Our hearts go out to former WVHC director, Joan Sims, on the recent loss of her husband, Craig, after a long illness.

Craig’s origins were on the West Coast but he became a long-time resident of West Virginia.

For the past twenty years he taught electrical engineering at West Virginia University.

A devotee of Appalachian fiddle music he played with both Campbell's Run Band and the Percival Pickers. He was an avid fisherman, gardener, golfer and sports fan, and wrote fiction and poetry.