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Many boards are posting the unfortunate news, e.g. ;
"Alan Raven has died after a long illness.
He made a major contribution to our field, and many of those who continue to contribute to our field stand on his shoulders.
I remember as a kid staring wide-eyed at the various Ensign series publications on display at Sky Books in New York City (long since out of business), with their glorious color centerfolds showing the amazing camouflage schemes worn by various Royal Navy ships during WW2. And I recall reading his build series on the USS McCalla (DD-488) that was run by Model Ship Builder in the early 1980s. I was thrilled and inspired.
Little was I to know that I would get to know Alan several decades later, and to be fortunate enough to call him a friend.
In addition to being a prolific author on maritime topics, Alan was a professional ship modeler, building many models over the years for private collectors and museums. One of his biggest customers was Der Scutt, who designed Trump Towers and many other Manhattan skyscrapers.
I will miss him, and our field will miss his contributions.
May he rest in peace - and may his memory be a blessing.
Mike E"
It is sad, but drink a whisky in memory, he did like his whisky, preferably Scottish, single malt and old.
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Many boards are posting the unfortunate news, e.g. ;
"Alan Raven has died after a long illness.
He made a major contribution to our field, and many of those who continue to contribute to our field stand on his shoulders.
I remember as a kid staring wide-eyed at the various Ensign series publications on display at Sky Books in New York City (long since out of business), with their glorious color centerfolds showing the amazing camouflage schemes worn by various Royal Navy ships during WW2. And I recall reading his build series on the USS McCalla (DD-488) that was run by Model Ship Builder in the early 1980s. I was thrilled and inspired.
Little was I to know that I would get to know Alan several decades later, and to be fortunate enough to call him a friend.
In addition to being a prolific author on maritime topics, Alan was a professional ship modeler, building many models over the years for private collectors and museums. One of his biggest customers was Der Scutt, who designed Trump Towers and many other Manhattan skyscrapers.
I will miss him, and our field will miss his contributions.
May he rest in peace - and may his memory be a blessing.
Mike E"
It is sad, but drink a whisky in memory, he did like his whisky, preferably Scottish, single malt and old.
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