Several of us were privileged to be able to visit his rather isolated
layout. I was there on two occasions to photograph his layout for Model
Railroader and 3/16's. Jess always insisted on my bunking in because of
the lengthy drive. On my first visit Jess and his first wife picked me
up at the Sandspoint depot at some ungodly hour in the morning in the
dead of winter. A couple of days later I had to catch the return train
at 2 AM. He certainly was a hardy fellow at that time and a generous
host. I had always hoped to get back out to Idaho to see him without
the pressures of the photo session but obviously it'll never happen--one
of my regrets!
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
>
> Hi all --
>
> This is not unexpected, but it is still bad news. I was fortunate to have
> visited with him in 2008 with the help of Vic Chervin Sr. and Jr.
> A real gentleman who had pioneered in many ways, not just his trains.
>
> Bill Winans
> Prescott Valley, AZ
>
> This just in from Warren Chadbourne ---
>
> "Well we lost another great S scale champion. Jess Bennett of Idaho
> passed
> from this world last Friday. He had been fighting cancer for some time
> now.
> His was one of the finest layouts you could ever see. It was featured in
> several S publications over the years and he will be greatly missed.
> Jess scratch built most of his layout including the brass engines he
> loved
> David D.
>
>
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