Sad News: Foggymountain Has Passed Away

[peacepiper85]

Hi Everyone,

I got an email from Bruce’s wife, Mavie, telling me that he has passed away.

As you may know, Bruce A. Cahn, aka Foggymountain on this forum, was the resident Dunhill expert. He sold Dunhill pipes several decades ago and he had amassed a vast collection of Dunhills.

In 2018, Bruce decided to quit pipe smoking and started selling off his Dunhills. Many of you may now own one of his pipes. In addition, Bruce was an artist, and did paintings, watercolors, gouaches, and photographs. Mavie is currently photographing them to possibly make a website showcasing his art.

I would love to hear your stories about Bruce if you knew him.

Did not know him but sad to lose a brother of the briar!

 

[kcghost]

Sad to see you go, Foggy.

 

[paulfg]

I dont do prayers as its a load of bol++cks but sad to here of a fellow pipe smoker going,his knowledge will be missed

 

[judcole]

My condolences to those who loved him. He was a valuable voice in this forum.

 

[JMcQ]

What a downer. RIP

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Cheers to Foggymountain!?️

 

[ukbob]

Sad news indeed . R.I.P Foggy.

 

[briarbuck]

To a life well lived. Well done Sir.

 

[mso489]

...I'll second the motion on how level and factual foggy was, that gave him a gravitas and credibility. I tended to believe what he said as more than just opinion, hard won observations. I really liked and enjoyed his posts.

 

[voorhees]

God speed Foggy.

 

[brian64]

Very sorry to hear it. RIP Foggy.

 

[JimInks]

Very sad news. He was a great guy. RIP.

 

[mortonbriar]

I feel like I started missing his posts quite a while ago, but it is sad to know it is final. Rest well Foggy....

 

[yaddy306]

Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Sad to hear...thoughts and prayers for him and his family. It's nice to read the kind words said about him...he will be missed!

 

[jaytex1969]

Bruce's sell off of his "first generation" aged ODF tins was the "a-ha" moment where I finally understood the benefits of aging.

When I bought the tins, he mentioned, generally, that he was selling off pipes and to ask him, if interested.

I told him I'd be interested in having one of his pipes and if he had a $25 pipe laying around, to add it to the tobacco purchase.

After he scolded me and proclaimed he had no $25 pipes, he sold me a Hilson Vintage Panel for that price, which has become a cherished VaPer smoker. As a clueless "noob", I really appreciated that pipe.



Because of that experience, I just yesterday picked up two Hilson Vintage estates on that damned auction site.

RIP, foggymountain. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[mikestanley]

May this fine piper rest in peace.

Mike S.

 

[renfield]

R.I.P. Foggy and condolences to his friends and family. Sad news.

I always enjoyed his posts.

 

[redglow]

RIP Foggy. You will be missed.

 

[craig61a]

While I didn’t know him that well, I enjoyed reading his posts. Bought a bunch of tobacco from him in the fall of 2018. RIP.