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Jerry Sell, mrsell63, has passed.
I watched as this day approached and had a sadness build.
And now he is gone.
Jerry had been honing for 35 years; a master.
He read my whining on this forum, over honing a few years ago, and reached out to help me.
We lived within 20 minutes of each other.
Many days were spent in my shop to bring me up to speed, and to a point I now can
produce an edge.
He was a veteran, I believe serving on a carrier.
We lost a good and knowledgeable friend.
Rest in peace
Sad news, but thanks for the heads up. Jerry and I had been in touch through email before, and since he became ill. He was a great guy and a fine member of SRP. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Sad to hear, Jerry was a very nice guy.
I'm sorry to report to our friends that Jerry Sell (mrsell63) has passed. He had been diagnosed with cancer approximately one year ago and will be laid to rest this coming Monday.
I decided to post this news here under the stropping section because he would often pride himself on his stropping ability. He could strop with the best of em and I know that he's helped plenty of us guys here on the topic.
I met Jerry here a few years ago. We quickly learned that we were practically neighbors. He soon became a regular visitor, customer and friend of me and my barbershop. He was generous and super eager to spread his knowledge on straight shaving. The time we spent together honing and stropping gave him a great sense of fulfillment. He loved to sharpen.
Take a second to say a prayer for him and his family. He was a great friend.
A loss to the community. Jerry sold me one of my first properly working straights when I was starting out, for a very reasonable price, and was always a class act when I dialogued with home on here. I still have that razor and use it still.
Rest in peace Jerry.
May you rest in eternal peace free from pain Jerry. You are a loss to our family here and will be greatly missed. My condolences to your family.
Very sad news indeed, thank-you for letting us know.
I'm sure the Universe welcomed him with open arms. And a list of razors to be honed properly. My hope is that his family is remembering and rejoicing in the good moments of his life.
We have been email friends for years...I shall surely miss him Another unfilled space left in my life.
God love him!
Sad to hear this. I only interacted with Jerry on the forum, but he was always helpful and quite knowledgeable.
He helped many people. A great loss to our community for certain.
may he Rest in Peace.
Hard to believe just a few weeks ago I was conversing with him. May he rest in peace. God Bless his soul.
A sad loss indeed. He will be missed. RIP my friend.
Sorry to hear this :(
Sad to hear. A very helpful member of the SRP family. Condolences to his family.
So sad to hear this, Jerry was so passionate about honing... exchange many Pm's with him such a nice and generous person. A while back i did a razor exchange with him for honing, put a wicked edge on a shorty Boker for me, i still have that razor and will shave with it tomorrow morning in his honor.
Rest in peace Jerry.
Never good to hear of a member's passing. RIP Jerry with condolences to his family.
Bob
RIP.
Another sad day for our community
Bad news indeed. He was a passionate collector with a ton of experience.
RIP Mr.Sell.
A Very Good Man Gone!
He always helped me when I was trying to find some hands on help in his area. If he was too far away, he'd suggest others who he thought could be of help.
My condolences to his family. We will keep them in our prayers
It is an unfortunate loss and my heart goes out to his friends and family.
Absent from the forum, but not forgotten,,,,,,,
RIP Mrsell63, commiserations to friends and family.
RIP Jerry, my thoughts and prayers go out for your friends and family
One of my posts describes his skill, but hardly does justice:
FWIW, When MrSell talks about gear, I listen very closely. He's been str8 shaving longer than many have been alive. His assessment of a blade has not missed yet, in my experience.
We traded edges, email, experiments. He was the smarter older brother to alot of our efforts. His generosity with (good) help made him tall timber in my thinking.
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Shocking news! His wise words will be sorely missed.
My condolences go out to his family. May he rest in peace.
His knowledge shared with us will live on in us. God Bless.
Sorry to hear this....always enjoyed reading his posts
I just noticed this post, so sad to hear about. I always enjoyed his expertise on here and Razor and Stone as well!
I am sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
I knew he was ill and you hate asking. Jerry was genuine and had a kind heart. I will miss him.
Mike
My condolences to the family and friends, we have lost to many of our brothers in this forum of late. Tc
Just now find out he passed away. Rest in peace. Was great Man.
still remember ones he need a little help about the razor i said let's learn how to hone it. He agreed and learned how to hone the razors.
My Condolences to the family and Friends.
You will be always remembered in my heart Jerry
Thank you for everything.
Sham
