Lost my fishing buddy

Olebiker wrote:
Let me see if I can type this without the tears shorting out the
keyboard. My Dad passed away last week at 82. He was buried with his
fishing license in his pocket along with his buckeye.

The best times I ever spent with my Dad were fishing. One morning, in
particular, stands out. It was shortly after daylight and we were in a
quiet bay on Taylorsville Lake in Kentucky. There was a light mist
coming off the water and almost no breeze. A beagle hound was running
a rabbit on a hill covered in broom sedge just above us. Dad caught
about a 2 1/2 pound bass on a spinnerbait, unhooked it, and dropped it
back in the water. He turned around, grinned at me and said, "I wonder
what Jesus is doing with the boys He DOESN'T love this morning."

The theology may not be the best but the sentiment certainly was right
on.



Sorry for your loss. Write about the good times. Tell stories to the
family and friends. In those stories he will live on and not be forgotten.

Carlos

Carlos wrote:
Sorry for your loss. Write about the good times. Tell stories to the
family and friends. In those stories he will live on and not be forgotten.

Let me tell you one more fishing story about Dad. A few years ago one
of his grandsons got Dad to fish in a crappie tournament with him. Lo
and behold, Dad and David won the tournament. First prize was $250.
Since the tournament was a fund raiser for a YMCA charity, Dad and
David just signed the check over to the charity right there at the
awards ceremony.

On the way home Dad expressed concern that returning the money in such
a public manner might have come off as a little bit showy. When he got
home he called the organizer and apologized if his action seemed a
little crass. "Oh no," the organizer said, "it shamed all the other
money winners into doing the same thing."

Dad went on to win the tournament the next two years and returned his
winnings to the charity each time. I'm sure gonna miss the old fart.

Olebiker wrote:

On the way home Dad expressed concern that returning the money in such
a public manner might have come off as a little bit showy.


Your dad, is now, without a doubt, with the Lord, he did things because
it was the right thing to do, not for any reward, here, or even in Heaven.

Let us all remember these deeds, and try to follow his example, a
"great" man has passed to the ultimate reward.

This story did bring tears to my eyes, thank you so much for sharing it.

Nothing, any one can say, can help your grief at this time, but in time
it will fade, and you will only remember the "life" of your father, and
it will bring joy to your heart, every time you think of him, and not
the sorrow you are now feeling.

--
Rodney Long,
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