Very, very sad news. My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

Thoughts and prayers for his family, Rest in Peace Steve.
The Link's

I was lucky enough to fish with him several times over the last couple of years and learned a lot from him. Great guy, RIP Steve. My condolences to all his friends and family.

I learned of Steve's passing from fishweewee's thread on SOL. I had to shake my head and rub my eyes to make sure I was understanding it. I'm in total shock.

I'm glad we finally got to spend some one on one time, talking, at the Mass Leg in June, at Mike's. I knew Flap a little from 25 years ago, but a lot of water had passed under the bridge since we talked in person.

My condolences to his family and friends. This must be hitting you hard too, George, and I'm sorry for your loss.

Thoughts and prayers for his family. RIP Steve.

really shocking. RIP steve.

RIP Flap.

I will always take "fishing the shadowline" as one of the greatest lessons I've ever learned.

I can't believe this - so sad

Thoughts adn prrayers to his friends and family

RIP brother!

Man! I just communicated with him the other day..He will be missed. Rest in Peace Flap. Condolances to his family and dear friends.

I learned alot from him, and never even met him. RIP Steve.

Rest in Peace Steve. You will be missed. My prayers, thoughts and condolences to Steve's family

My thoughts go out to his family and everyone he touched...

I never met Steve, except through this site. Like everyone else, i am in total shock. My codolances to all his friends and family. The fishing community has lost a true sprotsman and is diminshed by his passing.


RIP Flap, tight lines.

May GOD continue to Bless him as he joins those others fishing in The Great Rip in the sky.

Thoughts and prayers for him and his family. R.I.P. Flap

R.I.P. Flap.

what can I say, everyone has said it all, Steve was a great guy, a great angler and above all else, a great family man. he will be missed by all who ever came in contact with him and who are better anglers and people because of it. RIP Steve

This is unbelieveable. You will be missed Steve. RIP.

Man, very sad... Deepest sympathy for everyone who is hurting.

RIP Steve, thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

Shocked to hear the sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. RIP

RIP Flap

George, deepest condolences, I know he thought the world of you.


That he did Dave...

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...33-post40.html

Deepest condolences to your family and friends. You left this world way too early. RIP Steve :(

RIP Steve. My condolences to your family and friends.

rip steve

thoughts and prayers for family and friends

Rest in peace Steve.........My prayers go out to his family and friends...I know he will be missed.

Steve was a magnet who brought all kinds of different pieces of the fishing community together. If we were to do a 'six degrees of separation' with Steve I would wager the vast majority of us would be no more than a step or two away from each other. After his wife and children he lived for fishing, but in particular for those others who were obsessed with the challenge of pursuit of striped bass, and the history thereof.

My deepest sympathies go out to his wife Deb and daughters, and for those who most deeply morn his loss I expect that you consider yourself to be fortunate to have known him well rather than those who knew him in just passing. His enthusiasm and passion will be deeply missed.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Such a shocker. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. George, sorry for your loss.

An IRISH Prayer
 

Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Everything remains as it was.
The old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no sorrow in your tone.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting, when we meet again.

i never met the man,

but thru these pages, his wise words,

and his volumes of information, humor, and enthusiasm
we have ALL lost a brother of the highest order

and he WILL BE sorely missed!!! thanks for EVERYTHING you gave, Flap, and for how you were such a vital part of this community. swift and magnificent passage, thoughts and prayers sent to yer gurls and wife! Peace, bro!

I'd forgotten that , Link. Thanks for reminding me, it helps a lot.

Wow , what bad bews.

condolences to his family and friends.

Enjoy every day , you never know which will be your last.

BB Jake I'm tottally dismantled by this loss
I may b a FOOL but I'm grounded enough to realize Flap had so much passion and a quick sence of humor like I said B4 I didn't know him only in passing but I'm sure I'll catch up with Flap and all the others SOON
tight lines
ML

Thoughts and prayers and my condolence for his family and all thoose who were fortunate enough to consider him a close friend, he will surely be missed.

Such a terrible loss. Life is too short. My deepest sympathy to the family.

wow thoughts and prayers with the family... I only met him in passing at events, but I could tell he was one of the good guys. this is really sad and S-B and the whole fishing community will never be the same as he was always willing to offer advice and insight.

Still can't believe it, He was one of the good ones, RIP Steve

RIP Steve.

What an empty feeling I have inside reading this, stunning.