I can't say that I ever met "Smoke," but I always enjoyed and profited from
his posts on HISTARCH. He will be missed. My condolences to his wife and
family.
D. Babson.
On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Smoke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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