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I saw that Howard started a new sticky thread remembering all those who were here and have Walked West, which is a wonderful idea.
In any case I wanted to remember Dick again, this Pearl Harbor day, 6 years now after his passing.
Many of you weren't privileged to know him, but he was a valued member of the forum, and an avid collector of HI and all sorts of other knives.
He generously donated many of his knives to both fund raising efforts (driven by Steve Ferguson) for Sgt. Khadka's son Ram to attend medical school, and to individual members of the forum.
When he knew his time was short he asked me to send off his knives from time to time to new forumites, and I sent more than a dozen of his out to various members over time, with a request that they remember Dick. I made some good choices and bad it seems, but tried to comply with the spirit of his request.
As well as HI knives, Dick also really loved animals, and asked that anyone who wished to remember him make a donation to Best Friends Animal Society. Just $25 will get you the magazine, and you can also post a memorial thought for Dick if you like, for free.
https://www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm?
Dick's ashes were scattered up at Angel's Rest in Utah, where his beloved animals also rest. He donated all his vehicles and other possessions to a Veteran's organization. Dick never bragged, but took pride in his service in Vietnam, hence his "Sogguy" username.
Here's a pic of Dick we publish every year, outside his Idaho home, and also a picture of the "3 Sisters" set of khukuris which was his last knife project, with Aarvark (Joe) and myself. He received his "Sister", #1 in the set (bottom / left of the picture), just two months before he walked west.
RIP Dick.
Here is Dick's old signature line:
"Remember -Only when the last tree is cut, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned will we realize, we can't eat money." Cree Proverb.
In any case I wanted to remember Dick again, this Pearl Harbor day, 6 years now after his passing.
Many of you weren't privileged to know him, but he was a valued member of the forum, and an avid collector of HI and all sorts of other knives.
He generously donated many of his knives to both fund raising efforts (driven by Steve Ferguson) for Sgt. Khadka's son Ram to attend medical school, and to individual members of the forum.
When he knew his time was short he asked me to send off his knives from time to time to new forumites, and I sent more than a dozen of his out to various members over time, with a request that they remember Dick. I made some good choices and bad it seems, but tried to comply with the spirit of his request.
As well as HI knives, Dick also really loved animals, and asked that anyone who wished to remember him make a donation to Best Friends Animal Society. Just $25 will get you the magazine, and you can also post a memorial thought for Dick if you like, for free.
https://www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm?
Dick's ashes were scattered up at Angel's Rest in Utah, where his beloved animals also rest. He donated all his vehicles and other possessions to a Veteran's organization. Dick never bragged, but took pride in his service in Vietnam, hence his "Sogguy" username.
Here's a pic of Dick we publish every year, outside his Idaho home, and also a picture of the "3 Sisters" set of khukuris which was his last knife project, with Aarvark (Joe) and myself. He received his "Sister", #1 in the set (bottom / left of the picture), just two months before he walked west.
RIP Dick.
Here is Dick's old signature line:
"Remember -Only when the last tree is cut, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned will we realize, we can't eat money." Cree Proverb.
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