I'd love to dance a bunch of these at Ralph Page next year. I wonder if the committee would be willing to extend the border of New England over to PA? My mother was born and raised in Reading, I know a fair amount of the city's history and current struggles. It's good to know it was the home of someone like Roger. Thanks for sharing. On 2/1/20, Diane Silver via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Thanks Bob.  I'm sorry for your loss, and I wish I had had a chance to > know Roger. > Thanks for sharing the dances.  That's a nice way to remember him. > > Diane > > On 1/31/2020 7:27 PM, Bob Isaacs via Contra Callers wrote: >> Hi All: >> >> Most of you probably didn't know Roger Auman, who passed away earlier >> this week. Roger was a longtime avid contra dancer, a fine caller, an >> inventive choreographer, and most of all, as nice a person as you >> could ever hope to meet.  We would cross paths at dances in Princeton, >> Philly, Bethlehem, and many other places, and for several years we had >> this routine; I would come up to him at the break, and ask "What do >> you have today?" and he would show me a new dance*every time*.  It was >> fun to watch him progress from first-timer efforts to good to outright >> winners.  Attached are some of the gifts he left us. >> >> Roger hailed from Reading, PA, and if you happen to be at the nearby >> Birdsboro contra dance tomorrow, we will dance several of his to >> remember him. For those of us in the Mid-Atlantic region who knew him >> well, he will be truly missed - >> >> Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net > >