Mich-Matist editor Michael Strub suffered a stroke on Memorial Day 2016. With the support of the Board of Directors, his wife, Jen,accepted the role of editor. The deadlines have slipped - of necessity - but production rolls forward nevertheless.

Mike has been in and out of the hospital, and is now in outpatient therapy. Jen wrote: "Mike is doing OK. We are seeing [a] little progressevery day so that is encouraging. ... It is ok to tell people. Prayers are what we are asking for. ... He is doing good. He was in the hospital for abouta month. He has 3 weeks of inpatient therapy. He is home now and getting outpatient therapy. We are hoping to come to the [Fall Michigan StateNumismatic Society] convention on at least one of the days."

On a personal note, I was working as both the webmaster and Mich-Matist editor in 2004 and 2005. Mike kept offering"suggestions" for the magazine. The best way I knew to shut him up was to make him the editor. So, I stepped down. He did a slam-bang job,working closely with the printer while currying the writers and boosting the advertisers. Time and again the ANA denied MSNS first place in theirclub newsletter awards, but time and again, in my opinion, Mike Strub excelled beyond the limits of his competitors.

On another front, entirely, Mike retired from his day job as an engineer to become a dealer. He rose instantly to the status of a regular at MSNSconventions. It is implicit in the fabric of numismatics that the true leaders have several working roles, and Mike Strub is a perfect example ofthat higher echelon of hobbyists.

For more information on the Michigan State Numismatic Society, see:
www.michigancoinclub.org