In Memoriam: The People We Said Goodbye to in 2020

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Here's a final farewell to the tradesmen and women we lost this year, and it's sad to see how many were lost to various diseases, including from covid-19 directly or complications from to it, but it's also quite remarkable to see how many jewelers lived into their 90's, and even to over one hundred years of age. To me that speaks volumes about the satisfaction we get from working with gemstones and jewelry, which likely contributed to their long life. This is quite extensive so I'll give you the lead-in and you can use the link to read the tributes. RIP to all we lost this year.

In Memoriam: The People We Said Goodbye to in 2020
By Brecken Branstrator
brecken.branstrator@nationaljeweler.com
December 29, 2020



"New York—It’s never easy to say goodbye to family, friends or colleagues, but it was made even more difficult this year by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 took the lives of more than 1 million people worldwide—including more than 300,000 in the United States—and also meant families and friends weren’t able to gather to mourn and celebrate their loved ones’ lives as they normally would.

National Jeweler honors the retailers, executives, wholesalers, salespeople, jewelry historians, designers and others we lost this year by remembering them below. ... "
https://www.nationaljeweler.com/indepen ... to-in-2020