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I have just learned through TKC-L that Yvon Vachon passed away about 1 1/2 weeks ago. He was an exceptional talent, and will be sorely missed. 

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Originally posted by Gus Kalanzis
He will be missed. He always was ready to talk to people about his work and was constantly putting out some extreamly creative knives, especially evident in his award winning minuatures.
Originally posted by Gene
Thank you Brian for the unfortunate news. Yvon was a wonderful person and an incredible talent. I remember about 8 years ago communicating with him on a miniature "Champion" Swiss Army Knife that he was going to make that was to be 1" long closed with ALL the tools of a regular "Champ", (can you imagine?). He offered it to me for $550.00 and I declined because at the time I didn't have the spare cash. I've been kicking myself ever since. It is the "king" of my "one that got away" stories. In my mind he was the premier miniature maker of all time.