some sad news about a member of our community

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Posted By: henry moses

while David Grimes dealt mostly with non=sport cards and ephemera - I post this here as some of you might have come across him in one manner or another.
I just got a call from Scott Hassel who is at a trade show without access to a computer. He received a call from David Grimes sister that he suffered a heart attack and died last night. The funeral will be some time Sunday afternoon but I have NO DETAILS. I am so saddened as I counted David as a friend. I believe he always did things honestly and will be missed as a interesting person - loving father - knowlegeble dealer willing to share and I'm sure much more. I am in the middle of something important and can't deal with this right now nor do justice to David's memory. I will try and post tomorrow and I think Scott's wife will call me with the funeral information. RIP David ever the Englishman. This one's for you

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Posted By: Matt

Is he related to the Danny Grimes who is on this board?

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Posted By: jay wolt

Wow! Very sad!
was looking forward to seeing him in Reading
in 10 days

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Posted By: leon

Guess it is not the same Danny from the Sports side...regardless....This is very sad news....

edited for correction

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Posted By: Matt

If it's the same Danny that posts here, he just emailed me two hours ago...

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Posted By: leon

must not be him but I have seen him on the non-sports side a lot...regardless, all collectors are good collectors and it's always sad to hear of one passing away...

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Posted By: Rich Klein

Although I only dealt with him sporadically, his knowledge will be difficult to replace in the hobby

Rich

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Posted By: Steve

a real original non-sport dealer and a pleasure to speak with...

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Posted By: barry arnold

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

barry

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Dave was set-up a cross-aisle next to me at the Philly Show in Reading. He always had some neat stuff.
In fact he posted here just last Friday (9/28)......

http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1190651180/last-1190976251/See+you+in+Reading

A fine gentleman....we will miss him. God Bless his soul and comfort his family.

TED Z

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Posted By: Bill Cornell

I used to see David at Ft. Washington shows before I left the East Coast. He would gladly take as much time as you wanted to talk about collecting. I learned a lot about non-sport sets from him and we shared a few laughs, too - I'll miss him.


Bill

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Posted By: Keith O'Leary

I am also deeply saddened by this news. David was not only a dealer that helped me build my tobacco album collection, but was considered a hobby friend who I always made a point of stopping and talking to when I went to a show. The Englishman will be missed.

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Wow - very sad news. David was a fellow Jerseyite (from Hopewell). He was always a great source for non-sports items and helped me find some cards of DeWolf Hopper and college silks/leathers/cards when I was looking for them.

Met him first at Gloria Rothstein's old White Plains shows, but he did baseball card and paper/ephemera shows all over the Northeast. Very nice man.

Here's his site: http://members.aol.com/noblegb/page/text.html

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Posted By: Keith O'Leary

I wanted to add, I knew David for over 15 years. He was knowledgeable and always took the time to talk when I saw him at a show, just loved talking cards. When he had something special to show me, I knew long before a word was spoken between us...you could see a twinkle in his eye and that cat that ate the bird smile on his face.

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Posted By: Joe D.

If I am thinking of the right person... I remember david from the philly show.

Had a very interesting table to visit (coupons, cards, etc.)... and I enjoyed talking with him (very nice person).

Sad to hear the news.

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

Dave was VERY knowledgable of all the non-sports issues. Very passionate and sometimes got into some debates with people on the non-sports side but only because of his passion and beliefs. Saw him at the national this year walking around. He was always a very friendly person and could unearth some great items. I bought many items from him on ebay over the years. He'll be sadly missed on the NS side.....Just remember, when it all boils down to it, this stuff is just cardboard......lots more important stuff......

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Posted By: boxingcardman

David was a really nice man and a pleasure to deal with. He will be missed.

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Posted By: Alan

Very sad. I met David at the Ft. Washington (Reading) show a few years ago & always enjoyed talking to him at each of those shows. He will be missed.

Alan

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Posted By: Brian

I didn't know him, but this is terrible news.

RIP

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Posted By: Jimmy

David was very nice to work with - both non sports and sports cards. I meet with him a few times at Philly and a few other shows - he will be missed.

Jimmy

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Posted By: Jerry Hrechka

My deepest condolences to his family. David went out of his way to help me obtain a card I needed. He was a wonderfull human being and his passing is a tremendous loss to our hobby.

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Posted By: Fred C

Kevin,

David's name was familiar but the lights really came on when I saw the link with "Nobleg" in the URL. Thanks for posting the link.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I did not know David, but I saw his posts both here and in the nonsport group. Very sad to hear.

I looked up his website and saw a link to his ebay auctions and it looks like he had some auctions that just ended a day or two ago...Is there anyone here who has some contacts with ebay who could get a message to them about what happened?

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Posted By: leon

Can you send me his ebay id, or post it, and I will try to help....

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Leon, it's noblegbcards on ebay. Thanks.

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Posted By: Bob

Just out of curiosity, how old was David?

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Posted By: peter chao

I've heard good things about David and noblegbcards, it's sad when one of the good ones pass away.

Peter C.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

I would say David was over 50, but it would be difficult to guess his actual age. One thing I can say, is he was young at heart. Always
a very friendly guy that loved to talk about the hobby. You would always be attracted to his table, as he had an eclectic assortment of
primarily Non-Sports and Sports items. I am very saddened that I will not be able to visit with him at the forthcoming Reading Show.

TED Z

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Posted By: JimCrandell

59.

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Posted By: Alan

David Grimes
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 9:57 AM EDT



Dr. David Grimes, 59, of Hopewell died Sunday.

Born in England, he had resided in the Hopewell area for the last 25 years.

He received his doctorate from the University of Bath and was employed at Wyeth-Ayerst Research Division of American Home Products for many years, serving most recently as research fellow in the Inflammatory Disease Division, publishing many papers in refereed journals. He was enthusiastic about collecting and was known and respected as an antique paper and ephemera dealer.

Son of the late Walter Grimes, he is survived by his mother, Betty Grimes of England; two daughters, Dr. Cara Grimes of Baltimore, Md., and her fiancé, Justin Marquis of Baltimore, Md., and Robyn Grimes of Arlington, Va.; a sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Jim Saunders of England; former wife, Catherine Grimes; a personal friend, Lucy; and many friends and colleagues.

A memorial service will be held Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, Pennington Circle, followed by a reception at the Hopewell Borough Railroad Station.
Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, 08691-4183.

To send a condolence, visit www.wilsonapple.com.
Condolences / Tributes

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Posted By: Bob

59? Wow, that's young, at least to me it is since I am turning 58 this year. Sad to hear of the passing of a fellow collector who everyone seemed to like, especially when so many jackasses in this world live to be 90....

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Posted By: Ricky Y

I saw and read Dave's posts on the non sport board as well. He seemed like very passionate about the hobby which ofcourse makes us all like brothers and sisters here even with our occasional disputes. My condolences and prayers to his family and friends as well.

Ricky Y

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Posted By: Danny Grimes

no realtion to me, is sad news to hear...

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Grimes in the Fall of 1995. He had a bunch of S74 silks, and I purchased a George Gibson S74, which is now part of a George Gibson display piece which sits above my computer.

In recent years, he had a booth at the Shriner's Auditorium Show in Wilmington, MA. I always stopped by to chat with him. He will be missed!

Patrick