Richard K. Tibbals

I first “met” Dick Tibbals in the early 1980s when he was researching a Civil War sword that had belonged to a Californian and I responded to his request for information. We corresponded back and forth for a number of years, exchanging information on our latest finds. I always knew a letter from Dick would include something good: a photo, a Xerox of a CDV, a humorous story. Occasionally we talked on the phone but mostly it was letters, all this in the days before e-mail.
I finally did...

What a shock, I knew Dick almost twenty years as a Illinois military collector, CMH member, wit, and good friend. He reviewed my book for the Company Journal, long after the due date, as a favor. We all will miss him.

I worked with Dick as a writer at Mobium Creative Group. We will all miss him very much.

I knew Dick from our days in the Mudsills. It seems so long ago. He and Dennis Yeider were "pards" and we all had such great times. My favorite memory of Dick was at a Spring Muster in Rockford where I placed a "fresh" slab of pork in the bottom tin of his cartridge box, hoping he wouldn't look in there until the big 125th Gettysburg event 3 months down the road when that pork would be oh so ripe! Unfortunately, Charlie Combites did a complete arms inspection and found the pork. Dick couldn't...

I never met Dick Tibbals but we corresponded a couple times a few years ago (sharing similiar interests in Civil War history). He was always friendly and helpful with the many questions I had. I am saddened to hear of his passing. Prayers to the family.

John Pillers

I didn't have the privilege of knowing Dick nearly as long as I would have liked, but I relished our e-mail correspondences, his advice and ecouragement. I always looked forward to seeing him at the Wheaton show and chatting for a bit. I was looking forward to a time where we could sit down together do some serious swapping of yarns. I cannot express the profound sense of loss that I now feel. The world will be a much poorer place without him. His family and associates will be in our prayers.

Dick was one of the brightest, funniest men I've ever known. We'll miss him greatly.

I meet Dick in the early days when the the Chicago Civil War Show was just starting to grow in Whaeton, Ill. Our friendship began because we both had a passion to collect cdvs of Illinois soldiers! We shared a lot of hours talking history, creating a couple of articles for Military Images magazine and mailing copies of our newly found flea market discoveries
to each other. He loved to wear Hawaiian shirts, serve taco chips and sauce for hungary guests and with his perfact sense of...

CMH, 46th Illinois, I miss you buddy!