The other day, quite by accident,
I happened across a Facebook posting
by Mark Askwith,
who was the manager of Toronto's iconic comic book shop,
The Silver Snail,
in it's heydays of the Eighties.
When Mark left that position, I was caught by surprise and for some reason, I always thought it was less than happily accepted by the owner, Ron Van Leeuwen.
But, as the post proves, Ron was happy enough with the change, to give Mark the Charles Vess, original painting, that was used as a poster to commemorate the store's eleventh (?) Anniversary.
I will state, here and now, that Mark Askwith is the real deal, a true spirit with a reliable moral compass and I am not the least bit surprised to discover, that during Charles' time of need, Mark gave him the artwork back.
I take my hat off and bow, in the presence of that generosity of spirit and I know that Charles and his wife appreciated the gift.
It has been many years now, since I last bumped into Mark but we were never really that close and I doubt if he would even recognize me today... which is as it should be.
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