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Author Topic: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola  (Read 22608 times)

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2020, 06:19:09 AM »
Sorry to hear.  RIP
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2020, 06:22:50 AM »
Sounds like a heck of a guy, never had the pleasure to meet him.  Love the story about the coon's H2Ohunter, RIP ripper.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2020, 07:38:46 AM »
Sad, prayers to all.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2020, 07:42:49 AM »
RIP

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2020, 08:00:31 AM »
I hate hearing this.  RIP Ripper

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2020, 08:50:20 AM »
Always a sad day to loose one of our own. RIP RIPPER prayers sent to family and friends.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2020, 09:12:38 AM »
RIP  :(

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2020, 10:18:39 AM »
Mark was one of the good ones - very selfless and a great guy to be around.  Had a lot of fun chasing fish and crabs and moose with him.  He will be sorely missed.  RIP
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2020, 10:49:13 AM »
What???????We just emailed each other last week -he wrote me an email from hospital. I cannot believe it .Mark stays my life long friend :we hunted,fished,catch shrimp and crab very oft before I had moved to Europe. He was very passionate about the outdoors and planned hog hunting in Texas in the last email .RIP my friend ,we'll meet again one day.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #24 on: January 08, 2020, 11:15:18 AM »
Dang it.  He was a good one.

RIP Ripper, you'll be missed.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #25 on: January 08, 2020, 01:33:41 PM »
RIP; thoughts and prayers for him and family.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #26 on: January 08, 2020, 02:04:12 PM »
RIP Ripper
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #27 on: January 08, 2020, 02:13:50 PM »
What???????We just emailed each other last week -he wrote me an email from hospital. I cannot believe it .Mark stays my life long friend :we hunted,fished,catch shrimp and crab very oft before I had moved to Europe. He was very passionate about the outdoors and planned hog hunting in Texas in the last email .RIP my friend ,we'll meet again one day.

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #28 on: January 08, 2020, 03:12:10 PM »
What???????We just emailed each other last week -he wrote me an email from hospital. I cannot believe it .Mark stays my life long friend :we hunted,fished,catch shrimp and crab very oft before I had moved to Europe. He was very passionate about the outdoors and planned hog hunting in Texas in the last email .RIP my friend ,we'll meet again one day.
i was just as surprised as you!  He will be greatly missed.   I hope someone down there will still take nathon out fishing
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #29 on: January 08, 2020, 08:01:08 PM »
RIP old friend.
Why is it in a community like this when we lose a member it always takes me by surprise. We are a pretty large group, very diverse in so many ways, yet I never seem to grasp that the process of life takes place outside of the forum. Time to say good bye to another member of the family  :'(.

 


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