"R.I.P. Duke Seifried" Topic

Not sure how many people know yet, but I have heard on Facebook that Duke Seifried passed away. Duke created many an extravaganza in his day and was a pioneer of this hobby. He will be missed.

My feeble attempt at an obituary: link

Walt

His games at Historicon were legendary. He had a huge impact on this hobby and without his influence, wargaming might look very different today.

RIP

I bow my head in respect for a legend.

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Met him in his store in Ohio & he took me on a tour of the place, showed me what he was sculpting & chatted. Later I was privileged to play in a convention game in Indiana that he was gamemaster. It was a FFL vs Tuareg game where he had sculpted & painted all the figures himself. Truly one of my most cherished memories. RIP Duke.

I multi-faceted man whose reach extended long and far. Most all of us owe our experiences in this amazing hobby to things he started, developed, or refined. He was a veteran, as well. Thanks, Duke.

Very sad news indeed.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

I meet him at the Tin Soldier many years ago. He was teaching how to stain paint. I also saw some of his games at Historicon back in the early 90s. He was a showman!

RIP

Rest in peace.

A great loss for the hobby. RIP.

Just saw this and as he cut down the number of Conventions he attended each year he was still a regular at Little Wars each year I met the "Uncle Duke" for the first time back in the 70's and it was always good to see him at a convention and chat with him. The last time I saw him you could tell that his disease was starting to take a toll on him. RIP Uncle Duke and thanks for all you've done for our hobby!

I never had the pleasure of meeting Mr Seifried, but he was a legend in the hobby.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.

I had the great fortune of first meeting Uncle Duke, at the early Gencons, in the 70's. I can be very glad our friendship had continued through the years. My love of minis and LOTR has not doubt been nurtured by him. As an attempt to honor the man and his works, HMGS-Midwest, had made him the only permanent VIP, in our organization. He is going to sorely missed, and for many us he was a "Giant in a World of Miniatures."

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I attended one of his speed painting classes at GenCon in the early 80's. Wish I had paid better attention.
RIP to one of the Masters

Jim

A huge lost – and Perpetual Light upon him and his huge gaming boards in the sky

So very sad. A great blow to the hobby. His games are some of my fondest memories of Historicons past. My condolences to his family.

ah yes, the "stain painting technique"….

A very friendly and unassuming fellow. He was always interested in what others were doing and what interested them. I met him first at Origins and even went out for sushi with him and others. RIP.

RIP good sir. I'm glad my kids and I got to play some games with you.

He was an amazing guy. May he rest in peace.

Loved seeing his grand and elaborate convention games. I was saddened when he sold off all his terrain from varied periods due to his health a number of years ago.
He was a nice person and an inspiration to anyone who loved the hobby.

Thank you, Walt, for your words. I don't think they were feeble at all.

Uncle Duke was a great showman, but behind that show was an amazing amount of substance. No smoke and mirrors here!

RIP, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

What a great gentleman!! An inspiration, a leader, a class act and a great friend. He will be missed greatly by many people, especially his family and friends. Thank you Uncle Duke for your immense input into our hobby world!!

Your friend
Robin

From such giants legends are born.

R.I.P. Duke!

He's just started his next re-generation. He has to do this every 80 years or so. He'll turn up about 2040, goatee and all.

Hope I'm still around.

Met him in 1977. RIP

I had the pleasure of seeing many of his magnificent games at Historicon but not meet him until he brought his gorgeous Aztec game to Bayou Wars some years ago. It was a very great delight to stalk with him and to participate in his game. He was a tremendous figure in, as he liked to call it, "adventure gaming" My condolences to his family and friends. The light of gaming is a little dimmer tonight.

For those who are interested about services for Duke. There will not be a funeral, but Annette will be doing a memorial/wake later this month. Will keep you posted.

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation can set up an online memorial that can raise funds for research.
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If someone close could write a tribute and share his story we can contribute in his name?

Another giant of the hobby passes. I am so sad to hear this. RIP.

While there is no schedule for ones departure from this world , Uncle Duke lived long enough to give so many gamers moments of great joy from his friendly nature to his vision and talent with his game tables .

Dont mourn him for he is in a better place with many of the giants of our hobby . Instead celebrate his life and endeavor to enjoy and advance this hobby that he so loved .

His family I hope takes great solace in the positive effect Duke has had on so many in our silly hobby ! RIP

I first met Uncle Duke at Historicon in the mid 1980's (I don't remember exactly which year). He started a relationship with me and my family. He was always good to my kids, friendly to my wife and took me under his wing. He showed me how to improve my painting style and was always very generous and gracious. And he was a showman. I was convention director for a Hurricon in Tampa (the one that was hit by the hurricane) and was able to bring him down to the con where he put on a fantastic game. Even with the Hurricane people came to see him. One of my fondest memories.

Met Uncle Duke 1977 at Staten Island Origins convention. Always loved to see him at our cons. Nice guy to talk too. He will always be remembered as my Uncle Duke. I'm sure I've got a lot of cousins. Duke was a major major contributer to our hobby.

Memorial Service for Duke Seifried

The Memorial Service for Duke will be Saturday, October 20 at 11:00 a.m., at Hope Lutheran
Church, 335 Dairyland Dr, Milton, WI. There will be a visitation prior to and luncheon following
the service. The Jazz for Jesus band, of which Duke was a member, will perform.

This willdefinitely be a Celebration of Duke's life, as he requested – "no doom or gloom!" There will be
an opportunity at the service for those who want to share remembrances to do so, and vintageDuke video clips can be viewed during the luncheon. If you are planning on attending theluncheon, please e-mail me so we have an idea of how much food to prepare.

My e-mail is: Nplus9010@aol.com
Due to family members with allergies – please, no flowers.

Our family cannot adequately express our heartfelt thanks for the many kind words and
remembrances we have received. We are touched and grateful.

Thank you all and may God bless you. We look forward to seeing you on October 20th.

Annette Baker (Duke's wife and number one cheerleader) and Family

Everyone,

There's going to be someone at Historicon on Friday that wants to do some short interviews with people who knew Duke Seifried for a documentary he's putting together. If anyone is willing to share a few stories and is comfortable in front of a camera please message me at director@historicon.org and let me know how we can get in contact with you at the show and I'll pass that information along.

Thanks and see you all soon,
Joby