I am heartbroken by this news. Teri, please know that Smoke was a tremendous person. I will miss him terribly, as will almost all the readers of this list. His command of artifact analysis was unmatched. 
My deepest sympathy to your family-
Tim Scarlett

Sent from my iPhone

> On 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
>>