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 ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 08:43 PM
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'Just learned that an elderly man that I considered a friend, counseled our family numerous times and counseled me during my divorce, died this past summer - stabbed to death by his son with mental illness. The wife/mother was attacked also, but survived.
He took me duck hunting, dove hunting, and fishing at a very old, very private club just south of town. A true gentleman sportsman and a wise and caring friend to me and my family. May God rest his soul and grant His peace to his family.
Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
Last edited by Creekrunner; 09/29/20 09:28 PM. Reason: Inserted the poem.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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 Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 09:34 PM
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Sad deal. RIP to the fine gentleman.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 10:09 PM
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 10:12 PM
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels
Hebrews 13:2
(R-TX)
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 10:35 PM
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Sorry that you lost a dear old friend! Great tribute to him may he R.I.P. .gif "angel")
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 11:13 PM
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Sorry for your loss. When I hear about men like him I think of the George Jones song "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes".
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/29/20 11:22 PM
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Sorry for your loss. I experienced losing a mentor recently as well. It leaves a deep void. Thoughts and prayers with you.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 12:57 AM
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 01:23 AM
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A true tragedy. Sad and sorry to hear this.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 01:54 AM
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That’s tough. Things like that are hard to understand.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 09:43 AM
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Very sorry for your loss .
Prayer is the "ultimate" wireless connection .
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 11:50 AM
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Condolences. It is strange how bad things happen to good people.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 12:08 PM
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Sorry that you lost a dear old friend! Great tribute to him may he R.I.P. X2
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 03:48 PM
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May he RIP! Sorry for your loss!
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 03:50 PM
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 03:53 PM
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Sorry for your loss. I'm sure you'll no doubt honor him by passing on all that he taught you to those who will value it as much as you do.
Last edited by Texas Dan; 09/30/20 03:57 PM.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 04:31 PM
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That sad. I'm sorry to hear that, losing a friend, family or someone you look up to is painful.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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09/30/20 05:19 PM
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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10/01/20 11:57 AM
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my condolences losing a dear friend........
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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10/01/20 12:10 PM
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I am sorry to hear of your loss
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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10/01/20 08:28 PM
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my sympathy to you and his family ...
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
~PMK~
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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10/01/20 09:45 PM
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RIP, love the poem. Know what it is like to lose a mentor.
Don't talk the talk if you didn't walk the walk.
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Re: ...And the hunter home from the hill.
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10/04/20 07:20 PM
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The lose of a hunting Friend is of greater consequence then most other losses. Spending hours afield and or in a blind is and emotional and bonding experience. Oh how I miss our conversations and problem solving discussions which most other mortals could never resolve.
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