[Ansteorra] Fw: [TY] A sad passing

[David Backlin]

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From: "Cathal" <cathal at mindspring.com>
To: <meridian-ty at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: [TY] A sad passing


> 
> 
> The First Knight of the Society has Passed Away
> 
> Submitted by Juana Isabella on Tue, 2008/09/23 - 21:32.
> The First Knight of the Society, Sir Ardral Argo Ver Kaeysc, also 
> known as David the Herald, and known in modern times at David Bradley, 
> died in his sleep on Thursday, September 11, 2008.
> He was 57. He was Diana Listmaker's nephew. A wake will be held for 
> friends and family.
> 
> Sir Ardral was knighted on May 1, A.S. I (modernly 1966) at the very 
> first tournament of what would become the Society for Creative 
> Anachronism. The venue (around Berkeley, California) would later 
> become part of the West Kingdom. His heraldic device, registered in 
> 1971, is blazoned "Sable, a pall argent surmounting a pall inverted 
> Or."
> 
> 
> 
> ***The foregoing is from SCAtoday.net***
> 
> Cathal.
>