Raymond R. Mertz, 52, of Cheektowaga, a well-known magician, died unexpectedly Monday (July 9, 2001) in St. Joseph Hospital, Cheektowaga. A magician since the 1970s, he was trained in close-up magic ...

Keith Raymond's first magic props were a magic coloring book and a disappearing silk cloth. "The next thing you know, you have a cargo trailer and multiple big illusions," Raymond, 38, of Rapid City ...