Thank you, Luke, for letting us know.  Ralph encouraged me when I was beginning to call dances in 1988, and was a very welcome presence at NEFFA both as a caller and at his booth in the crafts hall.  I remember dancing at the barn in Hazardville with great fondness.. My sympathy to his family Susan Elberger On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 10:47:16 AM EDT, Tim Klein via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: So sorry to hear. I am grateful to have one of his Irish flutes from way back. It is imprinted "89" on the back; I always assumed (hoped) that meant "89th flute made". On Monday, June 24, 2019, 9:29:29 AM EDT, Luke Donforth via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hello all,  Just letting the community know that Ralph Sweet passed away last week:https://memorials.leetestevens.com/ralph-sweet/3877859/index.php   I hope to keep dancing and calling for as long as he did. An inspiration.  -- Luke Donforth Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ List Name:  Callers mailing list List Address:  Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives:  https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ _______________________________________________ List Name:  Callers mailing list List Address:  Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Archives:  https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/