Hearthlist Digest #571 - Thursday, February 22, 2001
 
From dan melcons wife (Annie)
  by "Craig Issod" <[email protected]>
re: Dan Melcon passing
  by <Brett>
Re: Outside Air requirements
  by "Noel Gilmore" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: From dan melcons wife (Annie)
From: "Craig Issod" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 22:44:34 -0500
 
Dear Friends:
 
Thank you for your many expressions of sorrow and love - they are a 
comfort to us all.  I need to inform you that there will be no 
services at this time.  I welcome you to two celebrations of Daniel's 
life.
 
The first will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21st, 
at Tracy Hall on Main Street, Norwich, VT.
 
A second celebration will be held from 12:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 
July 7th, in Redwood Grove Picnic Area at Samuel P. Taylor Park, 
Marin County, CA.
 
In lieu of flowers and if you wish to honor Dan's memory, please 
consider a gift to an organization or person important to you.
 
Thank you for your kind thoughts and love,
 
Annie
 
 

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Subject: re: Dan Melcon passing
From: <Brett>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:32:12 -0500
 
Craig,
 
I would like to further embellish your heartfelt thoughts on Dan Melcon's
passing.  I share many of the same experiences that you had.  Dan has been
an "impact" person in my professional life and I have lost a good friend.
 
I first met Dan in December of 1996.  I was 30 years old and had just been
promoted to National Sales Manager @ HearthStone.  I was panicked.
HearthStone's National Sales Meeting was coming up in four weeks and I
needed some coaching and direction.  The reps were coming in, the new gas
products were not ready, and I was the young buck with all the question
marks following me.  As fate would have it, Dan was that soothing angel =
who
contacted me letting me know that he had just moved back east and was
looking for consulting work in the industry.  The timing was perfect and I
hired him on as a special projects (read: "Bret, why in the hell would you
want to do that!") consultant.  He was that older "fraternity brother" =
that
always played the devil's advocate role with myself, and I am sure others.
Dan had a great way of smoothing the bumps, asking all the right =
questions,
and ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS was positive.  Coupled with a great sense of
humor, it was easy to be Dan's friend.
 
If I could define Dan with one phrase, it would be his love for =
information.
Dan was "plugged in" to everything, and it was his relationships with the
dealers that made him so valuable with the manufacturers.  Based on his =
wide
variety of experiences (rep, importer, retailer, Omni labs, Hearth and =
Home,
Earth Stove) Dan brought to the table all aspects of  the business.  He is
irreplaceable.
 
I stopped in to see Dan at Christmas time and in early January.  The man
never lost his sense of humor, and his love for information.
 
I could go on endlessly with fun moments and fun stories, but I will let
others add to this list.
 
The hearth industry has lost an unbelievable asset and I, personally, have
lost a mentor and a friend.
 
Bret Watson
President - J=F8tul North America
 
 

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Subject: Re: Outside Air requirements
From: "Noel Gilmore" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:32:29 -0500
 
 
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:03:50 -0500
>
>Any summary on which states require outside air for wood stoves? Do
>they require it just for new construction, or for retrofits also?
 
 
As best as I can tell, the state of Florida still does for both.
 
Noel Gilmore
Autumn Moon Fireplaces