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Death of Stephen Kretchmer

P: 7/9/2006 7:28:24 PM
oldminer Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,964 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 9/4/2000	I hear from some sources that this expert metallurgist / jeweler was killed in a motorcycle accident. No other details as yet, but the industry will miss such a talented person. This is the person who brought us the original Tension setting solitaire designs. David S. Atlas GG(GIA), ASG, Sr. Mbr. NAJA www.datlas.com
Posted: 7/9/2006 7:28:24 PM

There are 38 replies to this message. There are 30 replies on this page.

P: 7/9/2006 7:38:49 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	wow that's shocking news dave...please let us know if you hear more. ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 7/9/2006 7:38:49 PM

P: 7/9/2006 7:43:19 PM
Pyramid Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,914 Last Post: 11/11/2009 Member Since: 11/10/2002	Very sad and shocking news to hear.
Posted: 7/9/2006 7:43:19 PM

P: 7/9/2006 7:43:24 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	wow, absolutely shocking is right. please keep us posted... ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 7/9/2006 7:43:24 PM

P: 7/9/2006 8:12:52 PM
Cehrabehra Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,595 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 6/29/2006	His loved ones are in my thoughts... Sara The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. ~ Albert Einstein ~
Posted: 7/9/2006 8:12:52 PM

P: 7/9/2006 8:14:55 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,889 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	I'm shocked too. That is so sad. ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 7/9/2006 8:14:55 PM

P: 7/9/2006 11:06:02 PM
Jelly Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,475 Last Post: 11/17/2009 Member Since: 7/20/2005	So sorry to hear that. His tension settings are incredible...i've always been a fan.
Posted: 7/9/2006 11:06:02 PM

P: 7/9/2006 11:15:40 PM
SuzyQZ Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,110 Last Post: 4/23/2009 Member Since: 2/20/2006	What sad news. I love his design style. He paved his own path in the jewelry industry, a true pioneer and trend setter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are just some things you don't 'guess' about.... a womans age, her weight, or the size of her diamond! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SuzyQZ
Posted: 7/9/2006 11:15:40 PM

P: 7/10/2006 12:30:29 AM
FireGoddess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,145 Last Post: 3/23/2009 Member Since: 1/25/2005	His designs were the first that I really admired when I started feeling that my engagement was impending. What a talented designer. I'm shocked and saddened to hear this.
Posted: 7/10/2006 12:30:29 AM

P: 7/10/2006 1:06:45 AM
kenny Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,773 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	How horrible. What a tragedy!
Posted: 7/10/2006 1:06:45 AM

P: 7/10/2006 3:13:28 AM
Mrs Darlin Joy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,269 Last Post: 10/12/2006 Member Since: 2/12/2004	Hi David ~ Thank you for taking the time to let us know this uneasy news. A shocking tradgedy which many in this idustry will certainly feel. Prayers and thoughts to his family and friends ... during their time of mourning. Take care ~ LOVE ... is the Greatest Gift of all!
Posted: 7/10/2006 3:13:28 AM

P: 7/10/2006 7:52:50 AM
Pricescope Administrator Total Posts: 8,265 Last Post: 1/5/2008 Member Since: 1/1/2000	http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16901279&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=6 Pricescope
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:52:50 AM

P: 7/10/2006 7:57:13 AM
belle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,287 Last Post: 4/3/2008 Member Since: 11/19/2004	very sad. prayers go out to those effected by this tragedy. (.¸(`.¸¸.´)¸.) ¨`.¸ belle¸. ´¨ (¸.(¸.´ `.¸).¸)
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:57:13 AM

P: 7/10/2006 9:44:43 AM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	thanks for the link Pricescope. My heart and prayers go out to his family. ] ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 7/10/2006 9:44:43 AM

P: 7/10/2006 9:51:37 AM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,889 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Thanks for the link. I will be praying for his family during this time of sorrow. ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 7/10/2006 9:51:37 AM

P: 7/10/2006 10:01:37 AM
esp102 Rough Rock Total Posts: 97 Last Post: 7/17/2007 Member Since: 12/7/2000	So sad... my heart goes out to the family. The guy who caused the accident was 85 years old. People 85 years old shouldn't be driving and need to be retested each year. The guy is on the 18th hole of his life and is waiting to putt out and shouldn't be driving at that age. So sad...
Posted: 7/10/2006 10:01:37 AM

P: 7/10/2006 10:21:46 AM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	prayers outgoing for comfort for his family and friends. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 7/10/2006 10:21:46 AM

P: 7/10/2006 10:46:01 AM
MissGotRocks Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,582 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 6/23/2005	Very tragic. . . very sad.
Posted: 7/10/2006 10:46:01 AM

P: 7/10/2006 3:32:24 PM
JoangA Cut Rock Total Posts: 147 Last Post: 10/29/2009 Member Since: 5/16/2003	So sad. He was a great character and visionary. I'm sure his family is devasted. We just never know when it's our turn, life is uncertain.
Posted: 7/10/2006 3:32:24 PM

P: 7/10/2006 3:40:02 PM
KristyDarling Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,918 Last Post: 10/6/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005	This is so tragic, and it's yet another reminder of how fragile and mortal we are. You just never know. How wonderful, though, that he had made such a huge contribution to his art. Prayers outgoing for his family.
Posted: 7/10/2006 3:40:02 PM

P: 7/10/2006 3:41:42 PM
JohnQuixote Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,212 Last Post: 5/24/2008 Member Since: 9/9/2004	What an unfortunate accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. We will miss his great talent. John __________________________ John Pollard Whiteflash Director of Education 2004-2007
Posted: 7/10/2006 3:41:42 PM

P: 7/10/2006 4:44:46 PM
niceice Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,792 Last Post: 7/22/2008 Member Since: 1/29/2003	Steven was a visionary and more importantly an absolutely wonderful person who clearly had a passion for his work. Robin and I spent quite some time chatting with Steven and his wife at a trade show a few years back and simply marveling over the beauty of his creations. Although we never had the honor of representing his line (because another jeweler in our vicinity already had the exclusive) we had great respect for his work and recommended it quite often to people who sought a unique look. Steven will be greatly missed and our heartfelt thoughts go out to his family and co-workers. -- Todd From today's National Jeweler: Crash kills upstate New York jewelry designer JULY 10, 2006 - Woodstock, N.Y. -- Jewelry designer Steven Kretchmer, known for perfecting the art of tension-set jewelry, died in a motorcycle collision Saturday afternoon. He was 52. The Palenville, N.Y., resident's motorcycle collided with a car that was turning around on Route 212 in Woodstock, N.Y., local police told the Daily Freeman in Kingston, N.Y. The newspaper reports that paramedics took Kretchmer, to Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., where doctors pronounced him dead. Kretchmer had been wearing proper safety equipment, police told the paper. The car's driver received a citation for failure to yield the right-of-way and neither the driver nor his wife sustained injuries in the crash, according to the newspaper. Kretchmer, who operated a studio in Palenville, N.Y., was well known for his work with tension-set jewelry. In his trademarked Tension-Set by Kretchmer pieces, the strength of the setting itself secures the stone in place by a compression force of 12,000 pounds per inch. He is survived by his wife Alma and daughter Claudia. Funeral arrangements are pending. Todd L. Gray, President NiceIce.com
Posted: 7/10/2006 4:44:46 PM

P: 7/10/2006 6:07:31 PM
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,893 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002	so sad, definitely underscores our fragile mortality... ________________________________ "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
Posted: 7/10/2006 6:07:31 PM

P: 7/10/2006 6:21:17 PM
marvel Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,133 Last Post: 11/5/2008 Member Since: 7/8/2005	very sad...my condolences Diamonds Rock
Posted: 7/10/2006 6:21:17 PM

P: 7/10/2006 6:31:14 PM
decodelighted Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,625 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2005	How unbelievably awful & scary. My thoughts are with his family & friends & fellow artisans. Here's a link to the bio on his site link The accident happened about five miles from my house! I had no idea he lived & worked up here.
Posted: 7/10/2006 6:31:14 PM

P: 7/10/2006 7:25:29 PM
mepearl53 Cut Rock Total Posts: 354 Last Post: 10/4/2007 Member Since: 4/14/2004	The jewelery industry has lost what is perhaps the brightest mind in the jewelry industry of the 20th century. Steven was a close friend of mine and my wife Dana and my heart just bleeds with news of this tragedy. Steven and I spent countless hours conversing about jewelry and what could be done using different techniques to create art that the world had never seen. He was the most stubborn man you would ever know but his love for what we love was unquestioned and we will miss him beyond. His wife Alma has advanced breast cancer and I know this is a very difficult time for her. Support you would give for this terrible disease would be appreciated and emails of support would probably be very much appreciated. www.stevenkretchmer.com ---------------------- Bill Pearlman www.pearlmansjewelers.com
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:25:29 PM

P: 7/10/2006 7:35:10 PM
Rascal49 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,350 Last Post: 7/16/2007 Member Since: 7/25/2004	Wow, how horrible ________________________________ Michelle AKA Stretch4 I intend to live forever... so far, so good.
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:35:10 PM

P: 7/10/2006 7:47:10 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,889 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Date: 7/10/2006 7:25:29 PM Author: mepearl53 The jewelery industry has lost what is perhaps the brightest mind in the jewelry industry of the 20th century. Steven was a close friend of mine and my wife Dana and my heart just bleeds with news of this tragedy. Steven and I spent countless hours conversing about jewelry and what could be done using different techniques to create art that the world had never seen. He was the most stubborn man you would ever know but his love for what we love was unquestioned and we will miss him beyond. His wife Alma has advanced breast cancer and I know this is a very difficult time for her. Support you would give for this terrible disease would be appreciated and emails of support would probably be very much appreciated. www.stevenkretchmer.com Thanks Bill. This is a huge loss for you. I sent an email of support. I'm just so sad. I will be praying for Alma, and the rest of Steven's family and friends. This is the kind of thing that happens out of no where, and you are just at a loss for words. So sorry. Lisa ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:47:10 PM

P: 7/10/2006 7:56:57 PM
mrssalvo Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,856 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/3/2005	Date: 7/10/2006 7:47:10 PM Author: Kaleigh Date: 7/10/2006 7:25:29 PM Author: mepearl53 The jewelery industry has lost what is perhaps the brightest mind in the jewelry industry of the 20th century. Steven was a close friend of mine and my wife Dana and my heart just bleeds with news of this tragedy. Steven and I spent countless hours conversing about jewelry and what could be done using different techniques to create art that the world had never seen. He was the most stubborn man you would ever know but his love for what we love was unquestioned and we will miss him beyond. His wife Alma has advanced breast cancer and I know this is a very difficult time for her. Support you would give for this terrible disease would be appreciated and emails of support would probably be very much appreciated. www.stevenkretchmer.com Thanks Bill. This is a huge loss for you. I sent an email of support. I'm just so sad. I will be praying for Alma, and the rest of Steven's family and friends. This is the kind of thing that happens out of no where, and you are just at a loss for words. So sorry. Lisa ditto. I sent and email as well. ----------------------------- A deal is only a deal if you are getting exactly what you want.
Posted: 7/10/2006 7:56:57 PM

P: 7/10/2006 11:56:56 PM
AGBF Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,038 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2003	Date: 7/10/2006 7:25:29 PM Author: mepearl53 The jewelery industry has lost what is perhaps the brightest mind in the jewelry industry of the 20th century. Steven was a close friend of mine and my wife Dana and my heart just bleeds with news of this tragedy. Steven and I spent countless hours conversing about jewelry and what could be done using different techniques to create art that the world had never seen. He was the most stubborn man you would ever know but his love for what we love was unquestioned and we will miss him beyond. His wife Alma has advanced breast cancer and I know this is a very difficult time for her. Oh, no! How much worse can this get? A Girl's Best Friend
Posted: 7/10/2006 11:56:56 PM

P: 7/10/2006 11:59:41 PM
diamondfan Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,995 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 6/17/2005	Oh, how sad. I hope his wife will be okay, it would be awful for their daughter to lose both her parents... **************************** "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family-there are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry" Jerry Seinfeld
Posted: 7/10/2006 11:59:41 PM

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