Sad News...lost a member...Chris Stufflestreet

[Wite3]

Chris Stufflestreet had a heart attack and passed away suddenly on Wednesday.

Many of you met Chris Stufflestreet at the last Net54 National Dinner. He was a longtime friend of mine and a very active collector, blogger, and baseball card researcher. I met Chris through OBC close to 15 years ago and have traded, sent cards, and corresponded with him all during those years. I met Chris only once in person several years ago at a National and he was fantastic wealth of knowledge and interesting Topps tidbits. He was a great guy and will be sorely missed.

I hate doing this...:(

Joshua

[Brian Van Horn]

My condolences.

[terjung]

He was only 39 and left behind a daughter aged 14. Tragic. RIP, my friend.

[cubsfan-budman]

Sincere condolences.

[nolemmings]

Sad news. I met Chris at a National some years back and enjoyed his input on this and another board. Condolences to his family and friends.

[Tobacco&Gum]

39, my goodness. Just terrible. My condolences to his family and friends.

[Rickyy]

Wow that is so tragic..my heart goes out to his family and friends...

Ricky Y

[Bocabirdman]

My sincerest condolences go to his family and friends. I never met Chris but his blogs have been regular reading for me since I got back into the hobby. His passion was evident.

[MVSNYC]

so sad to hear this. just met Chris for the first time at the Nat'l, such a nice guy...RIP bud.

[Rich Klein]

Chris truly loved the hobby and had some tough times in recent years.

Rich

[Sean1125]

My condolences to his family.

[jp1216]

Being 39 myself - and with a soon to be 14 yo daughter.... I'm shocked. RIP Chris.

[Exhibitman]

RIP Chris.

[yanks12025]

R.i.p

[CW]

Horrible news. My deepest sympathies to his family and loved ones. Way too young.

I remember getting his email newsletters for the longest time. He was always helpful and willing to share his knowledge.

[Northviewcats]

I lost my youngest brother last June to cancer at the age of 41. My brother's name was also Chris. There is not a day that I don't think of him. For the family there is nothing as tragic as losing a loved one at such a young age.

My prayers are with the Stufflestreet family,

Joe

[Leon]

Very sad news. RIP Chris. My condolences to the family. And 39 is just way, way too young.

Edited to add....On Chris's "collecting interests" in his public profile on the board I love his answer-

"Low-grade crap not suitable for slabbing"



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[three25hits]

Chris' self description from some of his blogs -- “Vintage Sportscard Specialist, 1970s music enthusiast, freelance writer, a self-proclaimed know-it-all and an all-around nice guy.”

I completely agree. RIP friend.

[Al C.risafulli]

I met Chris about eight years ago when I stumbled across his want list on the OBC website. I had some cards he needed so I pulled together a package and mailed them to him. He responded with some stuff I needed and a copy of his baseball cards leaflet. After that, we became friendly through a number of message boards related to the hobby.

We had the opportunity to work together a few times, as Chris wrote some articles for Collector Magazine when I was the publisher. I know he enjoyed writing, and was quite good at it, and we had numerous conversations about writing and our shared love of music (Chris kept several excellent music blogs).

Funny thing: One of Chris' pet peeves was when people misspelled his name. In the first issue of Collector, he wrote an article on 1973 Topps cards, and I was so diligent amount making sure I got "Stufflestreet" right everywhere it was printed, that I neglected to get "Chris" right in one place, spelling it "Chis.". I heard about that for years.

The one thing that I'll always remember about Chris was his love of his daughter. I hardly had a discussion with him where he didn't at some point mention her and talk about what she was up to.

Chris was a good guy and an excellent writer. I saw him in Baltimore at the Net54 dinner and we chatted for a few minutes. Had I known I wasn't going to ever see him again, I certainly would have spent more time. I'll miss him and wish him a safe journey and smooth transition.

Al

[Brian Weisner]

RIP Chris.....
My heart goes out to all of his family and friends...

[3-2-count]

Very sad day. RIP Chris....

[phlflyer1]

Al,

Thanks for sharing that anecdote about Chris and misspelling his last name. I was one of those who caught his "wrath" on another board when I had the misfortune of incorrectly spelling his last name :D

He was definitely a knowledgeable collector and will be missed. RIP Chris.

[E93]

Very sad! I've known Chris for several years through the boards and finally met him this year at the National. What a great guy! My condolences to his family, especially his 14 year old daughter who he loved so much!
JimB

[ullmandds]

Wow...rough week! I didn't know Chris...but 39...that's way too young...RIP.

[andybecker]

tragic

RIP my friend.

[batsballsbases]

Didnt know Chris but anytime you hear that at 39 makes you thank the time we have here! R.I.P. Chris.

[Jay Wolt]

I heard about his passing last night and have been thinking about him all the time since.
39 is way too young. RIP!

[ethicsprof]

very,very sad news.
my condolences and deepest sympathy to family and friends.
Barry

[LEHR]

RIP Chris. Very sad news.

[Hankphenom]

Carpe diem.

[bijoem]

so sad.

RIP friend.

[kmac32]

Condolences to his family. 39 is young but illness does not respect age. I know from personal experience. Life is definitely not fair.

[teetwoohsix]

R.I.P Chris :(

Sincerely, Clayton

[HRBAKER]

Very sad indeed.
Thoughts to his daughter and mother.

[caramelcard]

So sorry to hear about this. Just really tragic. My thoughts are with Chris' family.

Rob

[uffda51]

39. Simply terrible news. And devastating for his daughter, I'm sure.

[Matthew H]

More evidence that life is simply unfair. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Regards,

Matt Hall

[toppcat]

Just saddened greatly by this since I found out yesterday. RIP friend....

[Kenny Cole]

Thoughts and prayers to his family

[barrysloate]

My condolences too. I hate so much to hear when someone this young passes. A terrible loss.

[mayx2]

RIP Chris,my condolensces to his family! Lou

[npa589]

39? :(

Absolutely brutal, and hard to understand. My prayers are with his family, and I wish I would have had the privilege of knowing him.