Ralph Shattuck

[Lyn Islaub]

Lots going on in this string, but I'll limit my comments to Ralph. I visited with him 3-4 times (once with Ed T.) and Ralph and his wife were always the perfect hosts. Dinner at his country club and hours of conversation were always in store when I visited his home in Peoria which was fairly close to mine. I always took what Ralph claimed with a grain of salt and did as much research as possible before buying from him. As said earlier in this post, Ralph was one of the founding members of the Luger collecting society and was indeed a used car salesman from Detroit. It is said that he coined the phrase "Black Widow Luger" to help sell byf Lugers with plastic grip panels. Ingenious.
Lyn

[tomaustin]

Is Ralph's wife still well and alive ? If so, does she ever visit this board ? I would think that she would be very embarrassed about the comments concerning Ralph....Several have said she was a great host and a nice person...and in the same sentence/paragraph throw rocks at Ralph...He is gone...let it be.......Tom Austin

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by tomaustin

Is Ralph's wife still well and alive ? If so, does she ever visit this board ? I would think that she would be very embarrassed about the comments concerning Ralph....Several have said she was a great host and a nice person...and in the same sentence/paragraph throw rocks at Ralph...He is gone...let it be.......Tom Austin

Nancy passed away a few years after Ralph. I always enjoyed visiting Ralph and Nancy, they were gracious hosts. My first purchase from Ralph was not as advertised, but he made good on it over and above my purchase price even though it was a number of years before I discovered it was not as authentic as offered. After that I was more vigilant and we enjoyed quite a number of years of acquaintance.
Ron