[gtank@hq.jcic.org: Re: Carl Barks]

[Per Starback]

I got the following mail from a non-member today.  I don't know who
Gerhard W. Tank is or what his connection to Unca Carl is, but I've
sent a copy of this back to him.

> From: "Gerhard W. Tank" <gtank at hq.jcic.org>
> Subject: Re: Carl Barks

> Just a brief message to let all of Carl's fans know, if you put it out on 
the 
> internet that he is alive and well. He will be celebrating his 94th on 
> March 27 and any birthday greetings directed at me will be forwarded on 
> to him. He is a native Oregonian (state of Oregon) raised on a homestead 
> in the town of Merrell. On March 31 he will be honored in Salem, Oregon, 
> our capitol as Honorary Citizen of the Year. He was widowed about two 
> years ago and has again taken to painting Uncle Scrooge and his Duckburg 
> friends for Disney and these are being reproduced as Xerographs rather 
> than lithographs and come ready framed from Disney. For comments send 
> messages to me at gtank at hq.jcic.org.   I enjoyed reading all the data on 
> the web.
>