Neil was the first editor I wrote for in 2007. He will be missed.
I was saddened to hear the news about Neil's death. I always enjoyed Neil's articles and what he contributed too the hobby.My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones.
Many years ago I received a call from one of the guys at CTT (can't remember who, maybe Dick Christiansen) saying that CTT would have a new editor and would I be so kind as to assist him whenever he had an electrical question. I was glad to help and immediately called Neil, where I learned to spell and pronounce his last name (he said it was Russian). Had a great call. Over the years I wrote a few guest editorials and, like many here, contributed details to collecting articles (especially enjoyed the Captain Kangaroo and his trains article). York is where you really get to know people and we talked about his cars, especially the Mercury Marauder.
We had a call when he left Kalmbach and he told me he had already purchased a home in Mexico and sold most of his trains. He was ready for retirement but it came a year early.
Sadly now we mourn the loss of another great contributor to beloved hobby.
God speed....
Lou N
@Sean007 posted:I was even more surprised to see that Neil lived in Toms River, NJ, and attended Ocean County College around the same time I was there. Same town, same college. Small world!
Yet another Jersey train guy.
Wow, only 61 years old. In addition to his wife's and kids' grief, his elderly parents have to deal with the death of their child. So sad.
Our deepest condolences from the staff at Nassau Hobby
Been out of the office thus my late post.....this is terrible news. Neil was a great guy and devoted to the hobby. His articles were very informative and entertaining. The entire team here at O Gauge Railroading are shocked and saddened at the loss of one of the pillars of this hobby....prayers for Neil's family and friends. He will be missed.....
Yes, prayers from Tennessee for his family, friends, and all us model railroaders that read his articles. He’s in a better place now, May God Bless his family. Thanks for the update, however it’s sad to hear.
Very sad news indeed. Sincere condolences to Neil’s family and friends. I too really enjoyed his writing style in CTT.
I'm sorry to hear about that. He did a lot of good things at Kalmbach and for the whole hobby.
Sad to hear
I enjoyed reading his contributions while with CCT
Praying for Peace for His family during this difficult time
Al
This is very sad news. My condolences to the family and friends.
Neil inspired me to actually complete my layout, down to the last detail. Neil also inspired me to write several CTT articles before he left. The last one was a feature of my layout which Carl stepped in and completed.
This is shocking in many ways. It is always shocking when it is someone you know, and then that he was only 61 when I am only a couple of years younger gives pause for thought, too.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and others grieving for him, I liked his enthusiasm at CTT (I liked it much better back then, while CTT is entertaining for me learning about the older trains and toy train history, it doesn't hold the charm it once did when they focused a bit more on layouts and such.
