I noticed Gary's passing in rec.bicycles.marketplace today. Gary was widely known on the west coast for selling KOF frames and affordable Campagnolo build kits - his KOF frames included Cinelli Super Corsas, Colnago Masters, Viners, Mercx's, Pinarellos, and other desirable steel masterpieces at http://www.gvhbikes.com.
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Gary V. Hobbs
Dec. 2, 1937 - March 2, 2005
At his request, no public services will be held for Gary V. Hobbs, 67, of Coos Bay.
He was born Dec. 2, 1937, in Huntington, W.Va. He died after a long struggle with leukemia on March 2, 2005, in Coos Bay.
After owning a chain of shoe stores on the East Coast, he retired and soon began a second career. Gary was an avid bicyclist and he was able to turn his passion into a successful mail-order custom bicycle business that shipped bicycles to many parts of the world.
He is survived by his wife, Marcia of Coos Bay; son, Brent and his wife, Leslie of Raleigh, N.C.; daughter, Melanie Brehl and her husband, Arthur of High Point, N.C.; daughter, Felicia Hobbs and her husband, Edward Kazakavich of San Fransisco; daughter-in-law, Lupe Cajaraville Hobbs of Jackson Height, N.Y.; and six grandchildren, Christine Hobbs, Amelia Hobbs, Ian Hobbs, Leland Brehl, Josie Brehl and Heath Brehl.
He was preceded in death by his son, Gary Scott Hobbs.
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http://www.legacy.com/
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