Very sad news - passing of Dr. Blaine Houmes

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(06-10-2021 09:20 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  He had an amazing collection that any museum would envy. I asked him if his children had any interest in the items he had. He said no and that his children used to jokingly refer to his collection as “our inheritance”. His dry sense of humor was hilarious.

An example of Blaine's humor:

"I'm getting confused. First Nancy Hanks was alleged to be illegitimate. Then I've read where people thought Abraham was illegitimate. Now Thomas and his son Abraham--even his mother Nancy Hanks--were all supposed to have been wrestlers. There's a legend that Thomas once walked into the cabin and caught Nancy Hanks in flagrante delicto with another man. Were they just wrestling?"

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