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Date: 07 Aug 2006 02:38:19
From: CoffeeKid
Subject: Ward Barbee passes on.
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It was with a very sad heart today that I heard the news that Ward
Barbee died on August 5th, while on vacation in Rome, Italy.
Ward was the publisher of Fresh Cup magazine, institutional in starting
up NASCORE trade shows and the Fresh Cup Road Trip, and was known for
being a complete pain in the ass to the SCAA, something they sorely
needed at times.
I have known Ward for about five years now, and always enjoyed my talks
with him, and his zest for life, his passion for the industry and
seeing it go the right directions, and his infectuous laugh and smile.
I'll miss them all; I'll even miss his red sparkly shoes that were his
trademark at social events (along with a tuxedo).
Ward was a definite boon and benefit for this industry - he made people
think. He got people angry about things, but in the end, at the very
least, they thought about where specialty coffee was going, and perhaps
took better steps to make specialty coffee greater, because of things
he did and said.
I can also tell you that Ward had a lot of respect and admiration for
alties and for consumers tuned into quality coffee and espresso. I am
sure there are many of you out there who have had a chance to chat with
Ward at one time or another at trade shows and other events,
In my book, he was one of the good guys, a hero in the specialty coffee
movement. And he'll be sorely missed.
www.freshcup.com will have details soon about a celebration of Ward's
life, so please stay tuned to that website for details.
My deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and close associates at
this time.
Mark
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 10:13:05
From: Jack Denver
Subject: Re: Ward Barbee passes on.
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Too soon, too soon, but I'm beginning to see the merit of going suddenly and
skipping the prolonged illness part.
"CoffeeKid" <Coffeekid@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1154943498.967529.256560@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> It was with a very sad heart today that I heard the news that Ward
> Barbee died on August 5th, while on vacation in Rome, Italy.
>
> Ward was the publisher of Fresh Cup magazine, institutional in starting
> up NASCORE trade shows and the Fresh Cup Road Trip, and was known for
> being a complete pain in the ass to the SCAA, something they sorely
> needed at times.
>
> I have known Ward for about five years now, and always enjoyed my talks
> with him, and his zest for life, his passion for the industry and
> seeing it go the right directions, and his infectuous laugh and smile.
> I'll miss them all; I'll even miss his red sparkly shoes that were his
> trademark at social events (along with a tuxedo).
>
> Ward was a definite boon and benefit for this industry - he made people
> think. He got people angry about things, but in the end, at the very
> least, they thought about where specialty coffee was going, and perhaps
> took better steps to make specialty coffee greater, because of things
> he did and said.
>
> I can also tell you that Ward had a lot of respect and admiration for
> alties and for consumers tuned into quality coffee and espresso. I am
> sure there are many of you out there who have had a chance to chat with
> Ward at one time or another at trade shows and other events,
>
> In my book, he was one of the good guys, a hero in the specialty coffee
> movement. And he'll be sorely missed.
>
> www.freshcup.com will have details soon about a celebration of Ward's
> life, so please stay tuned to that website for details.
>
> My deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and close associates at
> this time.
>
> Mark
>
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Date: 08 Aug 2006 02:19:23
From: ~ Elektraman ~
Subject: Re: Ward Barbee passes on.
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> Too soon, too soon, but I'm beginning to see the merit of going suddenly
> and skipping the prolonged illness part.
You got that right!
I've seen too many suffer for months before they are finally taken. If only
we had some choice in the matter :-)
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