One Of Our Community Has Passed Away - Robert Coulson (Wert)

A fellow collector just called me and told me Robert Coulson has passed away of an apparent heart attack this morning. I know he will be missed by many on this forum as he was a prolific poster. I will miss his posts on varieties he shared many with us.

Rest in peace Robert.

Mike

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Incredibly sad news. Absolutely loved Robert's posts - it just isn't going to be the same without him. Thanks for the info. Going to go flyspeck in his honour for a while…

I'm very sorry to hear that - Robert (wert) had an infectious enthusiasm for Canadian varieties & flyspecking and was a great contributor. He will be missed.

~Greg

Oh no! I didn't make the connection to Wert until the last post. His infectious "fly specking" will indeed be missed. RIP.

This is a shock and I am very sad as well. Got something in my eye, have to go.

Robert and I started our relationship by occasionally crossing swords but found ourselves exchanging many emails. I considered him a friend and over the last year or two we communicated quite a bit privately. He helped me better understand his enjoyment of flyspeccing and who he was as a person. He sent me this image of himself and his wife when he was 17 and another of him in the past few months.


Deepest condolences to his family and friends, I know that I will not be alone in missing him.
Don

sad news...Wert, you will be missed. I always read your prolific posts, as I learned flyspecking and experimented with the numerous tools you shared with the stamp community.
Sincere condolences to Robert's family and friends.

I am very sorry to hear about Robert. His passion for his stamps burned bright and he was always a gentleman. My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Rest in peace, Robert. I hope there's a stamp club wherever you are.

Very sad news,
I was looking forward to attending one of his club's meetings,
Would have been a pleasure to talk with him in person.
Really enjoyed his posts
My condolences to his friends and family,

So sad to hear this.
Whenever I saw a new post of wert's I wondered
what is he up to now and what new variety has he discovered?
Robert/wert made this forum interesting and he will
be truly missed.

Rest in peace.

Thanks for all your great posts Wert. Rest in Peace


Peter

Always sad to hear this sort of news.

R.I.P Wert & thoughts & prayers for his loved ones.

I was very sad to hear this. I always enjoyed reading Robert's posts.

My condolences to his family. RIP Robert

Sad news indeed.

Always enjoyed his posts about possible new varieties and ensuing discussions on this forum.
He truly had a zest for wanting to help educate others too. He and another person just had an article in the BNAPS paper in October.

I had a couple email conversations with him since I joined this forum and became long distance friends, as he was a gentleman who truly enjoyed collecting and studying postal material.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Mike

Sad news. Going to take awhile for that to sink in.

Robin