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Posted by on Oct 13, 2013 in Blog, Personal | 1 comment

Ion Petre (1952-2013)

 

Ion Petre

The Petre Family in Bucharest, Romania, circa 1963. Ion Petre stands in the middle. Marieta is the little girl in front.

 

Ion Petre was born in Bucharest, Romania, lived in Geldrop, Holland, and died unexpectantly in Oct. 2013.  He was my brother-in-law.

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Posted by on Oct 11, 2013 in Blog, Personal | 9 comments

45 Minutes

 

Ion Petre

 

The door closed behind him.

No one could have possibly known that the closing door behind Ion would silence his voice forever.  It would erase all the plans that lay ahead.  It would come to wall off a lifetime of memories.  It would become a barrier and a breaking point.

This would be the last time we would see Ion’s face so full of life, so full of joy, so full of hope for the future.

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Posted by on Oct 1, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 2 comments

The Passing of Tom Sexton

 

tom-sexton

 

Mike Sexton announced his brother Tom Sexton passed away.  He died of pancreatic cancer.  Tom will be remembered as one of the most joyous people some of us have ever known.  He will surely be missed.  The following article appeared when Tom’s illness was first announced a month ago.

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