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#99478 - 01/02/12 10:54 AM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: Rupe/PA]

jamesfromjersey
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The one and only Tigg....

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#99483 - 01/02/12 11:11 AM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: jamesfromjersey]

KYODE
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when i met tigger at a local truck stop here yrs ago, he was as healthy as a horse. it was sad to see a pic of him later in his disease posted over at SP site. i did not even recognize him. it aged him dramatically. it was amazing how positive minded he remained.

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#99484 - 01/02/12 11:22 AM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: KYODE]

Dan B.
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Originally Posted By: KYODE

........it was amazing how positive minded he remained.

Amen!! I don't know how he did it.

I remember our last conversation like it was yesterday....heartbreaking. It was around Thanksgiving of 2010. He told me "this is probably the last time you'll talk to ol'Tig, man".

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#99493 - 01/02/12 01:10 PM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: Dan B.]

jamesfromjersey
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Dale was a rare individual because he was one of the few genuinely NICE people I`ve meet over the course of my life. To say I was shocked when I heard of his passing would be an understatement....When I joined this site Tigg was a major player and as Dan pointed out he still holds the #3 top poster position. Not only did Tigg post here but he also contrbuted to the Dan Wesson forum with his beautiful DW collection. As a matter of fact, he was so well liked on the DW site that the members collected contributions that were sent to his wife.
I guess you can say that Tigg left us a message in that we should enjoy each day of our life as we don`t know what the future holds.....

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#99533 - 01/02/12 08:03 PM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: jamesfromjersey]

RUG1
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I ran across one of his posting about a week ago and thought about his input and knowledge he always had. Never met him, but he was a good man.

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#99545 - 01/02/12 10:27 PM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: RUG1]

Gregg Richter
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Lots of very appropriate positive words being said here about Dale (Tigger)

I can't add much because I never met him personally but I talked to him on the phone a couple times....plus e-mails. He sent us a jug of his fantastic home made (and marketed) Real Maple Syrup. I sent him my video.

What a man; what a great guy. I wish I could have met him...

I had made plans to get him on the HHI Antelope Hunt at my comp but it never panned out...

I sure do miss him, as my eyes moisten... Even my sweet wife Karen misses him, through my dealings with him.

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#99557 - 01/03/12 08:22 AM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: Gregg Richter]

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Like SCHunter and others the "get both" speech he repeated to many of us still makes me laugh.Earlier I purchased a 7 1/2"bl 45colt and like others on a budget was weighing it out over need v/s want v/s already having one in that caliber and what words crept up in my head,"get both".It was a pleasure getting to know him.

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#99572 - 01/03/12 12:27 PM

Re: One year later..........Tigger [Re: cottonstalk]

lamina1982
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I never met him but one of my first posts before I got my encore I was asking questions and he had offered to let me come shoot his guns cause he lived in my area-pretty amazing offer for never meeting me..that was just before he got sick I beleive cause then he said was dealing with illness etc, so I never got to meet him. He did offfer up tons of charlie hunting tips and I'm always reminded of him when im charlie hunting...

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