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Bill DeFranzo RIP
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Very Sad news that NSU's Promo and Pricing Guru passed away in the night. Such a lovely man and a great friend of NSU and the Philly show. I am sure NSU and Harris will post more.

Thoughts are with his family. RIP Bill it was lovely to know you Angel
 
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RIP Bill
 
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This is awful news, Bill was such a nice man, so sorry to hear this. Frown

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I'm not sure what to say, I just saw the postings on Facebook. Bill was a good friend, I think of him often, and really, really will miss him.

RIP Mr. DeFranzo.........
 
Posts: 5347 | Location: Warrenton, Virginia, USA | Registered: January 08, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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This is terrible news. Bill worked for NSU for so many years and was such a great friend to our family personally. He had a lot of friends in the card collecting community and will be severely missed.

Rest in piece, Bill.
 
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I always enjoyed connecting with Bill at the shows and online. He will truly be missed, the non-sports community lost a giant. Frown
 
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What a shock! Bill was a great guy to know and a very generous person. He will be missed.
 
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Bill was always such a great person to talk to, I will miss him greatly. R.I.P. friend.
 
Posts: 2911 | Location: Crystal Lake, IL | Registered: December 04, 2000Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Very sad news. Bill was not only a key member of the NSU staff and important to the hobby, he was also a good friend. He will be missed…greatly.

~Alan
 
Posts: 189 | Location: Bayonne, NJ USA | Registered: December 06, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Very sorry to hear. Bill was such a nice guy. He will be missed.
The Philly show will not be the same without him.
May he rest in peace.
 
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Very sad news. Was always very friendly at the Philly shows. He will be missed.
 
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I'm speechless. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
 
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Awful news, my condolences to his family. The non-sport card community has lost an important voice and a good friend.
 
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I'm so sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to Bill's family and friends. Frown
 
Posts: 2274 | Location: Ontario, Canada | Registered: September 20, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Writing this with tears.

Bill was a true gentleman and lovely to know. Although we only met in May, we spoke to each other and traded cards or almost a decade. There are people in this world who are just........ so nice. Bill was that guy.

Will really miss him but glad I got the chance to know him.

My condolences to his family and to the NSU family.
 
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Wow, terrible news. I never met Bill but did talk to him here and through email, and he was always great to talk to. My sincere condolences to everyone in his life.

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Originally posted by NL:
Writing this with tears.

Bill was a true gentleman and lovely to know. Although we only met in person this May, we spoke to each other and traded cards or almost a decade. There are people in this world who are just........ so nice. Bill was that guy.

Will really miss him but glad I got the chance to know him.

My condolences to his family and to the NSU family.
 
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Frown Oh No !!!! Mr. Bill. I met him a few years ago at Hampton Beach in N.H. and he was a gracious gentleman. Brought me a long box of promos and just wanted the friendship I gave. I feel I lost a brother in the NSU family. Shake Head I asked if he wanted to adopt me,I told him "I'm potty trained" and he almost busted a gut laughing. He told me that he liked it. And only 15 miles from where I live, but long bus ride for me. Shake Head

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This is shocking terrible news.... Haven't seen him in almost 2 yrs but always enjoyed talking & laughing w/him at shows. Still have FBook msgs online detailing our last big promo trade. How very sad...
 
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I wish I'd met him.
Thank you, Bill, for all you've done for our hobby.
My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

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