I’m looking to contact Richard Powell. He used to post here as Scruffy.

He had a lease on a ranch in Namibia and he lived in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Send me a private message if you can help me out. Thanks!

He has not logged in for six months.

I think his wife passed way so he might be taking it easy

Good morning from Alberta, Canada,

M. Shy is absolutely correct in that I lost my beautiful wife Margaret in April. Four times in her life she battled a deadly cancer and won the first three struggles.

It was not to be the fourth time.

She was the funniest lady that I have ever known, incredibly smart and as I told her many times, more beautiful than Helen of Troy.

I would often stare at her in awe that she had shared 40 years of adventures all over the world with an aging redneck who looked {looks} like 80 miles of gravel.

Eva had booked Margaret and I on a roebuck hunt in Romania in May of this year . I had never hunted in Europe and I thought that we could tour the country after and exchange marriage vows once again in one of those funky castles.

Like Garth Brooks sang, 'I could have missed the pain, but I would have missed the dance.' It was a hell of a dance in places like Arnhemland, Zambezi Valley, rain forests of Bolivia, Alaska, Uruguay, Argentina, South Africa, Wyoming with the great adventurer JBrown, Old Montana etc.

She gunned a charging water buffalo, caught a 48 pound king salmon in Northern British Columbia, watched in more than a little consternation when a herd of elephants got our wind and stampeded down a very large hill - right at us as they got the directions mixed up, had a guide starve us and Top Predator in Australia etc. etc. once again.

And with our wonderful friend Old Sir Phill, shared countless campfires in Namibia and Uruguay.

And we laughed and held hands. For 40 years. I was so blessed.

I may have not posted for 6 months but first thing every morning, I check out AR to read of folks going on or returning from hunts all over the world.

There are so many kindred spirits here and I have met some.

Good hunting to all and Jason - we will talk ... and give my love to your charming little Renee. Margaret and I were enchanted with her charm.

Very very sorry to hear this.

Reading your tribute to your loving partner I feel I know you little better. We have never met or conversed but there is something kindred there. So sorry for your loss. A good woman and partner is a wonderful thing a a blessing in any man's life.

What a tribute to your wife!

Prayers and condolences for your loss!

What a wonderful way to honor your wife and it reflects on your character. So very sorry that you lost the love of your life, have to assume she knew she was cherished by you.

Blessings as you adapt to life without her.

That's a very nice tribute to your wife sir.

I'm sorry for you loss. She sounds like a great wife.

Just beautiful.

I am sorry for your loss.

Scruffy, that’s about as wonderful and loving a tribute as a man could make about his wife, thanks for sharing that with us. You’re a fortunate man to have shared all the years with her.

Richard I am sorry for your loss and someone so precious as your wife. A fine tribute to a great woman. Regards to Sir Phil

Sir Richard:

Am very sorry to learn this.
Great story of a long happy marriage.

Been wondering why no replies to my messages. Wondered if you had fell in.

I will let Jack know too.
Best wishes, catch up when you are up to it.

George

May God rest Margaret‘s soul and comfort our friend Richard.

Sorry for your loss sir.

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Scruffy, Very very sorry for your loss, a beautiful write up of your time together. Good to hear that you are looking in on things daily! All the best, Charlie