Ian McConnelly's Passing

[purplepennyhunter]

As gnome mentioned in another thread Ian McConnelly has unfortunately passed away. Our condolences to his family.

"MCCONNELLY, Ian Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service for Ian McConnelly to be held at our Wellington Chapel, Cornelian Bay, Hobart on Monday (10 July 2017) commencing at 1:00 pm. In lieu of floral tributes, donations to Guide Dogs Australia would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Millingtons Pty Ltd 0362114888"
Newspaper Link

[gnome]

Sorry to hear this sad news, had a couple of chats with Ian over the years. RIP.

[humpybong]

Very sad news....another good one bites the dust.

He will be missed, loved to read his article in the CAB Magazine.

[Bigfellani5]

Sorry to here. A big loss to the coin world. I wish is family all the best

[Mister T]

Sad. I remember meeting him at one of the ANDA shows in Brisbane a few years ago - he was selling that month's CAB at the CAB stand (which I haven't seen make an appearance since) and he sold it to me cheap.

[autocoupler]

I met and had a chat with Ian at a Brisbane coin show a few years back. He was a good bloke who loved what he did in the world of numismatics. RIP

[Basil]

Very Sad..

[Nevol]

Very sad. RIP Ian. My condolences to his family.

[Hercules]

I never met him, but I've got two of his books, which I'm very impressed with. I sure hope someone else will be able to pick up where he left off and continue the great work that he's done, because it would be a real shame if his books weren't kept up-to-date and they eventually went out-of-print because of this. RIP Ian.

[Goldseeker]

RIP Ian.   I enjoyed our emails and conversations of the past.   Condolences to family members.

[runway]

Ian was one of the great contributors to CAB magazine over many years
I loved his motto: VARIETIES - THE THINKING ARM OF NUMISMATICS
My condolences as well
Fred Lever is also a great contributor I hope he can continue and fill the void

[Greg McDonald]

I never had the pleasure of meeting Ian in person, but those who did have always spoken about a friendly and enthusiastic collector, always willing to share his wit and knowledge with all comers. A true rarity.  Condolences to Ian's family. As they grieve his loss it may help to know that there are bowed heads throughout the numismatic world who are also mourning his passing. RIP!

[fred lever]

Hi All, I will certainly miss my chats with Ian. We may have had differing views on things, but we got on well with our common love of simply collecting Aussie coins and looking for differences. He had a damn good memory for errors and was always up for a talk about a certain coin. I may have shouted at him a few times and expected a good serve back. We will always miss a solid rock like him in the stream of life. See  Ya  Ian.

[frenc11]

very sad news about IAN