Memorial Service for Jim Blumenthal

[oldjudge]

A memorial service for Jim will be held this Sunday at 4PM at the Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Jim's wife Tiffany asked me to pass this on to all his collecting friends. I hope to see many of you there.

Jay

[Griffins]

Thanks Jay.

[Jaybird]

See you there, Jay. Thanks for the notice.

[Michael Peich]

Thank you for the notice, Jay. I will be there in spirit from Pennsylvania.

All best,
Mike

[Al C.risafulli]

And I from New Jersey.

I miss Jim, very much.

-Al

[jefferyepayne]

Same here from Virginia. RIP Jim.

jeff

[danmckee]

The Hobby Lost an ICON! RIP my friend Jim

[CW]

I miss Jim.

I wish you the best in the next one, my friend.

[vintagewhitesox]

Add Chicago to that list. Jim was one of a kind. He is truly missed.

[oldjudge]

The Los Angeles memorial took place yesterday afternoon. In attendedce were over four hundred people, which goes to show how many lives Jim touched. It was good to see Tony Arnold, Jason Miller, Anthony Nex, Bruce Babcock, and Adam Warshaw, although I think it is very safe to say that we would have all preferred to meet under different circumstances. It was my first chance to meet Jim's wife Tiffany in person, and I was blown away by what a great person she is. Ben could not be in better hands.

[atx840]

Still genuinely heart broken over this.

[Griffins]

It was certainly a fitting tribute to Jim, and at times felt more like a wedding than a memorial- something that Jim would've wanted.
The stories of Jim's courage as he faced his own mortality were both heartbreaking and inspirational.