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I first met Janice and Jerry when they were living in Howell, Michigan. It was during the days that chip collecting as a formal hobby with a club was just starting. Janice was charter member CH-8 and Jerry is still Ch-88. They were and are two of the foundation rocks that our club was built on.
When Janice lacked a framework for collecting she pursued the hobby like a true collector and made her own listings of chips and tokens. She also shared her information with her follow collectors – like a true friend. Her interests in gaming collectibles were not limited to just chips and tokens, but all of the memorabilia that the gaming industry produced.
Today many collectors pick up a book and start collecting without the slightest inkling of the thousands of hours that people like Janice contributed to the publication in their hands. Compiling, editing and correcting lists were just one of Janice’s contributions. She served as Club Historian and Club Vice-President. She contributed to the development of new collectors by sharing her knowledge and assisting them in their collecting interests.
Janice and Sandi Steffner’s latest publications expanded our knowledge into playing cards. What Janice published for the hobby was just the tip of the iceberg of what she knew and collected. Ashtrays, matches, almost anything that had a casino logo in almost every gaming jurisdiction was fair game with Janice.
I am deeply saddened by her loss and the hobby will certainly not be the same without Janice. I thank her and Jerry for their dedication to collecting and take some comfort in knowing that she built a foundation in gaming collecting that all of us knowingly and unknowingly can share. Her legacy is the knowledge she gave to us and shared fully. She will be a hard act to follow.
Thank you Jerry for what you have done along with Janice. We will miss her.
Jerry – our prayers are with you.
Howard & Kregg Herz - Gaming Archaeology
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