Bickering

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Alex_Moiseyev
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My relations with PA

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Hi, Jay !

Yes, I lived in Pittsburgh with my family from September 1992 until February 2003 when my house in Cranberry (Pittsburgh suburb) was sold. Two of my "American kids" were born here in Magee Hospital in 1995 and 1999. My old son Michael (24) was graduated in Carnegie Mellon University.

All after all, today I am still an employee of PNC BANK since 1998, Pittsburgh based company and continue to commute to Pittsburgh from Columbus or Cincinnati every day. I continue to visit my Pittsburgh office 1-2 times a months for important meetings and celebrations.

Hence, my wife and old son still care a valid PA license even though she lives in OH and he lives in NY !

My relations with PA remain to be very strong and active today, and everything happened with PA Fund grab my full and undivided attention.

After I moved to Ohio, I established a "permanent rotated trophy" known as "Alex trophy" for PA State Checkers Champion.

I was a major receiver :D of good portion of Frank Fund before it changed hands and Deweber Fund after changing the title. It is important fact for me that my long time friend Tony Kozenski was completely unaware of this transaction and everything was done "behind" him and keeping him in the dark. I can't accept this in my heart and probably never will.

With all good wishes - save principal from maintenance fee - it is less important for me than the fact money change hands and title without prior notification of checkers fraternity.

Sincerely,

Alex Moiseyev
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Jay H
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Re: Bickering

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Greetings Jolt,
Jolt.. wrote:O really? When I tell people about the challenges of checkers and that theres a world champion, people tell me, "who cares?"
Really !!!
Obviously, we operate within different social circles.... my friends and family, when I explain the game as we know it say....."hmmmmm, very interesting" or "Really, I did not know that".
Maybe it is your approach...Image :lol:
Jolt.. wrote: I'm surprised there is so much bickering over a dying game, at least competitively.
It may, indeed, be "dying", but it ain't dead yet !!!,Image......and, if you look at the picture of the writer of the post directly above this one, there is the face of all the competition you could possibly need, plus some !!!Image
Jolt.. wrote: Whats the point? The money is probably going to end up at a Cayman Offshore Bank account.
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This "probability" is "probably" (?)one of the reasons ( I believe) Alan feels compelled to investigate this, since, somehow, this money ended up with an ACF flag on it, and it now falls within Alan's jurisdiction to investigate.....maybe we'll find out when Alan reveals the final results of his investigation.
Seriously, there are now waaayyyy tooooo many eyes on this fund for it to disappear in such a manner at this late stage of the game....
Jolt.. wrote: Just start a new trust fund, I'm sure some of the grandmas can muster up pocket change. :twisted:
I have no idea how to respond to this one......

But, it is always a pleasure reading your posts......looking forward to more.


Regards
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Jay H
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Re: Bickering

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Greetings Alex,
Thanx for the short Bio on your stay in PA. I remember a few years ago when Earl Hangen Told me that you lived in PA, but I did not know the dates.
.....Of course, whenever I do mention that you, (being the World Champ) at one time lived in PA, most will ask me if I have ever met and/or played you....
I tell them no, but it is my desire to do so.....
And, I would personally like to meet you at a PA. State Checker Tourney, whose prizes are funded with the interest from the Dan Frank endowment, as has been the PA tradition, since the late 1960's.
I understand your feelings regarding the fund, and you have already stated in a previous post that you would not attend any tourneys with prizes funded with the existing (current)version of Frank's fund.
However, I have all the confidence in the world that this will be resolved in a manner that pleases everyone.....it will take some understanding, probably lots of open communication, maybe a few people will even have to swallow a little pride til it is all said and done.....

Mr. Frank was a great benefactor to the game here in PA. It states in the eulogy posted at the top of this thred that he was voted in 1965 the man who did most for Checkers in PA.

I, as a fellow checkerist, would just ask you to please consider this thought.....
It would probably break Dan Frank's heart to know that the current World Champion was refusing to participate in a tourney with prizes he funded, because of the actions of someone else.....


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Jay H
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