Post by: shotsofwhisky on April 05, 2011, 04:42:41 AM
More than anything this is a tribute to him the prayers are for us. Similar to the song by Toby Keith "cryin for me" we all know he is better off and that the pain is felt by us not him anymore.
For me personally he stepped up to take the place of his son that walked out on me when I was two, He taught me everything I still use today in life and the woods. He taught one son to hunt and then reassured him it wasnt for everyone when his son looked in the big brown eyes of a buck and felt that he couldnt pull the trigger.
He spent hours upon hours teaching me to shoot and taking me to shoot competitively, he laughed as I shot the snap dragons off the stems with a BB gun while Grandma yelled lol. He took his only grandson on more trips huntin, fishin, or just driving through the woods then I could ever count. He taught me more then anything how to be a man. He grinned in pride as he watched me graduate from High School, and when he walked into the house I bought thinking this kid has it figured out. He poured me drinks after I turned 21. He taught me gun safety and the importance of leaving the woods cleaner than I foound them. He taught me that quit wasnt a word that we accepted.
He shared stories of shooting mountain goat, deer, elk, and bobcat. Stories of his father in law jumping multiple times to the sound of a cougar yell. Stories of how good he could shoot before I came along.
As I walked through his house and shop tonight I could swear I saw him around the next corner or behind the model T that I helped him rebuild, but, sure enough he wasnt there. Its a shock, he told us all he felt better the last few days then he has in months. But, that didnt matter to the man upstairs. It was his time a long time ago but he wasnt ready he had to double and triple check that we were ok before he could leave us.
When I rolled my bronco he was the first to say "get back in the woods, drive past the hill you rolled down and smile because you beat it."
He lost his first wiife to cancer and lost it all to care for her. Then when his second wife had a stroke, he gave it all away again to give her the best help and care he could. When we sat in the same room his first wife passed in he shook his head saying its not fair, but that didnt change a thing.
I couldnt ask for a better role model then him. Tonight I sat in "my chair" the same chair I would snore from to combat his snorin from his recliner, I kept thinking I will blink and this will all be a dream. I did everything I could so that when this day came I could smile and say I have no regrets I was the son My dad wasnt. If I could pass anything to anyone it would be that little piece of wisdom. NO REGRETS.
So as I sit here tonight drinking "his drink" and a few more, I think CHEERS TO YOU PAPA! There is more than one of us that wouldnt be who we are without you. I wouldnt have the work ethic I have and without his support I never could have put in the 86 hour work weeks that got me though rough times. RIP Papa 06/29/29-04/04/11 Its been a ride he couldnt be more proud of...
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wish the best to you-
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have a good day god bless.
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Post by: shotsofwhisky on April 04, 2012, 05:02:23 AM
Sounds like the man accomplished what he set out to do. He is not going to be around the next corner. He is not going to be by the Model T. Sounds like if you want to see him, just look in the mirror.
On the early morning of the day i will never forget i scroll through the amazing responses our family received from you fine folks and this one kills me. In a good way. We actually used my original post as a eulegy of sorts that the preacher read for us. No one knows how important being able to vent to like minded strangers was. But I thank the respondants, readers, and developers of this site for everything. I don't post a lot I troll mostly but being able to see how willing everyone was/is to send their condolences gives back faith in the community of sportsmen. Too many people you see in the woods would be the opposite of the great people of this site no matter the connection. Thank you guys!
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