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RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« on: January 07, 2020, 08:26:27 PM »
We lost a fellow hunter today from his battle with health issues.  You will be missed.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2020, 08:29:02 PM »
Sad that you lost your fight today, you will be missed!

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2020, 08:34:11 PM »
 Sorry to hear that. Great picture.

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2020, 08:37:03 PM »
Mark killed some big whidbey deer, loved sharing intel about fishing, openly talked about his struggles with booze and put himself out there to support others and was a good man. I can still remember hunting spring bear with him. He had a tag and along a path we saw ahead what at first glance was cubs...that fake valve of his started ticking double time! Well the cubs turned into a family if coons but it got the blood pumping.

RIP friend.

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2020, 08:42:53 PM »
Holy hell. I hate reading this. RIP, Ripper.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2020, 08:45:45 PM »
RIP Ripper.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2020, 08:57:44 PM »
So sad.  Praying for his family and friends. 

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2020, 09:03:16 PM »
I heard the news earlier today ! Very sorry to hear of his passing and I send my condolences to his family and friends ! Bowhunter 45 ! God bless my fellow hunter !
             

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2020, 09:07:34 PM »
RIP Ripper!

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2020, 09:28:01 PM »
Sorry to hear, Rest in Peace!
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2020, 10:07:00 PM »
Sorry to hear


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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2020, 11:21:44 PM »
Great guy!  He was like a grandpa to my children.  So many family adventurers together.  Miss him something fierce!
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2020, 03:38:20 AM »
This sucks.  Met up with him a couple times.  He was a great guy.  RIP Ripper.

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2020, 05:05:03 AM »
Never met mark,yet through the hunt wa site and Facebook I feel I know him and his family. Prayers for for the family.

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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2020, 05:47:50 AM »
Very sorry to hear, RIP Ripper
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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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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2021, 04:58:37 AM »
I just saw this post. Thank you everyone for your kind words and prayers. Mark was truly one of a kind and greatly missed
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #31 on: February 28, 2021, 07:17:41 AM »
RIP Ripper.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2021, 08:25:48 AM »
RIP Ripper.
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Re: RIP Ripper - Mark Wantola
« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2021, 08:30:24 AM »
Missed this thread. Didn't know him, but corresponded with him a time or two through the site. RIP Ripper, you will be missed.
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