In Honor of a Legend Ian “Gibbo” Gibson

Hi All,

If you don’t know me my name is Richie Schultz, I am a PH in Zim and proud to be!!!
I would like to share this with you all to honor and keep the memory alive of such a great man.
I never got the chance to go to Gibbo’s funeral service and I wish I could have, so I suppose this is my way of saying goodbye to him.
It was something I wanted to do for him and his family. (Thank you to those who helped, you know who you are)
As I know Mwanja was his home, he’d always say that he was going to build a little shack and retire down there.
Gibbo’s kids chose what to say on the stone and I think it fits him perfectly!!!!!!

Gibbo you are a Legend and I will never let your stories and memories fade!!!!

Rest in peace!!!!

Very Appropriate.....Very Nice. Welldone.

We should all be so lucky as to be remembered that way. Very well done!

Well done, Richie.


Mike

A fitting tribute to an ole school gentlemen, conservationist, and legend. Well done Richie!

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In Honor of a Legend Ian “Gibbo” Gibson

Extremely well done.

Well Done.

My first thought was...WOW. Very well done sir.

A fitting tribute to a man that Vicki and I had the privilege to know for far too short a time. Well done, Richie.

Proper! Fit's Gibbo to a tee.

Good show, Richie! Cheers to Gibbo and to you!

Richie;

This says a lot about you too!

Well done!

Best regards, D. Nelson

Hi Richie
It had been an ambition of mine to meet Gibbo because I had heard so many stories from Buzz and other PHs who regarded him as an exceptional elderman of their profession, sadly that will now never happen.
Well done for maintaining Gibbo in people's memory.
Regards
Rob

Well done, Richie. Hopefully we can drink another beer together in Vegas and raise a toast to Gibbo.

Thank you so much Richie for posting this. It tore me up also not to be able to attend the funeral. I knew Ian well.

Well done kids. Rest in Peace my friend.

Very nice.

Seems like a fitting tribute. May God rest your soul.

well done!
Being in the construction business, I wanted to build such a tribute for Ian.
Mwanja valley was certainly his domain.

Had the pleasure of spending better than a week with Gibbo while Buzz and I hunted tuskless out of the Five Star Camp All the younger PH's looked up to Gibbo as the master hunter. He knew Chwore North like the back of his hand.

Always appreciated his humor and good conversation at dinner. RIP

Dak

Fitting tribute to a great man. met Ian when he was the ranger stationed in sapi Safari area in the early 1980's. He like many other guys who left the parks department went professional hunting,He was a true conservationists and had a passion for our great outdoors. The "valley" was his home for the best part of 35 years, 27 of which he was in chewore Safari area. Rest in peace "chikwenya"

Very well done, thanks for sharing this.

Fitting tribute. Well done Richie.

Thank you , Rich

Very well done Rich.

A class act. Both of you.

Very nice Richie. Please give my best to your parents and take good care. Cheers.

................................................... Perfect, GIBBO would approve!

Well done! Gibbo is smiling from above.

Very nice tribute!
Lb

Great tribute Rich. Well done.
Gibbo would approve i'm sure!!!

cheers

Nick

A proper tribute to a great man

Well done and a fitting memorial to a man who knew Chewore North like the back of his hand and loved the wild lands he hunted.

Mushi sterek Richie!!! He was a legend for sure and will always be remembered.

Very well done!, legends never fade.

A tribute to a friend and brother. Well done Richie, that would make Gibbo smile. Hats off!

A fitting tribute to a great man missed by so many!

Great tribute well done .

Very Nice!!!

Rich you are a class act mate.