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Old 09-19-2007, 12:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well it is hard to believe but it was 2yrs ago today that my Dad passed away.Boy time goes by faster and faster.

Well to my Dad and all the loved ones we have lost here is a toast for you.

Miller lite with a glass of ice for him.

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Old 09-19-2007, 12:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2007, 12:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2007, 01:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2007, 01:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2007, 01:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 09-19-2007, 01:47 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I've never got the chance to meet him, But i feel I know him so well. Between all the stories and the fact that you are a chip off... Cheers to a great guy and fisherman
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Old 09-19-2007, 02:02 PM   #9 (permalink)
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My dad had a close call Christmas 2004. I know how you feel, because at one point I thought I lost him. Dads are the best. Being a dad is the best experience I have had yet.
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Old 09-19-2007, 03:58 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I've never got the chance to meet him, But i feel I know him so well. Between all the stories and the fact that you are a chip off... Cheers to a great guy and fisherman


Remember the PM I sent to you titled "Your Dad".
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Old 09-19-2007, 04:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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it was 15yrs this year for my dad, never gets any easier man.
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Old 09-19-2007, 04:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Quack I'm sorry for your loss. Trust me I understand how you are feeling.

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Old 09-19-2007, 09:38 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I know your feeling .... 16 months that I lost my Dad as well.... He is in the Gulf Stream right now floating around.... I wonder how many times he was been out there with me at the 50 line....
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Old 09-19-2007, 10:38 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I know what you mean by time going by so fast. I spread a family members ashes out at sea a year and a half ago. She was great fisherman.
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Old 09-20-2007, 12:21 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Sorry to hear that. To your Father
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Old 09-20-2007, 12:29 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Old 09-20-2007, 08:44 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Old 09-20-2007, 10:52 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Lost mine when I was 14. He was not a fisherman but always supported me and was a heck of a guy just like your dad Quack I am sure.

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Old 09-20-2007, 10:54 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Old 09-20-2007, 01:48 PM   #20 (permalink)
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RIP

I'm sure some of that fire you have is him living thru your eyes.

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Old 09-21-2007, 04:05 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I was just talking about your dad day before last. Great guy,superb captain. Still miss him.

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