wrongway149
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A skinny, older fellow. Hadn't seen him in a while but was fairly regular for about 5 years. Sometimes his wife would tag along, and pull counters as needed. Seemed odd, but she didn't seem to mind.
RIP Kurt
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RIP Kurt
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I remember Kurt too, think I saw him in Chicago? Think Neil played him more than once too.
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Kurt was one of the first Americans to regularly come to Montréal for the Montréal ASL Festival that I ran during the nineties. He was a pleasant guy and a good opponent.
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I found a photo from the 2001 Montréal ASL Festival that has Kurt (on left) in it. Ironically, in the background is a deceased local player named Ron Garrow, who never played outside of this locale.
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I remember playing Kurt at ASLOK. Very nice guy. This thread is so depressing.
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I understand why you say that. I prefer, however, to think of this thread as a remembrance; their lives and their passing did not go unnoticed outside their family.
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Kurt and I played several times over the years. Always a good game. He would make travelling to out of town asl tournaments a family affair.
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Yes but vital to the community and heartwarming to read people's remembrances of those who have passed on.
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Sorry if this fellow was brought up already upstream. Thinking about this thread for a bit at work last night. Back when I was on FB, I sold a spare copy of VotG to a guy from Chicago. Real nice, genuine guy. We subsequently messaged each other quite a few times post-sale. God forbid, I cannot remember his name! He was ex-Navy (retired?) and was affianced to a nice African-American woman who fully supported his hobby. He hadn't replied to a message for some time, and I heard somewhere (FB?) that he had passed away. This was probably five years ago-ish. Another nice guy in our hobby lost, and what bugs me so much about it is not remembering his name.
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Perhaps Gunner Scott would know him.
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Maybe. IIRC, he sometimes gamed with the group that includes the biker-chaplain (Ortega?)
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May she Rest In Peace and you find some yourself.
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RIP Gary Trezza
Just heard from Carl Nogueira that Gary passed away suddenly in March (3/19/22). Here is Carl's message:
Folks,
It is with profound shock and regret that I have to announce the passing of Gary Trezza. Gary apparently passed unexpectedly and suddenly back in March. We all knew Gary as a one-of-a-kind individual. I knew Gary well and regarded him as a good friend. I have no other information unfortunately. That said, there was an obituary for him on an officiating site, that left little doubt that indeed it is the Gary we know.
I sincerely wish I had better news.
Carl Nogueira
Of course we all knew Gary (aka "Chuckles") as he ran the Albany Tourney for years, and was a torch bearer for ASL.
Gary leaves us with many great fun memories. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his friends and family.
Tom
Just heard from Carl Nogueira that Gary passed away suddenly in March (3/19/22). Here is Carl's message:
Folks,
It is with profound shock and regret that I have to announce the passing of Gary Trezza. Gary apparently passed unexpectedly and suddenly back in March. We all knew Gary as a one-of-a-kind individual. I knew Gary well and regarded him as a good friend. I have no other information unfortunately. That said, there was an obituary for him on an officiating site, that left little doubt that indeed it is the Gary we know.
I sincerely wish I had better news.
Carl Nogueira
Of course we all knew Gary (aka "Chuckles") as he ran the Albany Tourney for years, and was a torch bearer for ASL.
Gary leaves us with many great fun memories. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his friends and family.
Tom
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I apologize if everybody already knows this, but I just learned from Facebook that Gary Trezza has passed away and I know he was much liked and respected by folks here, so wanted to let people know.
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Sad to hear -- but I have a great memory to share, and make it a 'celebration of life"
Gary and I played a few times but one from the OST pack (Veritable Giants?) at I forgot which tourney sticks out as it was a typical Trezza experience. I was the attacking Russians and declared that I was doing a human wave in conjunction with AFV platoon movement (armored assault)-- And he was like "nah, nah what is this bullshit?" Stomping off and fuming like he was about to bring a ball bat on to my noggin, looking for a rules clarification as only he could... After accepting that it was allowed he eventually sat back down and said "OK, continue-- nice move Shelling" and proceeded to stop my cyborg wave and win the scenario.
RIP (Roll in peace)
My favorite Gary Trezza story (that I can post in public 
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I always saw Gary at the NorEaster and Albany tournaments. For these tourneys, my wife would send a batch of awesome brownies to share with the guys. No funny brownies, but made with Penzey's cocoa, and a raspberry ganache. Really really good. The first time Gary had one, he told me in his best Trezza growl, "These are the best m-f'ing brownies I've had in my life."
When I got home I told my wife that story, including the colorful Gary language. And I told her, "Hon, believe me, this is the highest possible praise you could ever get."
May Gary's memory be a blessing.
-Mike
):I always saw Gary at the NorEaster and Albany tournaments. For these tourneys, my wife would send a batch of awesome brownies to share with the guys. No funny brownies, but made with Penzey's cocoa, and a raspberry ganache. Really really good. The first time Gary had one, he told me in his best Trezza growl, "These are the best m-f'ing brownies I've had in my life."
When I got home I told my wife that story, including the colorful Gary language. And I told her, "Hon, believe me, this is the highest possible praise you could ever get."
May Gary's memory be a blessing.
-Mike
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Awesome story.My favorite Gary Trezza story (that I can post in public
I always saw Gary at the NorEaster and Albany tournaments. For these tourneys, my wife would send a batch of awesome brownies to share with the guys. No funny brownies, but made with Penzey's cocoa, and a raspberry ganache. Really really good. The first time Gary had one, he told me in his best Trezza growl, "These are the best m-f'ing brownies I've had in my life."
When I got home I told my wife that story, including the colorful Gary language. And I told her, "Hon, believe me, this is the highest possible praise you could ever get."
May Gary's memory be a blessing.
-Mike
All I remember is hearing a growling & rumbling that sounded like bitching & cussing coming from the nearby table at ASLOk whenever he was nearby. I didn't know he spoke English. Sounded kinda like my dog Max when he growls at people he doesn't like. RIP GaryMy favorite Gary Trezza story (that I can post in public
I always saw Gary at the NorEaster and Albany tournaments. For these tourneys, my wife would send a batch of awesome brownies to share with the guys. No funny brownies, but made with Penzey's cocoa, and a raspberry ganache. Really really good. The first time Gary had one, he told me in his best Trezza growl, "These are the best m-f'ing brownies I've had in my life."
When I got home I told my wife that story, including the colorful Gary language. And I told her, "Hon, believe me, this is the highest possible praise you could ever get."
May Gary's memory be a blessing.
-Mike