KOTCT
Castle Courtyard => General Discussion / Questions => Topic started by: Humpybong on October 13, 2015, 03:23:58 PM
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Gary Burke was a founding member of the Knights of the Coin Table, another online coin collecting club, (he was known as CoinCrusader) and he was very involved with the production and distribution of the annual club medals being offered by the KotCT since 2007. Gary's fellow Coloradoan, Daniel Carr, is the medal designer, and he would ship Gary all the medals, and Gary would ship them out individually to all the members of the KotCT worldwide, including a bulk shipment to Australia for further distribution locally there. Gary's favorite style KotCT medal was the 63mm pewter, which the KotCT has kept up, along with the 39mm medals, mostly at Gary's urging. At this time, the KotCT is working with Daniel Carr to create a special commemorative 63mm pewter medal as a tribute to Gary. The KotCT wishes to make this medal available, inexpensively, to any people who have enjoyed numismatics along with Gary. One image being discussed as a component of the medal is a turtle, since that is the animal he depicted as carrying the medals across the oceans to deliver to the members, slow but sure. A proposed motto is: "Shipping Friendship Around the World". And not only did Gary himself participate in numismatics, but numerous members of his family joined right along with him.
Gary Burke December 27, 1942 - March 18, 2010
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It's been 5 1/2 since he passed away and I still miss him . :(
His medallion will always be special to me.
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If you can remember, When Gary knew his days were numbered he and his wife set out on a trip to the east coast. He said he had never traveled to New England and always wanted to go, so they did. On his way back he stopped at Terry Adams home to meet and visit with him. I was lucky enough to be there too to meet and greet Gary. His health was poor and he had trouble moving around but I remember his spirits were high. We all talked and laughed for a good while then he said he needed to go. It was hard to keep it together when he said, "It's hard to believe that this is our first and last time we will ever see each other".
It was a good day and a sad one all at the same time. But, I'm truly glad it happened....
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Thanks for sharing that precious memory Terry.
I didn't realise he was that sick, when he made that trip.
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Vale Gary Burke December 27, 1942 - March 18, 2010
6 Years today since Gary passed.
Remembered often never forgotten.
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Vale Gary Burke (CoinCrusader) December 27, 1942 - March 18, 2010
Burke's Turtle Delivery Service.......boy did those turtles work hard when delivering to Australia
Remembered often never forgotten.
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I will always miss you Buddy. :(
You were a great help in building my U.S. coin collection,
and a wonderful friend.
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This post, Those words and you all are the reason that i still login to the castle........ although i sold my coin collection and i am officially a stamp collector now but still i will be always proud to be one of the Knights ......
i missed you all my friends and i sure miss Gary.
The castle looks great ... TKO is doing a great job as always :)
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This post, Those words and you all are the reason that i still login to the castle........ although i sold my coin collection and i am officially a stamp collector now but still i will be always proud to be one of the Knights ......
i missed you all my friends and i sure miss Gary.
The castle looks great ... TKO is doing a great job as always :)
Nice to see you here Amr. Did my parcel of stamps ever reach you?
Maybe TKO could add a stamp collecting section.