It is our sad duty to report that Larry Kalinowski, the "Comet Man," has passed away. This is the 49th year of the Society's existence; Larry has been a member for 48 of them.
Larry's contributions to the society were countless. For many years, Larry wrote the Computer/Astro Chatter column for our WASP newsletter. His dedication to comet observing and his desire for other members to join him in rigorous observing led him to take over our observing award program, in which capacity he awarded hundreds of his beautiful hand-made badges to members who earned them. He created, hand-made, and sold a "barlow extender" to allow people on limited budgets to boost their magnification without buying new eyepieces. If there was a project we worked on, an event we hosted, or a way he could help fellow members, Larry did it, with enthusiasm, skill, and caring.
Friends in the W.A.S. - Larry with friends in November 2009
Please share your memories of Larry with your fellow club members any way you can. The board is putting together something for the visitation, so emails to board@warrenastro.org would be much appreciated. You can leave or read reminiscences on the visitation page. We will all miss him greatly.
Funeral arrangements and visitation information is as follows:
Kaul Funeral Home
Phone: 586-792-5000
35201 Garfield (near 15 Mile Road)
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Visitation is from 3-9 Thursday, May 6th and from 10-11am Friday, May 7th. Funeral services start at 11 AM Friday.
Mark John Christensen sends these photos:
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