Those of you who helped make the Year 2000 Peach State Star Gaze the huge success it was surely remember our most gracious guest, Antonin Rukl, reknowned author of “Atlas of the Moon” and many other works.

Many of you also had a chance to meet his gracious wife, Sonja, who accompanied him here from Prague, Czech Republic.

I am sorry to pass along the latest e-mail I following e-mail I just received from “Tony”.

To:
Subject: [SPAM] bad news
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:48:48 +0100

Dear Ken and family,

This is certainly the worst news I ever sent you from Prague. The day before yesterday, on Friday morning, my dear wife Sonja died after a short but very serious disease (thrombosis). It is hardly possible to express in words what we are feeling.

I apologize for beeing too short now, perhaps I will write more later.

Please, accept my cordial greetings and best wishes for the comming Christmas and the New Year 2009.

Yours, as ever,

Tony

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Antonín Rükl
Ruská 38
101 00 Praha 10
Czech Republic
arukl@noveradsl.cz

Those of you who who recall Mr. Rukl might want to express your own condolensces to him either by e-mail or regular mail.

– Kenpo