Collection of grief symbols including a violet, doves, a crysanthymum, a lilly, and a rose
Information after this point written by martin arbagi
Header: Stand with me upon the terrace: We recall friends who are now living where it is always 1895. Listings are in reverse chronological order



Please see "Our History" section for more information about the contributions of several of these members


  • David N. Cisler, 76, on 29 April 2025. A Founding Member of The Agra Treasurers, Dave renewed his connection shortly after the former Holmes/Doyle Symposium changed its name to “HD&F” in 2014.
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  • John Zamonski, 86, on 16 April 2025, of Cancer. John was Professor Emeritus (retired) of English at Central State University. He had previously been at nearby Wright State University, where he was an early member of THE DARLINGTON​  SUBSTITUTES. John and his wife Kathleen were also Founding Members of The Agra Treasurers.


  • Gary Reibert, ​71, on 5 October 2024, of renal (kidney) failure. Gary and his wife Lorraine were Founding Members of The Agra Treasurers, and Gary was for many years ​“Mechanic” for HD&F. He was in charge of the microphone and loudspeaker systems, and also operated the projector for speakers who illustrated their presentations with (digital) magic lantern slides.


  • ​Stanley Clarke Wyllie, ​ 86, on 1 September 2022. A retired librarian, Stanley’s convivial presence at our meetings will long be remembered.


  • James Hughes, Ph.D., 81, on 7 November 2020, Professor Emeritus (retired) of English at Wright State University. Although a Founding Member of THE DARLINGTON SUBSTITUTES, Jim never joined The Agra Treasurers. ​


  • Helen Pflaum, 79, on 1 January 2020. Helen was a longtime member of The Treasurers until she and her husband moved to California in 2017.

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  • Joel Senter, Ph.D., 88, on 23 July 2018, of Cancer. Joel was Professor Emeritus of Statistical Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Together with his wife, Carolyn, Joel published The Sherlockian E[lectric]-Times, now defunct, a newsletter of events, publications, and news related to Sherlock Holmes. Joel and Carolyn were members of The Agra Treasurers of Dayton, and THE TANKERVILLE CLUB of nearby Cincinnati. Click here for an affectionate obituary.


  • Cathy Gill, ​67, on 24 August 2017, of Diabetes and cardiac failure, a Founding Member of The Agra Treasurers.


  • ​Robert Fleissner, Ph.D., 84, on 25 April 2017. Bob was a distinguished scholar of English Literature, the author of such books as Dickens and Shakespeare (1965), and Shakespeare, Religion, and Beyond (2010), as well as more than 250 learned articles. He was Professor Emeritus of English at Central State University and attended the first Holmes/Doyle Symposium in 1981. He attended and spoke regularly at the event thereafter, until his health declined. 


  • Ritchie Thomas, 85, on 24 May 2016. Although a Founding Member of THE DARLINGTON SUBSTITUTES, Ritchie retired and moved with his wife to the West Coast just as The Agra Treasurers started.

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  • Kent Ross, ​​ 74, on 22 March 2016. In addition to being a member of The Agra Treasurers, Kent was a Founding Member of THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN SHERLOCKIANS.


  • Nancy van Atta, 59, on 18 March 2015, of early-onset Parkinson’s Disease.


  • Tom McElfresh, 80, on 16 February 2015, a Founding Member of The Agra Treasurers, and designer of the Holmes, Doyle, & Friends logotype.


  • ​Johanna Columbro,  64, on 16 November 2014, of Cancer. Jo was our original Webmistress.


  • ​Stuart Gill, 78, on 12 February 2014, of complications related to Diabetes, a Founding Member of The Agra Treasurers. He began the Friday Night Welcome Reception.​​​


  • Robert Woodward Gardier, Ph.D., 83, on 7 July 2013, of Parkinson’s Disease, a Founding Member of THE DARLINGTON SUBSTITUTES.


  • ​Morton Ohlbaum, ​82, on 24 April 2012. A retired optician and Second Amendment enthusiast, Mort will be remembered by longtime members for the paper he delivered to The Agra Treasurers on the history of air guns and their role in the Canon.


  • Daniel Gebhart, ​68, on 26 December 2011.


  • Carl Becker, Ph.D., 84, Professor Emeritus of History at Wright State University, on 13 October 2008, of heart failure. Although a Founding Member of THE  DARLINGTON SUBSTITUTES, Carl never joined The Agra Treasurers.


  • Charles Morris II, ​63, on 15 November 2005, of injuries suffered from an automobile accident​.


  • Don Robertson, on 3 November 2005, of a heart attack, a Founding Member of The Agra Treasurers.​

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  • ​Alvin E. Rodin, M.D., B.S.I., on 18 March 1999, just short of his 73rd birthday, of Alzheimer’s Disease.​


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