I can't say that I knew him well,
but of the two times I spoke with him he was a class act, funny as hell, and a gentleman through and through!! He even offered to take me fishing "anytime", as he said. Dummy me, I was gonna call him next week to set something up for OCT.
And that waz one of the truly amazing things about Him. It was only the second time we had ever talked, face to face, but he could see the LOVE I have for our beloved quarry and the HUNGER I crave for becoming a better surfcaster everytime I venture into the moonlit nights. His sincerity as a man and his LOVE for our sport was what made him one of the pillars of our community, but here was this living legend ~not knowing me from Adam, save for my burning obssession that we surfrats share~ answering all my googanic questions, giving me his primer on how to retrieve his plugs and why he made them the way he did, and inviting me to join HIM at one of his RI Spots!!
A VERRRRY SAD DAY INDEED
My prayers and condolences to his entire family and also to his Surfcasting bretheren. Li'l Rhody is a pretty small campus and she has truly lost one of her BIG MEN on that campus. His Legacy will long outlive his grandchildren's grandchildren!!!
Only the GOOD die young, and clearly he was one of the Good Guys!!
Rest well, HABS, and may God Speed your passing on the wings of 10,000 angels. You will be sorely missed by us ALL........................
BTW, save us some of the BIG GURLS from the Big Surf in the sky
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