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This news came as a huge shock to me, our thoughts are with his family and all those that knew Walter.
I never had the privilege of meeting him in person but his enthusiasm, knowledge and generosity for solar astronomy was exceptional and inspirational.

Thank you Walter!


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Thanks for posting this Mark. Very moving,
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Shocked and saddened. .. I will miss his posts and knowledge sharing...


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As a bit of an update for people; I was speaking with Walters sister yesterday. She told me that following his death on monday the family went to see him one final time on tuesday in the hospital, where, even though he was dead was lay there smiling. He was cremated on thursday and on friday his wife returned with the ashes to the family home.

There will be a farewell ceremony on saturday 22nd august at Walters favourite place, Sewenseeli where his ashes will be cast. I've included a couple of images of this tranquil place.
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Myself and Fiona were due to fly to Switzerland on the 22nd to visit Walter anyway, we had arranged all this months ago, however we have rescheduled our outbound flight so we arrive on the 21st instead so that we can attend the farewell ceremony. Walter had wanted his family friends to gather after the ceremony for a meal. I know it will be an emotional day but it will be one that I would not want to miss. We have already met some of Walters family and friends look forward to meeting more and sharing happy stories of Walter.

I have made sure the family are aware of everyones heart felt messages and will continue to do so.


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Mark: Please convey my sincere condolences to Walter's family


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I have a few posts, in which Walter always attended, and seems to have a long-time friend, this is the power of simple man

Mark, it will be nice if you can "in respect of the local culture" take some pictures of the ceremony for us, would help our emotion to feel more close to Walter.


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I will Geremia


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A wonderful place from which to rest and contemplate the universe.
My thoughts will be with Walter and with you on that day.


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Thanks for the update Mark


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Just another voice of fond appreciation for Walter. His kind voice has been a part of the solar community for many years and will be missed. Thank you for sharing the information and thoughts Mark.


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Thanks Mark for letting us know of Walter's passing.

Though I have not met Walter, he has been a great encouragement to me with his kind comments for my postings.

Please convey my condolences to his family and also let them know that Walter has been a blessing to a person in a far-away land.

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Tis very sad :( ... and reminds me of "Milts" passing ref the CN binocular forum ,

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It is with great sadness to hear the passing of Walter Koch (Swisswalter), his commitment to this group was immense and he will be sadly missed.

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I read this news today & am lost for words. I will miss Walter & his enthusiasm he provided this group. My thoughts are with his family & our Solar community.


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I just came back from holiday. Very very sad to read that Walter has passed away. :(

My heart goes out to his family.


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Beautiful, beautiful place for Walter to rest in peace.

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this sucks :(. i think we would struggle to find even one member of this forum that walter didn't at least say 'welcome to that wonderful site' to.

as a semi-funny story i'll share my pm conversation with walter :

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rxdeath:

my name isn't john, fyi, not sure why you keep calling me that...

thanks for the heads up i take your advice with extra weight due to your massive experience, thanks for answering on a newbie's threads, i appreciate it :)

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Hi John ;)

I call everybody John as long as I do not find out the real first name. Most of the members have a real first name

walter

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i was like wth does this dude keep calling me john, does he think i'm someone else? :)


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:lol: :lol: :lol: that sounds just like Walter! aahhh! so was that his secret, I always wondered how he knew everyone's name, he just made it up :lol: :lol: :lol:

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It just came to my mind: Once, I believe it was still on CN forum, I commented on a joke he made (actually a very good one) and he told me something like "I'm a rarity: A swiss with a sense of humour!". He sure was a rarity!

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I saw this bad news now, I'm really sorry.


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From Joe Sullivan:

I was unable to post in time due to access issues. I see Stephen has allowed the posts to end. Perhaps rightfully so but I have had this sitting on my desktop. I needed to share this. Please share/place it as appropriate:

Many apologies to all for my long hiatus,

More than a tear here too was shed when I read this sad news. Walter was one of those people that one found themselves hoping that they would be able meet. One of those guys you wanted to share a cold one with. Nothing was sacred, Walter would tear into a new Cak filter so fast it was stunning, just to see how it worked (A man after my own heartJ). As stated in other posts, Walter truly was the heart of the forum with his kind words, help, and enthusiasm for this community. His myriad of posts demonstrated that. Many of us felt like we knew him. It was as if he invited into his home with the pictures of his home, lovely wife, jokes he would post like his wife’s, (She must have been shopping, hope she didn’t see that. J) sewing machine strapped on an equatorial mount (J So LOL) and his continually ongoing optical experiments and detailed microscopic posts (literally). All in a genuine effort to help, educate, and entertain. Walter was one of the few on my Facebook contacts page. I still have experiments sitting on my hutch that I hoped to enthusiastically share with him one day soon. Walter has been inspiration to many of us. I know he was to me. This forum truly did lose a loved, valuable friend and contributor. Regardless, Walter will indeed be missed. I think I speak for many of us when I say, CHEERS! We will see you on the other side Walter!

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Thanks Mark. Re Sewenseeli, Indeed a beautiful place to rest for our friend. Thanks for that post.


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What a sad news...

I will miss my dear swiss friend, his kindness, his generosity in helping all of us, his inclination to participate and share his experience

My sincere condolences to his family and his friends

Walter used to repeat this phrase, but we'll have less "fun in the sun" without you, Walter


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RIP swisswalter...

This is the record he made in this forum:
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Hi Mark...

I've missed this original post while work left me limited time to follow everything closely...but very sad to hear of Walter's passing. Thanks for the updates and the pics of his chosen resting place.

I believe it was Walter that invited me to join this group, for that I am grateful. I miss all of his posts and comments...RIP Walter.

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I just saw this week end this bad news....I'm really shocked!

As said he was a man that feel to know you personally like a friend.
Always writing smart and constructive comment.

I try several time to invite him but we never could find the right moment...

I will regret him....

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I still feel sad when I think about it now.

Here is an album of pictures from the ceremony a relative of his took. As you might see, Walter wanted flowers from his garden to be cast with his ashes and for everyone to enjoy his favourite wine - very Walter!

https://www.flickr.com/gp/brierleyhillsolar/f06U85

We spent a lot of time talking with his family and friends, everybody recounting happy tales. One that really made smile was with a group of friends he went to university with, and there was an 'experiment' that the lecturers said was impossible to do, however Walter argued with his lecturers that by 'modifying' the experiment it would work and proceeded to do it anyway; well apparently it did work but a side effect was a large explosion that filled the lab with soot and smoke causing an evacuation. The lecturers were not happy with him, but Walter continued to argue that they had not stipulated that he was not allowed to do it with an explosion. Throughout his university career he became infamous among his peers and lecturers for doing experiments that other people would not do... Sounds familiar eh?

His friends and family knew that he liked his 'stars', but were amazed at how many people knew him in these 'circles' and also how respected he was. It was nice to be able, and very much appreciated by his friends and family, for me to share pictures of Walter on Facebook and also this forum that they were not aware existed.


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Thanks for posting this Mark; fabulous place and a very moving tribute to one of the nicest guys I ever met.


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thank you Mark !


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Thanks Mark


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Thanks Mark.


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Thank, Mark.

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Walters last message really touched me; he told me he was going to go to his favourite star and look back at us all and smile.
Oh my gosh! I was wondering why there weren't any recent posts from Walter -- greatly missed, and condolances to his family.

Rest in Peace and shine on forever Walter...

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More than any other, it’s the best.

A part of earth for just a while
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There it’s free to roam.

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Thank you Mark for sharing those lovely moments with us.

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Sorry I missed the original post during the end of term rush, followed by a vacation and beginning of term rush.
Very sad news indeed. I never met him in person but through his many discussions, comments, and encouragements on SolarChat and his answers to many of my questions I got a great appreciation of his open, generous, and enthusiastic personality. Very sad to hear he is no longer with us. Condolences to his family and friends everywhere in the world.


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Beautiful. Thank you Mark.


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Proper 'lump to the throat stuff' this, Mark, mate.

Truly a sad loss to our community.

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Thanks for the photographs Mark, very moving.

Bob, what a wonderful poem, was that written by your wife/daughter?

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I'm shocked to hear this sad news just now, I have had no internet for a while due to a move. RIP Walter and my condolences to family and friends.

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Afternoon all, I have managed to find a good home for the coin Walter gave me the last time we met (as you may know we had a bet on the Spot count and Walter gave me a 1 Swiss franc coin to pay his dues......)
Well it has been on my shelf since then and a reminder of one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting....

Anyway, last week there was the auction of the remaining items of Sir Patrick Moore's estate that could not be used for the permanent displays and of no scientific value. It was a 2 day auction and I attended via the live link on the webby thing so could take part........

Most of the lots went for a lot more than my budget would allow, but managed to win the last box of memorabilia that was up for bids....

It was a box of random items really, which seems more personal items as Sir Patrick would have spotted them, bought them and used them, one of the items was his coin purse..........

A fitting resting place for Walter's coin, and can just imagine Walter looking down and having a chuckle.......

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Thats a fantastic marriage of items Richard. I'm sure you are right that Walter would smile at the idea......... maybe their atoms will join up and dance in the stardust some day :P


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grimble_cornet wrote:Thats a fantastic marriage of items Richard. I'm sure you are right that Walter would smile at the idea......... maybe their atoms will join up and dance in the stardust some day :P
Nice thoughts and image of the coin purse
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Wonderful! I bet they are having a good chat up there :)

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That's lovely Richard, a fitting memory.

Barbara sent us a card recently, thought it was fitting to put it here for people to see, you may have to click on the image and view it full screen to view.
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