Dear Friends,  The Joplin Globe newspaper for Thursday October 24, 2002
contains an article about a memorial service that was held for "Ragtime
Bob" Darch: "Family, friends toast life of musician 'Ragtime Bob' Darch
remembered during 'informal happy wake'."  You can read the article at
http://www.joplinglobe.com/021024/regional/story3.html

We have lost a truly great musician and entertainer who cannot be replaced.

Sincerely,
David A. Vanderhoofven
Joplin, MO