before his death and there
: was no sign that he was ill at all. This is
: very sad.

: Matthias Liebe-Kleymann

: and: Yes Chuck, it is confirmed, he died July,
: 20th.
: Michael's wife called a friend of mine to tell
: him that Michael died and ask him about the
: procedures regarding Michael's ebay
: activities. I was in contact with Michael
: over the German watch and jewelery forum on
: ebay.de. We had a get together in June with
: the forum regulars including Michael who
: was, let me say, the "spiritus
: rector" of the forum. We also put a
: note on the internet: www.hessenban.de

: Matthias

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: Michael had contacted me back in July 2001,
: introduced himself to me and had a few
: questions about a CK2998/105.002 he had
: purchased. I get many emails on a weekly
: basis similar to this, but what's most
: memorable in my interaction with Michael was
: perhaps one of the most contentious
: discussions on the TZ Omega Forum over the
: question of if the c.861 ever flew to the
: moon. I managed to archive most of the posts
: in that thread and have them available in a
: very crude and unfinished form here: The
: Great Maddox-Stein Moonwatch Debate of
: September-October 2001

: I also archived a combined thread on "Who
: is the TAG in TAG-Heuer" in which
: Michael and I combined in reply to a post.

: I don't have a lot of email correspondence with
: Michael, most of my interaction with him was
: in the forum. I lost contact with him when
: he left TZ around the time of the switch to
: the Beta Software. I hadn't had any contact
: with him since he departed. I don't know the
: particulars why Michael left, other than it
: was near the time of the switch, but I may
: be making a connection that may not have
: been a factor. I found his "OT: Sorry,
: this is my last posting!" even though
: he did post three more times after that.
: There are other posts in the archive still
: since it does go back before the beta.

: Michael owned 12 Moonwatches at last report and
: a total Speedmaster count in the mid to
: upper 20's last I heard. That certainly put
: him in a pretty exclusive tier when it came
: to collections.

: Despite our differences in opinions at times, I
: know I hold/held a great deal of respect for
: him. He was a good guy. I know I personally
: have missed his presence since his departure
: from TZ, but I will miss his presense more
: profoundly now since there is no chance of
: future interaction...

: I find it ironic that Michael passed away on 20
: July. The 34th anniversary of the Apollo 11
: landing and moonwalk. I'm not a big fan of
: irony... but, it's almost as if there is a
: plan.

: Michael, Godspeed and I hope you get there on
: time and that you & Jim Fetters reserve
: a good table for us who follow you.

: -- Chuck

: P.S. Thank you Matthias for letting me
: know..."

: this is definitely a very sad new.Let michael
: rip and our deepest and sincere condoleances
: to his family and his friends.

: my sincere and deepest condoleances

: georges