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re: Sad news about my dad -fishfighter
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:08 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:08 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Very sorry to hear he has passed. But I’m glad he is at peace. Condolences to you, your mother and entire family. I enjoyed his posts and will miss him.
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Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:10 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Sorry for your loss. As sad as this all is, I feel like this:
...is a great end to his life. I feel like all too often when people lose loved ones they wish they could have said goodbye in some way. So for him to be able to spend Christmas morning with everyone he loved and tell them individually how much he loves and will miss them...I can't think of many better ways to go than that. And I suspect that rather than Christmas being "ruined" by that, it will end up being a memory that you will cherish forever.
And this is a great story:
Sorry again to you, OP. Thanks for sharing your memories though.
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The last week his respiratory system started to fail. On Christmas morning, he called us to be by his side. He watched us open presents and told us he loved us and was going to miss us. He then slipped into a coma state and was gone within several hours.
...is a great end to his life. I feel like all too often when people lose loved ones they wish they could have said goodbye in some way. So for him to be able to spend Christmas morning with everyone he loved and tell them individually how much he loves and will miss them...I can't think of many better ways to go than that. And I suspect that rather than Christmas being "ruined" by that, it will end up being a memory that you will cherish forever.
And this is a great story:
quote:
One of my favorite saltwater stories was when me and my husband first started dating (we were 16). He invited Mitchell to come fishing with us. We were parked in the area near a bouy around 16 miles out. We were bottom fishing about 60 foot down for snapper. My dad told us don’t leave the line in the water without putting it in the rod holder. Soon after my dad had casted out a drift line with a large dead shad on it. Zippppp, fish on. Dad screams to Mitchell get the gaft. Mitchell, sitting next to me, reels his line up in a panic....leaving about 1 foot of line in the water and goes to help him. Dad loses his fish at the boat. All at one time, whoosh there goes Mitchell’s pole! I can literally see the pole going straight down into the ocean. The bubbles steaming off the reel as it looks like it’s attached to a torpedo. Dad takes a deep breath and says it’s ok. I have another pole if you want to fish. My new boyfriend says no way, I’m so sorry. Ten minutes later I feel a pull on my pole, fish on. I start to reel it up, feels like every snapper I caught that day, heavy. Reel down, pull up, reel down, pull up.....then I see something, not a fish. Something long and thin. It’s the damn rod and reel. My hook was attached to the cross bar on the reel of the other pole (60 feet down). We all reach for Mitchell’s previously lost pole and snatch it. His fish still on the other end! My dad said we won the lottery!! Mitchell didn’t fish the rest of the day. Maybe that helped shape their relationship. We ended up getting married 13 years later and he was a blessing to my father ever since.
Sorry again to you, OP. Thanks for sharing your memories though.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:16 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Thanks for posting this, deepest sympathies to you and your family and to Paul's friends.
You dad was a good and patient soul.
He was quite well thought of on the O-T Board where I interacted with him.
That's not easily done, but it was for him.
I know his soul is now at peace, he has reconciliation with your brother and his other passed loved ones.
Thank you again for your beautiful post, good luck, and pass on the joie de vivre that he gave to you.
You dad was a good and patient soul.
He was quite well thought of on the O-T Board where I interacted with him.
That's not easily done, but it was for him.
I know his soul is now at peace, he has reconciliation with your brother and his other passed loved ones.
Thank you again for your beautiful post, good luck, and pass on the joie de vivre that he gave to you.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:19 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Prayers to you and the family and thank you for sharing. I felt like we were friends with him through this board.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:21 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Oh God bless you, sweet daughter of Fish. He was a great poster .. remember him most recently during the hurricane threads this year.
Many prayers for you all .. God will provide you all with the peace and comfort that you need. May fish rest in peace.
Many prayers for you all .. God will provide you all with the peace and comfort that you need. May fish rest in peace.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:23 pm to fishfightersdaughter
So nice to have a face to go with his name ... although I never "saw" him in my mind as bald!
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:27 pm to tiger91
Fishfightersdaughter
What an amazing post! I always enjoyed his posts and I bought one of his pirogue kits. He will be missed.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:29 pm to fishfightersdaughter
RIP Fish...
Posted on 12/28/20 at 2:59 pm to Pepe Lepew
A good man. I hated he was in so much pain during the last weeks of his life, I'm glad for him he has found relief. He is not gone as long as the memory of him last, and that will be for many, many years. We don't know how time works in heaven, he may still be at the gates saying, "WOW!" when we arrive. But he is pain free a happy now!!
Posted on 12/28/20 at 3:09 pm to jeffsdad
I met your dad at the first pirouge build. He was a wonderful guy I loosely kept in touch with him since then. He always enjoyed talking about Venice with me and how we were doing down there. I can only imagine your loss he was full of so much information and always willing to share it with everyone.
I saw he passed maybe yesterday or the day before but it’s been a blur for me I lost my duck hunting partner of 20 years on Christmas Eve, then your dad passed then yesterday my 10 year old killed his biggest buck so I’ve been totally out of pocket.
I will keep you all in my prayers and I will always have fond memories of your dad with the limited times we got to visit. We also always posted about the same times in the morning I’ll miss seeing him on here as well.
I saw he passed maybe yesterday or the day before but it’s been a blur for me I lost my duck hunting partner of 20 years on Christmas Eve, then your dad passed then yesterday my 10 year old killed his biggest buck so I’ve been totally out of pocket.
I will keep you all in my prayers and I will always have fond memories of your dad with the limited times we got to visit. We also always posted about the same times in the morning I’ll miss seeing him on here as well.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 3:22 pm to fishfightersdaughter
He seemed like a great guy. Deepest condolences. He’s now at peace.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 3:50 pm to Solo Cam
I’m up here in Nova Scotia but over the years got to know him through his post’s especially on the GMT thread-he was always up so early!
I called him fisher...so very sorry for your loss and selfishly for ours...
I called him fisher...so very sorry for your loss and selfishly for ours...
Posted on 12/28/20 at 4:09 pm to fishfightersdaughter
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for the great read. I didn't get to interact with him a lot, but thoroughly enjoyed all of his posts. He'll definitely be missed.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 4:25 pm to fishfightersdaughter
So sorry for your loss. I’m not much of an outdoorsman but I did chat with your dad several times on the good morning threads in the OT. That’s where I found out about his medical problems. From his chats he definitely seemed to live life to the fullest. You and your family are in my prayers
Posted on 12/28/20 at 5:01 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Damn, we lost a good one boys.
RIP Fish.
RIP Fish.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 6:05 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Prayers for your family.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 6:28 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Sorry for your loss. I do not look forward to the day I will face this world without my pops.
May God have mercy on his soul and welcome him into eternal glory in Heaven.
May God have mercy on his soul and welcome him into eternal glory in Heaven.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 7:04 pm to fishfightersdaughter
Wow,
I am so sorry for your loss
I feel so blessed to have known your Dad "fish"
We were at one of the pirogue builds and I brought my son Andrew along for one of the greatest Father Son experiences we may ever have.
Andrew wore himself out, not only helping me, but many others who never had a building partner.
I kept in touch with your Dad on occasion, just to check on him and and he always made me feel welcome in our conversations and I never felt I was a bother.
His willingness to teach a lost trade and his philanthropy in helping secure El Josey Wales family's future will live forever in our hearts and minds here on the Outdoor Board.
I know we all miss him and especially you, his family who were lucky enough to have so much time with him
May you find comfort that he is with God now and able to do all the things he used to without limitations.
Raising a Bud Light to your Dad now.
A true legend of the OB.
God Bless
Pepperidge
I am so sorry for your loss
I feel so blessed to have known your Dad "fish"
We were at one of the pirogue builds and I brought my son Andrew along for one of the greatest Father Son experiences we may ever have.
Andrew wore himself out, not only helping me, but many others who never had a building partner.
I kept in touch with your Dad on occasion, just to check on him and and he always made me feel welcome in our conversations and I never felt I was a bother.
His willingness to teach a lost trade and his philanthropy in helping secure El Josey Wales family's future will live forever in our hearts and minds here on the Outdoor Board.
I know we all miss him and especially you, his family who were lucky enough to have so much time with him
May you find comfort that he is with God now and able to do all the things he used to without limitations.
Raising a Bud Light to your Dad now.
A true legend of the OB.
God Bless
Pepperidge
This post was edited on 12/28/20 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 12/28/20 at 8:46 pm to fishfightersdaughter
What I read about your father was that he was a great family man, outdoorsman, a craftsman, and a gentleman.
Don’t think that there is more anyone can ask to be remembered for.
Prayers for your to and your family.
Don’t think that there is more anyone can ask to be remembered for.
Prayers for your to and your family.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 9:48 pm to fishfightersdaughter
So sorry for yalls loss FFdaughter. Im not a regular to this particular board but come here when i need advice or have questions on a particular subject. With so many posters on this site, i do remember FFer and him being so willing to give help and advice. He was a great poster here and im sure and even better father and friend.
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