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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sorry to hear that, Jim. You didn’t say what instrument Dick played. Jim Kash<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>De:</b> jobriant@garlic.com <jobriant@garlic.com> <br><b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 19 de abril de 2023 13:32<br><b>Para:</b> Jim Kash <jim@kashprod.com><br><b>CC:</b> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com><br><b>Asunto:</b> [Dixielandjazz] RIP Dick Williams - Apr 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:white'>Word comes from Austin, TX, that Capt. Dick Williams, USMC Ret., passed away on April 17, 2023 in Austin, TX, where he had recently relocated to live near his younger son, Tyler. It was my privilege to be the "anchor" tuba player for Dick's "Jazzsea Jammers" open jam sets at festivals (Fresno, San Diego, Pismo Beach and others), and to play under his leadership in the South Bay Traditional Jazz Society's "South Bay Jammers" for more than 15 years.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:white'>Jim O'Briant<br>Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers Vintage Jazz Band<br>Tuba, Earl Scheelar's Zenith Jazz Band</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>