I was blessed to attend the

memorial service. http://americancable.us/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudebeach.top/contents/95746791/3.html desired to

know the man who, though

we never met, had a deep

impact on my life. My first exposure to social nudism was via

'Clothed With The Sun'. After

the untimely death of my wife

have got great comfort, support and approval in the

community. This has been instrumental in my despair retrieval.

my feelings when I did not understand

how to express myself. Thank

Fred Pings

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing

of Lee Baxandall.

Baxandall was instrumental in promoting naturism, and opening up many venues for folks to

learn about naturism. His successful attempts have

given all of us the skill to appreciate nudism as a

Everyday at Desert Sun Resort, we get the privilege of looking at the "Lee Baxandall Bridge",

on February 13, 2003.

over Indian Avenue and links the Desert

Sun Resort to the DSIII condominiums on the

other side of the road. http://julianhealy.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudebeach.top/contents/92967947/2.html will consistently

look at this bridge with great admiration

naturist community. He will be missed very

Substantially.

Elizabeth Young

President

Desert Sun Resort Palm Springs, California

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My remembrance of Lee is quite simple. Without him I'd have

When I first

became interested (in 1988) I was able to discover in the Kansas City

library just THREE posts that dealt with naturism and bare

and one in a magazine called Trailer Life.

url . Without this connection I seriously doubt that I'd have

But

Lee made it clear from the beginning that I wasn't alone.

He also was really good at recruiting people. He answered all

of my early questions with terse, to-the-point remarks and, at

one point printed in "N" a rambling essay I Had really meant

Just for a local club newsletter. Like it or not, from that stage on

I was committed (and solicited). The rest, for what it is worth, is

history.

I repent that Lee wasn't able to survive for a few more years.

With a more pragmatic and hospitable management in

Washington, I have the feeling the quest for public access

and acceptance of nude recreation will make important gains.

will continue to be) the most important catalyst.

Lee and Mark Orpen in profound discussion.

Dave Bitters

a lot of time on the phone---no

Email in those days. Long letters

as well---not all were put in

the file cabinet either. I do not have any here---long

gone.

We were both a few bottles of wine into the

after-dinner hour when we came up with the idea

of the first naturist whale watch which we did in

'83. http://www.ocracokeislandcalm.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudebeach.top/contents/90464781/2.html was the first year Lee went the Eastern

Naturist Gathering from June to August in order to

accommodate the boating occasion.

Early NAC/NEF board at Empire Haven.

I was also helping facilitate the Eastern Assembly

that year and couldn't be in two places at once.

We did not always see eye to eye and had some heated conversations - read volcanic - but

we always maintained our friendship and commitment to the cause of nudism.

In latter years we drifted apart as can occur over time, but that is natural advancement. He

will be missed. At the exact same time I believe everyone has faith in the leadership you've given us

DMK

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feature

with the Sun" was talked. Even after http://ihateaau.net/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudenudist.com/tube/beach/videos-sex-de-beach-party-the-big-asses.php was clarified, most people still didn't My sincere condolences to

catch the historical reference to the Home the family of Lee Baxandall

Colony.

at this time of his passing. He

Second, although TNS acknowledged

made a great contribution

that changing names and logos is always a

High-risk move, it decided that a change would to many people who were

offer the opportunity to bolster the better capable to tolerate thembiological value of social nudity by linking selves and their fellow humans

the words "bare" and "natural." The words due to what he did.

are impartial regarding issues peripheral to

Nudism, and focus attention on two of

Truly,

the core values of naturists: societal nudity

Jack Thro

and a sympathetic relationship to the natural ecosystem.

http://e2w.linkopen.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=nudebeach.top/contents/87655410/5.html downplayed

any misperception that nudism was fearful of evoking a sun-associated metaphor.

Simply a sun-oriented action. After all, (Note the similar and later change from

Folks can enjoy nudism inside, in the the "American Sunbathing Association"

Shadiness, or at night; and with the mid-1980s to the "American Association for Nude