Min Ron Nee has passed away

[Salomones]

A FB friend from HK reported today MRN recently passed away.
Does anyone know more?

[rckymtn22]

Good possibility as there was a post last week about his cigars being auctioned off.

[JohnS]

Yes. It is confirmed that sadly, he has. We will be forever grateful for his contribution to our love of habanos cigars, especially with his dedication to his reference work, 'An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars.'

[Fugu]

That‘s very sad to hear. A true doyen!

Condolences to his family!

[LizardGizmo]

What a legend and by all accounts a very kind man. Huge loss for our community!

[BrightonCorgi]

Oh my. Sad to read. Any published obituary?

I'll will smoke one of my most cherished cigars this week in remembrance.  RIP.

[MagicalBikeRide]

Sad news. My father gifted me his book some years back. A brilliant reference. 

[Vetteman]

That’s a shame. Condolences to friends, family, and colleagues. A loss for the cigar world.

[LizardGizmo]

37 minutes ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Oh my. Sad to read. Any published obituary?

I'll will smoke one of my most cherished cigars this week in remembrance.  RIP.

Min Ron Nee was a pseudonym he used to stay anonymous - I am unsure if his real name has ever been revealed.

[SCgarman]

It would be nice for some sort of public obituary with his real name, and perhaps a photo and summation of his life regarding cigars and his profession. I know nothing other than he was a collector of cigars and wrote an extensive book documenting them.

[ha_banos]

Ashes to ashes. RIP MRN.

[BossHogg]

Sad to hear this news. Condolences to his family and friends.

[Lancero]

The catalogue of his collection up for auction is absolutely mind boggling, some incredible bits in there.

[cigcars]

       Holy Jesus!!! OH, what sad news   Does anyone know the cause and how old he was? In the meantime, Rest In Heaven our prized cigar info providing hero 

[99call]

Wow, One of those loses that really takes the wind out of your sails. Certain things you have in head stupidly as a permanent fixture, an ever present...and then it isn't...and then they aren't. 

It's such a rare thing to provide genuinely valuable resource. In a world of bullshit speculation, and hearsay, he provided us a compass, a touchstone. 

Thank you 

 

[Puros Y Vino]

Yes. Heard it this morning. He shared the same passion that we do here. His legacy is a great one. 

[bergstrom]

RIP legend 

[Reuben]

I'm unaware of his reference book. I need to look into this.

[benfica_77]

7 hours ago, Reuben said:

I'm unaware of his reference book. I need to look into this.

They are hard to come by and very expensive heads up...

[Chas.Alpha]

7 hours ago, Reuben said:

I'm unaware of his reference book. I need to look into this.

Also look up Alex Groom’s follow up. I have that. I can’t afford 2nd hand copies of MRN’s book.

[benfica_77]

Just now, Chas.Alpha said:

Also look up Alex Groom’s follow up. I have that. I can’t afford 2nd hand copies of MRN’s book.

Agreed El Habano Moderno is an amazing piece of work. Happy to have my copy. 

[SCgarman]

7 hours ago, Reuben said:

I'm unaware of his reference book. I need to look into this.

You will likely need four figures to buy one. 

[JohnnyO]

I hope MRN and Nino are herfing with a massive cigar in the big cigar sky. John

[Cigar Surgeon]

5 minutes ago, JohnnyO said:

I hope MRN and Nino are herfing with a massive cigar in the big cigar sky. John

Thanks for that wonderful thought, put a smile on my face! 

[BrightonCorgi]

Few people have taught and gave insight to something that I really enjoy along with an asset that has gone up 4x+ in value.

I was fortunate enough for him to send me 4-5 cigars once. Very generous and a legend. He fancied Champagne and was also quite learned in photography among other things.