Yesterday we were made aware of two friends who have passed away.
Richard Swerdlow has been posting on this circle for a number of years. He was battling cancer and his treatment included a new drug developed for him personally. It seemed to be working fine, and then he had a relapse.
Richard was one of the very first customers to purchase a pair of SongTowers shortly after we released the model. He was a very loyal customer and did a great job promoting our designs for others to enjoy. We met Richard at the Capital Audiofest that year and became friends. We spent time with Richard and his wife Bonnie on several occasions and will miss him.
Yesterday, we also got a call from Mary at Audio by Van Alstine. Frank's health had been deteriorating for quite a while and he finally passed on this week.
Frank emailed me a number of years ago. He was conducting research to find a new speaker that would show off the bass capabilities of his amps and wanted to test our Veracity HT3s which were new at the time. The only pair we had was my personal demo pair. I told him that we would send him our pair, but that we needed them back as soon as he completed his evaluation. About a week later, I got a call from Frank. He said that the speakers were very heavy, so he and a friend only unpacked one. He said that as soon as they fired it up, within seconds he knew this was the speaker he was looking for and asked where to send a check. There went my demo pair.
After that, we shared rooms at audio events with Frank and his staff for many years. Frank had a great following and I'm sure his legacy will live on. He will be missed.
So it was a sad week this week and we will miss these gentleman who helped us out during our early years. We will be forever grateful to them and will keep them in our hearts and minds.
- Jim
