12-19-2019, 11:41 AM
With a very heavy heart, I must report to our members a great loss. Our friend and moderator of this forum, Mark Reich, passed unexpectedly yesterday in Belle Fouche, at home. This strikes me as lightning bolt would. My condolences, as well as EOU's, go out to Mark's wife and family. Mark and his wife were guests of mine at the farm and she is as lovely and gracious as her husband was.
Mark was among my very first customers and that's how our long association began. Our first meeting over the phone lasted well over an hour. Beginning with that first call, Mark was never just a customer. Much more than a customer, Mark was always a friend, an adviser, a mentor and a confidant. I, the BESS Exchange, his friends and family, knife makers and blade smiths everywhere, will suffer his passing greatly and forever.
Mark was among my very first customers and that's how our long association began. Our first meeting over the phone lasted well over an hour. Beginning with that first call, Mark was never just a customer. Much more than a customer, Mark was always a friend, an adviser, a mentor and a confidant. I, the BESS Exchange, his friends and family, knife makers and blade smiths everywhere, will suffer his passing greatly and forever.