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Passing of Robert "Ragtime Bob" Darch
By David Vanderhoofven

Dear List,  We have lost a legendary pianist and entertainer.
On Saturday, October 20, 2002, "Ragtime Bob" Darch passed away.
I did not know him personally, but did get a chance to hear him
perform a few times.  The link below is for the obituary printed
in the Joplin Globe newspaper for October 23, 2002

  http://www.joplinglobe.com/021023/obit/story6.html

Sincerely,

David A. Vanderhoofven
Joplin, MO

(Message sent Thu 24 Oct 2002, 00:49:29 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject: Bob, Darch, Passing, Ragtime, Robert

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