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R.I.P. (Rest In Pinball) Chris Nash "The Pinball Doctor"

By KHL

3 years ago

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#1 3 years ago

RAD

KHL

Pinside member

11y 91,950 809 15

R.I.P. (Rest In Pinball) Chris Nash “The Pinball Dr.”
1965-2020
Please raise your flippers with me in a salute to a man who literally saved boatloads of machines in his lifetime.

Chris called Eugene, Oregon home for the last several years and he was an invaluable resource to Blairally and much loved by the pinball community. He was a larger than life figure who also helped wedgeheadjunkie and the rest of the crew get the machines into shape for the Pacific Pinball Museum's annual expos and who was always more than happy to share some of his 40+ yrs of knowledge as well as accumulated parts. He will be dearly missed and a memorial event will be in the works and I'll be sure to update you when I have more information.

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#2 3 years ago

LTG

Pinside member

Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,942 24 7

Terrible news. Thank you for posting.

LTG

#3 3 years ago

SIR

toasterman04

Pinside member

Saskatoon, SK

11y 99,600 1,733 30 22

RIP Chris

#4 3 years ago

BAT

gonzo73

Pinside member

3y 94,550 2,596 20 100

Flippers up good sir. RIP.

#5 3 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

Pinside+ Frequent

Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

I am very saddened to hear this news, Chris was definitely one of the good guys in our pinball community here in Eugene.

RIP Chris

#6 3 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,389 108 1 1

Wow the pinball community is really being devastated this year :/ losing lots of good, talented guys!

This year has been 95% downhill.
RIP Pinball Doctor. They must have really needed him in that great arcade in the sky...

#7 3 years ago

JDS

swinks

Swinks Pinball

12y 136K 10,563

I did not know Chris but never nice to hear about someone passing way too young. All the best to his family and friends.

RIP Chris

#8 3 years ago

MJM

Sonic

M&M Creations

10y 114K 1,508 9 11 2

RIP Chris

#9 3 years ago

KRS

thewool

Pinside member

Guisborough

11y 67,400 1,519 10

Rest in Peace brother. Hope you are happily fixing pins wherever you are....

#10 3 years ago

TOM

tomtest

Tom

Hagerstown, MD

11y 79,050 1,371 7 7

What a shame, I had many transactions with him, RIP

#11 3 years ago

TPV

gearheaddropping

Pinside member

Macomb, MI

12y 67,300 2,042 16 20

RIP brother. Keep games running in heaven!

#12 3 years ago

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rogilio

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Eugene, OR

6y 33,400 14 8

It figures that this would happen in 2020... We'll miss you Nash.

#13 3 years ago

JAT

PinNickleby

Pinside apprentice

Moreno Valley, CA

6y 29,900 98 15

Chris helped me out years ago when I was first starting to learn pinball repair and restoration. The Pinball Doctor will truly be missed by those of us in this hobby. Blessings to his family and friends who are mourning his loss.

#14 3 years ago

JAB

robotronjohn

Pinside member

Raleigh, NC

11y 42,550 581 8

Sad times. RIP

#15 3 years ago

AHS

hoby1

Pinside member

Allentown, PA

12y 105K 4,269 9

Terrible news RIP

#16 3 years ago

RAC

Gunnut40

Pinside+ Frequent

Spottsville, KY

6y 75,800 1,442 8

My heart goes out to family and friends.

#17 3 years ago

AAC

cudabee

flipperservice

Veendam

11y 65,300 346 161

Very sad news... I once bought a lot of pinball manuals and flyers from him. He went out and beyond his way to get the deal through, even if problems that arose looked almost impossible to solve, he made sure i got my parts. Afterwards we had some hilarious conversations on the phone and mail.
R.I.P. Chris.

#18 3 years ago

EEE

Pinside member

Tucson, AZ

12y 80,300 2,124

Chris had a rough edge, but once you got through that he was generous with his time and knowledge. He kept Blairalley running IMO.

Another great resource and meaningful person is gone now.

RIP Pinball Doctor

#19 3 years ago

IZY

izzy

Pinside+ Frequent

Sacramento, CA

11y 65,050 1,161 6

Great Guy. RIP

#20 3 years ago

TCB

Multiballmaniac1

Pinside member

6y 97,800 3,388 2 15

Damn this year. RIP Chris

#21 3 years ago

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twoplayer60

Inactive member

Junction City, OR

3y 5,750 1

R.I.P. in pinball heaven Chris.

I met him a few years ago and he helped me with many of my games - great guy with a generous heart!

#22 3 years ago

RAD

KHL

Pinside member

11y 91,950 809 15

Reading all of your replies is very heartwarming, thank you! I hope that wherever Chris is at he can read this forum, please feel free to share any memories or photos you might have of The Pinball Doctor.

#23 3 years ago

RVD

rvdv

Pinside+ Pro!

11y 101K 2,006

Sad to see good people go too early
Rip

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