Founder of Valve Amplification Co. VAC passes...


...Channing W. Hayes. My deepest condolences to his son Kevin and family. Here is a link to the VAC web site where Kevin gives a touching Memoriam to his beloved father:

http://www.vac-amps.com/cwh.htm

sherod

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I am obviously a VAC client, but have also been fortunate enough to have come to consider Kevin a friend over the years. I would second Albert's well-worded wishes for love and fond memories to fill the void the Hayes family is feeling with the passing of Chan. My personal experience knowing Kevin is exactly as Mainejac described with one subtle change, he is one of the nicest, most genuine, and classiest people I know period, not just in audio.

We'll hold the Hayes family in our thoughts and hearts as they mourn the passing of their father, husband, mentor and friend.
One point of clarification, that will hopefully take nothing away from the well wishes for the Hayes family. Channing Hayes was not the founder of VAC as the thread title states, Kevin was. His father played a key support role in the early years as Kevin started the company, but was not the founder.

I felt it was worth mentioning so there was not a misconception that VAC has now been passed to a new generation or, worse, that it will potentially now fade away without its founder.

Hopefully Kevin does not mind me posting that, and as stated I sincerely hope it does not detract from a nice gesture by our members with this thread.
Great reccomendation for reading Douglas. A friend gave me this book about a year after I lost my Dad, very insightful look into others relationships and grieving processes.