I am so sorry to hear about Smoke. I talked with Him a number of times over the years, both at SHA meetings and via email. He was very knowledgeable, generous with the data he collected and easy to talk with. I will truly miss his presence on many levels.
Mike Polk
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> On Feb 20, 2017, at 6:53 AM, Keith Doms <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Please let me add my condolences. Though I met him only once, we corresponded for over 20 years. Smoke was always enthusiastic, friendly and helpful. His bibliographies were a labor of love and very useful. The field could use more like him.
>
> Keith R. Doms
> Newlin Grist Mill
> Site Manager
> 219 S. Cheyney Rd.
> Glen Mills, PA 19342
> (610) 459-2359
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smoke
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 4:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Changes
>
> To All:
>
> Michael "Smoke" Pfeiffer, a member of SHA for many years, passed quietly away on January 20, 2017, from complications of leukemia, in Russellville, AR.
>
> He will be sorely missed by his family, friends and colleagues.
> And especially by me, his wife.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Teri Pfeiffer
>
>> On Feb 17, 2017 8:41 PM, "Timothy James Scarlett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Earlier this week, there was a disruption in HISTARCH emails. Most
>> people may not have noticed.
>>
>> Anita Cohen-Williams set up HISTARCH about 25 years ago. For all those
>> years she has quietly moderated and administered the email list. We
>> are all deeply indebted to her for her service.
>>
>> All those years ago, Anita set up the list at Arizona State University.
>> Earlier this week, after an administrative change, the ASU systems
>> administrators deleted the list and its archive. There was no faculty
>> or staff member that "owned" the list.
>>
>> After some initial panic, two ASU faculty stepped in to help resolve
>> the problem. We are indebted to Drs. Peeples and Barton for their
>> help. The list was subsequently restored.
>>
>> Anita is working to migrate the list membership and archive to a new
>> host, which will hopefully last for another 25 years and last as a
>> permanent archive.
>>
>> Please be on the lookout for posts from Anita over the next thirty days.
>> Hopefully this will all be seamless, but keep your eyes open!
>>
>> I wish to offer my personal thanks to Anita. HISTARCH has been a
>> fundamental communication venue over my entire professional career.
>>
>> Best,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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