It is with much regret that I bring you some very shocking and sad news. Lewis Stokes passed away on June 28th. This site will not be the same without the regular no nonsense contributions from Deltaduke and Blackjack tournaments all over will not fully be the same due to his absence. May he rest in peace!
There have been too many announcements like this lately. Even though I haven't personally known these folks, it makes me sad.
That is a bit of a shock, even though Lew had been battling cancer for quite a while. When I had dinner with him a few months ago, he seemed to be doing much better. I am glad I had a chance to visit with him then. Alas, the passing of another good soul from our ranks. He was definitely one of the good guys.
Larry Barker now Lew Stokes, 2 competitors I considered good friends and enjoyed their companionship. My heartfelt condolences are sent to the families of each.
I surely hate hearing this news. Just a couple days ago, I was thinking that Lew was one of the good people that I'd be seeing at Buffalo Run this weekend. I always knew that information gotten from him was accurate. First time he told me that he lived in Olive Branch, I almost laughed until immediately thinking that, coming from Lew, it must actually be the name of a town. I will certainly miss seeing the good man. Billy C
yes Lew posted a lot of good stuff on this site , I learned a lot about the game reading ,watching , and talking to him ,, played against him a lot at sams town tunica , fitz , gold strike , also the ones in Biloxi , he had his game down pat, will miss trying to beat him
So sorry to hear of Lew's passing, he was a grest guy and good friend, as with Larry's passing, the blackjack community is going to miss these losses. tgun
