MEMORIALS
2011-10-31
West Side
Charlie
Hebestreit
Charles M. Age 69. November 2, 1941 to October 29, 2011. Husband of
Ruby Hebestreit. Father of Charles and David Hebestreit and Beth
Donovan. Survived by step-daughter Donna Gilliam, Edith Lawnichak,
and step-son Don Gentry. Charles served 30 years in public education
in Livonia Public Schools as teacher, coach, and adviser. A math guy
who always had a bad joke, Charles is remembered as he lived- gently.
Visitaton Monday, October 31st 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, November 1st
noon-8 p.m., with family eulogies at 6:30 p.m. Funeral service
Wednesday, November 2nd at noon. Harry J. Will Funeral Home, 37000
Six Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152.
MSNS Life
Member Joined in 1971
Vincent Lee Tremain (July 23, 1967) passed away June 26th,
2011, following complications with congestive heart failure and a
stroke. He is survived by his wife, Tina, and three children, Kaol,
Téa, and Quinn. A memorial service was held July
2, at Kingdom Hall in South Lyon.
After teaching information
technology for Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario, Vince came to
Michigan, to work for Trinity Health in Novi. Vince was a
member of MSNS since 2009, and in recent years had been a fixture at
the MSNS public registration table at our conventions. He often was
seen helping at the Young Numismatists "Fishbowl," which
gives YNs a the opportunity to dig for coins. Vince ran for the
MSNS board of directors in 2010, coming up short.
The
Michigan Treasure Hunters, a MSNS member club specializing in metal
detecting, will miss him even more than MSNS. He was currently
serving as their chairman of the board, having been their
vice-president last term. He often set up special hunts for their
members to detect on unusual group club hunts.
He was also
very active in the Huron Valley Numismatic Society. Although at the
time of his death, he had relocated to metro Detroit, he maintained
an active role at HVNS.
Vince was buried in his native Sarnia.
At this time his friends bid him farewell until his savior Jesus
Christ would awaken him. -- Joseph H. LeBlanc, MSNS.
Vince
was always a willing helper with any task that was put in front of
him. He loved MSNS, I know that, and spent many hours
volunteering at the sign-in desk at the conventions.
He was also a member of the Huron Valley Numismatic Society, and a
proud officer at the Treasure Hunters group in Livonia. -- James
Motley HVNS, MSNS.
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Douglas Lloyd Spurr
(1966-2011) of Olde Towne Coin & Gold in Ypsilanti left us on
April 8, 2011. I got to know him when I was going to EMU
because the coin store is in Depot Town. For three years,
I took most of my business to Doug. Somewhere between 
Red
Book and Greysheet, we were never far apart. He was quiet and
unassuming, an active listener who was passionate about numismatics.
I ran into him one afternoon at The Sidetrack where he was picking up
a to-go order. I walked into the middle of a swirling
conversation among several other patrons about coins. By the
time we were seated, they were fishing in their pockets to see what
they had; and he was on his way back to the shop. Doug was easy
to like. - Mike Marotta, MSNS.
"Doug was a dear
friend not just a regular customer. He always positioned himself at
the end of the bar with those jeweler glasses on like he was holding
court. He always made the bar laugh. He is truly missed as a friend
of the Sidetrack and as a friend of my family." - Linda French
of The Sidetrack.
"I'm not sure when
I first met Doug. I know it was at Olde Towne Coin & Gold in
Ypsilanti's Depot Town. For many years of my working career, I worked
in Transmission Engineering at GM Powertrain which was then located
next to the Willow Run Airport. I often stopped in to the "coin
shop" after work or when we went out to lunch in Depot Town. I
always enjoyed talking coins with Doug even though he never had any
hobo nickels (my primary numismatic interest) for me. I retired in
2008 and since that time I've met some other fellow retirees for
lunch at Aubree's every Friday. I usually walked across the street to
Olde Towne Coin & Gold either before or after lunch and visited
with Doug for a few minutes. It was at one of these Friday lunches
that I heard the news about Doug's passing.
"When the weather was nice, Doug sometimes drove his red 1959
Thunderbird and parked it in front of the shop. I know Doug loved his
wife Sandra and also doted over his two dogs, Chloe and Raven.
Occasionally he would bring one to the shop. Doug also loved hockey.
He was a big Red Wings and U of M hockey fan. After his playing days
he coached a team and got Olde Towne Coin & Gold to be its
sponsor.
"I
really miss Doug. His passing was quite a shock. " -- Ralph
Winter, MSNS.
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In Memory of Stephen
Tanenbaum
MSNS Life Member Stephen Tanenbaum was killed Friday, February 11,
2011, one of the victims of a senseless rampage. Crossing the
street, he was run down by a vehicle stolen by a murderer. News
of his death flashed across the NGC and Collector's Universe message
boards. Joseph LeBlanc announced on the MSNS message board that
Steve Tanenbaum was an MSNS Life Member. Everyone was shocked
by the violence and saddened by the loss. His contributions to
numismatics are catalogued in the important references to which he
contributed and the rarities which he brought to market. He was
known as a hard bargainer who valued the historicity of his
merchandise.
Richard Rossa was his partner at Rossa & Tanenbaum Tokens &
Medals in Brooklyn, New York. Steve Tanenbaum was a co-author
of Hard Times Tokens by Russell Rulau, with Lyman H. Low, and
then for the Standard Catalog of United States Tokens 1700-1900
with Russell Rulau, and Q. David Bowers, among other notables.
He served as a valuations editor for the100 Greatest American
Medals and Tokens and the Guide Book of United States Tokens
and Medals (both by Katherine Jaeger with Q. David Bowers).
He also supplied specimens for illustration to the latter book.
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