I am sorry to hear of her passing. I met her for the first time several years ago at one of the shell shows and she was extremely kind and gracious. My condolences to her family. I wished I could have joined her and Jim on one of their trips.

Sincerely, Lyle Therriault


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>From: Alan Gettleman <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Feb 2, 2011 2:23 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [CONCH-L] Katherine "Bobbi" Cordy
>
>Shelling Friends,
>
>Katherine "Bobbi" Cordy passed away this morning after a several month
>illness.  She was the show chairperson for the Astronaut Trail Shell Club
>for the entire time of our shell shows, Secretary for the COA, and co-chair
>of the COA conventions in 2001 and 2011.
>
>I visited Jim Cordy and his daughter Denise (from Houston) and there will be
>a memorial service for Bobbi but plans have not been completed.
>
>Bobbi was truly a larger than life person, a passionate advocate for the
>hobby and science of shelling and a person of extraordinary energy.  With
>her husband Jim, she led trips to many Bahamas locations over the past
>twenty years.  We are so pleased that she got to participate in the opening
>of the Johnson-Cordy Museum of Shells of the Brevard Natural History Museum
>last November, a lasting memorial to Bobbi and Jim for their extraordinary
>knowledge and passion for shells.
>
>The Astronaut Trail Shell Club is fortunate for her hard work which is a
>legacy in place for the COA convention this July and also for continuing our
>annual shell shows which already is scheduled for January 14-15, 2012.
>
>When we receive additional information, we will forward that to the list.
>
>Alan Gettleman
>Merritt Island, FL
>
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Lyle Therriault,
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