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04 March 2011, 16:24
Whitworth
A touching tribute.....I'm sorry for your loss, Rub Line.
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If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.
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04 March 2011, 17:16
Geedubya
An appropriate memorial. Thanks for sharing. If the picture with Salmon was in 1981, then your cousin was a relatively young man, in his mid to late forties and was taken before his time. We are diminished. Condolences and best to you and yours in your time of loss and grief. GWB
05 March 2011, 19:21
OLBIKER
Sorry about your Cuz.He looked to be a happy young man!!!!
06 March 2011, 22:55
BoomRM
Deepest sympathies for your loss, RL. May God bring you and your family comfort during this difficult time.
Sincerely, Boom
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07 March 2011, 15:54
Rusty
I am so sorry for your loss.
Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.”
07 March 2011, 19:49
xgrunt
Your tribute does his memory a great honor.
08 March 2011, 03:36
Cane Rat
What a beautiful tribute to your cousin. Very touching, that brought tears to my eyes, brother. God be with you all during this time.
30 April 2011, 09:41
45otto
That was a very respectfull tribute. He was lucky to have a friend/cousin like you. We should all hope we leave a legacy that deserves such a tribute.
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01 May 2011, 08:07
Rub Line
Thanks for all of the kind words, it really means a lot to me. It's been two months now and I still can't watch the entire video without getting emotional. He was a wonderful human being, a good father to his kids and very successful in life, though his life was also very tragic in many ways.
We're burying his ashes on saturday, right next to our grandfather that took us salmon fishing as kids. I normally dont's spill my guts on a public forum, I'm actually a very private person, but for some reason it seems to help in this case. Perhaps because I'm not surrounded by people that were close to him like I was.
Anyway, I really appreciate all of the kind words and, like someone stated above, hopefully we will all leave behind a legacy such as my cousin Daniel.
