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billiard ball manipulator, but kept on display at the museum during the year for safekeeping.
Among his very close friends, and it would be impossible to list even a fraction of them, were the writer, C. Verne Block of Peoria, Illinois, and Bill Joy of Brook-field, Ohio, and their wives. Mrs. Joy has listed the following who she observed at Bill Baird's graveside services at Colon: Jack A!den, Bob Hurt, Stan Kramien, Bruce Posgate, Fred Kennedy, Neil Foster, Ken Griffin, Bob Lewis, Bob Mason, Dennis Metz, C. Verne Block, Bill & Ce Joy, Sid Lorraine, Marie Marshall, Lucille Baird, her son,
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Bill and daughter, Barbara, Bill's mother, Recil Bordner, Wally Wilson, Dr. Robert Pinney, Clare Cummings and the wives of many of the above.
To Bill Baird: Old buddy, wherever you are, please smile down on us and know we will always miss you. A beautiful oil painting of you is being prepared for replacement in the Magic Carpet and the Bill Baird Room will remain a permanent fixture there. Peace!!
C. Verne Bloch
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