On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:35:20 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:
It is with a heavy heart that I pass on this information. Some time today,
Bob Rickard passed on peacefully in his sleep. As you know, Bob has had
some significant health issues, and his battles are past.
He's gone to a better place and he's fishing with the likes of Abe Watson
and others.
The world has lost a great man and a true friend.....
More details will be following as they are known.
It was very much a privilege to know Bob. Bob was a gentlemen
who displayed great love for his country and for fishing. I'm going
to miss his emails and I'm looking forward to the day we can meet in
Heaven and share fish stories:
The Fisherman's Prayer
by Thomas Keats
When far from land on the stormy sea
There are times when my boat seems frail to me
Where the rising wind and the monstrous waves
Have sent many souls to their watery graves
When the fog shuts down and blacks out the shore
And the heavy seas on the rocks do roar
Where the hidden shoal and the tricky tide
Could mean my doom without a guide
In times like this our hearts sometime fail
And we fear we’ll be lost in the stormy gale
Our thoughts go back to our friends on shore
And loved ones whom we'll probably see no more
But then at last there is a light
Shining through the gloom like a beacon bright
It is our faith in Our Lord we see
Who rules the raging of the sea
Our thoughts go back to the story true
Of Our Lord who protects His disciples’ crew
Who were fishermen just like me
And we follow their tradition of the sea
So now all fishermen be of good cheer
And always remember Your Lord is near
The word of a hymn which can give courage to thee
Are "Jesus Saviour, Pilot Me".
--
Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law
Indianapolis, IN
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http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/OnTheWater
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http://www.hoosiertradingpost.com/FishingTackle
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