We have been down for a while. During this time,,on Feb 3rd our member, friend , co Moderator, 'Odal' has passed away....

His real name is Goetz Abele and was from Germany.. He was a family man, a good, honest, dependable loving person... He was a policeman and so far no one is really sure of how he died..

I know we will ALL miss him very much .. He had the voice of reason here. He had a wonderful collection and did much study on the topic. He's helped me countless times doing translations for the book project.

Thank you so much Odal. All my love and respect go to you,,,,,Rest in peace brother...

May God bless your family and our condolences to them.....,Gaspare

Agree. RIP.

A fine forum member. He will be missed. RIP

Sad news, RIP. Such a young age. Appreciate every day and never sweat the petty stuff. Life is too short.
Ron

hi ron
yes very sad to hear about odel may his soul rest in peace yes passed very young i believe 58 yrs old to young to leave i knew him for over the last five years he was a real gentleman knowledgble honest and spoke his peace especially what he knew on third reich german rings what a loss for our ring forum here on gdc it will be hard for a while and im sure he will be missed here big time by every body he is in a better place now with our lord rest in peice meine friend andy militarynut

rest in peace gotz, god bless. mike

Rest in peace Gotz.
Rich

RIP ...

Although I have not known him in person I always appreciated his experienced and polite comments. A deep loss as human beeing and as collector. RIP, G?tz!

RIP Gotz.
great guy he was

I always enjoyed his posts and his demeanor. Sorry he is gone.

Actually a sad new, I'm speechless....

Ric

Saw this terrible news a couple of weeks ago on the WRF Ring Forum. Very sad. Goetz was a real gent and helped me out several times with his amazing knowledge. I was exchanging emails with him shortly before he died and nothing seemed amiss. He will be missed.

Wherever you meine freund, I hope you are in peace. You will be missed by many, myself included. Gott mit dir!!!

A terrible loss to the collecting community, R.I.P
Condolences to the family

* I've made this a sticky.

- It's going to stay up here near the top in honor of our brother 'Odal' / Goetz...

shocked.....too sad....life is too short....I cannot believe such a loss - such a gentleman and a good person....he is missed and I am not sure this forum will ever be the same

Well Known on the Warrelics forum..which i have just posted the news there .

A credit to the hobby..Rest in peace and my condolences to his family and friends

Regards Larry

RIP Gotz

Goodbye my friend. Thank you for all your help. I will miss the online conversations we had. Condolences to the Abele family. I'm going to make something from the German cookbook he sent me in his honour. - Rob

What a all around super nice guy! It will not be the same without him. Loved every time he posted and shared his knowledge and collection. He is one that will sorely be missed but not forgotten. RIP

So very young, such bad news my thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones, sincerely, Ryan Sellick

I had the pleasure of dealing with goetz on a few occasions.. His advice was priceless.

Very sad news. thoughts are with him today.

Just saw this, very sad... R.I.P...