[Leica] Philippe

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)]

Dear Alice,

Thank you for the touching follow-up to the shocking news about Philippe. 
I?m happy to read of the role that we members of the LUG played in his 
enjoyment of photography and life. I regret never having met him, but I do 
love France and the countryside, and many of his photos took me there and 
made me eager to return.

Philippe?s personality on the LUG was warm, witty, and wise, always cheerful 
and wry, never self-important. You could practically see the twinkle in his 
eye you read his comments. He came across as a true gentleman as well as an 
accomplished photographer and chronicler of his world. We will miss him 
terribly, especially those of us who had had the pleasure and privilege of 
his companionship, but even those, like me, who had not.

My deepest sympathies to you and your family. May his memory be a blessing.

Amiti?s,
Howard Ritter
Ohio, USA

> On Feb17, 2022, at 0305, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Leica friends all around the world,
> 
> this is Alice writing, and sorry for possibly having given you a shock as 
> I am using Philippe's email address. 
> I would like to thank you all for the kind words and the memories you 
> evoked concerning my  beloved companion for 20 years. He was a kind and 
> caring hisband, and a mighty witty guy, a wonderful father and grandad, 
> and he had that extra sparkle in the eye that made everybody marvel at his 
> shots. We strolled on many paths for 20 years and his brutal and 
> unexpected departure came as a shock to me and to all. No sign whatsoever, 
> just a fatal heart attack when he slipped into bed after a nice day. 
> I would like to thank you all for having made his days bright and 
> cheerful, for having been so welcoming at the way he saw the world, always 
> in grace and with heart, and for having been his friend, which he truly 
> believed. He often talked about the list and your pieces of art, which he 
> would share with me: Alice, come here, see this shot, isn?it amazing? 
> Intriguing? Marvelous? 
> Thank you for sending us some of his portraits, which we printed so that 
> all the people who attended the funeral could admire and go back with some 
> of them. 
> 
> Thank you for being who you all are: kind, open-minded, respectful and 
> happy to share, always with a positive eye.
> 
> Amiti?s, as he liked so much to write (and he meant it),
> Alice
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 20 janv. 2022 ? 13:10, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
>> ?crit :
>> 
>> Hello all my friends
>> 
>> I received the sad news that my friend, our friend, Philippe Amard left 
>> us last night. 
>> May he rest in peace, I will miss him very much.
>> 
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
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