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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Barbara was my tour guide around the Kokugikan the very first time I went there for a tournament. This was back in 2004 when I was working at Camp Zama. She was a wonderful, giving person and a fount of sumo information. She will be missed greatly.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Torideyama</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:25:15 PM CDT, Jeffrey Anderson <jpaitv@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpe5973649yiv1699272897"><div>It is my very sad duty to tell you that Barbara Ann Klein, also known as Babanoshuzan to early gamers, passed away May 22. She was a frequent contributor to this listserve for well over 20 years, going back to the mid 1990’s. I loved her as a dear friend over the decades, and she also me. I don’t know what else to say as I am truly mourning Her passing. If you have a special memory of Barbara Ann, treasure it in your heart or share it here with us, her long time listserver friends and acquaintances. </div><div><br></div><div>Barbara Ann was the one who gave me my nickname of Gai and She always used it when talking with me. I gave her the special nickname of Baba and used it always with her. <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="ydpe5973649yiv1699272897gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div>Gaijingai</div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div>
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