MAAC Membership,

We are so sorry to hear about the recent passing of our good friend, fellow collector and MAAC Vice-President Mr. Johnny Bassett.  Johnny was always there whenever a volunteer was needed.  He always kept a smile on his face and filled the room with humor.  Everyone always stopped to chat with Johnny because of his upbeat personality and infectious laughter.  As Vice-President, Johnny was in charge of organizing all the wonderful displays that you viewed at every show.  When there weren't enough displays he always filled in with some wonderful exhibit from his own collection.  He called Joyce and me regularly not only to see if we needed help with anything regarding the club, but also to find out how we were.  This was the kind of man that Johnny was.  He put the club and his friends first, always.  There will be a hole on our board that we can never fill the same way again.  Our hearts are heavy for the loss of a wonderful man.  MAAC would like to express its condolences to Johnny's family.  In closing I would like to mention that after every phone call to us, Johnny would always say "I love you guys".  Now we would like to say to you Johnny - "We love you dear friend”