Coney Island Freddie -
August 29, 1934 - July 5, 2008
It is with heavy heart I add this to my site. I as well as many others have lost a good friend. He was also a great mentor to me over the years.
Jack Armstrong -
June 3, 1919 - October 29, 2007
Tattoo Artist for over 75 years
Neil Grant -
September 13, 1956 - October 18, 2007
Tattoo Charlie Wheeler -
passed away Friday, September 14, 2007
Fat Joe Scapini -
November 1, 1959 - August 24, 2007
Edward Kelly III -
July 3, 1950 - August 7, 2007
"Big Joe" Kaplan -
passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007
Joe passed away from ongoing ailments and diabetes.
Captain Don Leslie -
December 26, 1937 - June 4, 2007
"The Final Curtain"
Captain Don Leslie was the Last of the 'Real Deal' from the Old Sideshow Days ... A Living Treasure of the Circus Sideshow.
David Allen Yurkew Sr. -
passed away Sunday, May 24, 2007
Founder and president of the North American Tattoo Club. Passed away from Congestive Heart Failure. Dave was a volunteer firefighter, supporter of toys for tots, and tattooed burn victims free of charge. He also founded the Old Timer Biker Club and held the first tattoo Convention.
Mike (John Michael) Wingate -
55, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Graduated from Arizona State University in 1978 with a BFA in Fine Arts. He apprenticed at Santa Rosa Tattoo Studio in 1988.
Michael A. "Rollo Banks" Malone -
64, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007
Walter Moskowitz -
his funeral was February 5, 2007 in NYC
One of the great legends and forefathers of tattooing.
"Uncle" Bud Yates -
January 18, 1960 - August 14, 2006
President of the NTA, died in a motorcycle accident near Roswell, NM. A scholarship fund has been set up in his memory.
Bob Montagna -
passed away Saturday, June 10, 2006
20 year NTA member
Bob was also the former president of APT.
"Doc" Finn - passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006.
Doc passed away after a battle with leukemia. He was a 25 year NTA member.
Norm Farmer -
passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2004.
Norm was a tattooist for 42 years and a recipient of the Bob Shaw award. He passed away due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease caused by smoking.
R. J. Rosini - May 24, 1940 - February 1, 2003
R. J. Rosini received his first tattoo from Philadelphia Eddie while in the Navy in the early 60's, and it all started from there. He died of undiagnosed diabetes. He was attended the first tattoo convention ever and died at one doing what he loved best. Mr. Rosini was a Bob Shaw Award winner with over 43 years in the business.
Mike Kranglewitz "Krango" - passed away July 21, 2003
Mike passed away from a heart attack. Mike trained under Paul Rodgers and has worked with Ink Wizard Tattoos, Inc. in Georgia for the past 12 years.
Dave Spellman A.K.A. "lil Dave" - passed away January 1, 2003
He was 64 years old and passed away due to an aneurysm in his heart. Dave was part of the tattoo/tattooed community since age 15.
Mel "The Head" McElhiney - passed away November 18, 2002
He received the "Bob Shaw" award from the NTA at the Reno convention in 2001..
Frederick F. 'Fast Freddie' Fahs - passed away on July 22, 2002
He died in his Tattoo Studio and was found by a customer. Fred was a master Tattoo Artist and a legend since 1972. He was involved with and did volunteer work for various charities and organizations, such as the Old Newsboys, the Boy Scouts and Feed the Children.
Wanda L. Shaw - February 13, 1934 - April 26, 2002
Wanda was the wife of the Late Great Bob Shaw and mother of Larry, Bobby and Curits.
Anne Pearson - passed away April, 2002
Anne was an 18 year member of the N. T. A. and an artist for 20 years. She died of cancer.
Cliff Raven - August 24, 1932 - November 28, 2001
Famed Tattooist.
Tattoo Samy - August 5, 1929 - June 29, 2001
Samy passed away in Frankfort, Germany.
His name by birth was Horst Streckenbeck. He was born in Weibwasser Schlesien, Germany, now part of Poland. He was many things in his lifetime: a war hero, wounded 4 times and finely captured on the Russian front; a POW (where he actually started tattooing fellow prisoners and guards). As Lyle Tuttle from San Francisco puts it Samy was a "...world class Schnapps drinker and an all-around good guy".
Thomas 'Tatts Tommy' Breitweg - June 10, 1919 - June 22, 2001
He owned a few Tattoo Shops and worked until April 2001. He was the first Tattoo artist in Maine for many years and held license No. 01 until his retirement due to failing health. He was the oldest practicing tattoo artist in the United States. |
