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05-25-2014, 05:04 PM #1Senior Member
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We lost another pier rat
Just heard from his son that pirate John passed away on 5-21-2014 The family buried him with his rod and reel. RIP and tight lines forever my friend.
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05-25-2014, 05:16 PM #2Senior Member
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Only fished with John a handful of times. A little rough around the edges but was always a pleasure to be around.
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Sorry to hear that. He was a real character and had some tales to tell in that raspy voice of his. RIP
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very sorry to read this , he added a spice to the rail
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I hate to hear that, my wife and I were asking about him on the pier last week. We were afraid that might be the case. I liked John a lot, love the part about being buried with his rod and reel. RIP and good fishing John!
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05-25-2014, 07:18 PM #6Old Fart
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Rest in peace John. I will see if I can find a more recent photo.
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05-25-2014, 09:30 PM #7Senior Member
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Didn't know him, but seen him on the pier quite often... RIP.
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Never, under any circumstances, ever become a refugee.
Die if you must, but die on your home turf with your face to the wind, not in some stinking hellhole 2,000 kilometers away, among people you neither know nor care about.
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05-25-2014, 09:51 PM #8We are there! Let's go fishing!!
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Thanks, I'd wondered about him being AWOL from the pier for a while :-(
May he fish eternally with the Good Lord!
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I was watching a video that someone posted, maybe a couple of years old about the "running of the bulls" I think, anyway John was seen running back and forth a couple of times in it. He was crusty but a nice guy. I helped him load that monster cooler/pier cart into his truck (and his van after he totaled the truck) several times.
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Really enjoyed the few times I was around him....he could tell some stories....
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