I propose a moment of silence for Leroy "Golden Hawk" on Monday morning, Memorial Day at 8:00 A.M.Eastern. Maybe we can take 1 minute from our hobby to reflect on our lives and how fortunate we are to be alive. Maybe then, Leroy's passing won't be a total loss. Please join me on Monday morning.
Brian
Ill be here. You got it. Ill be happy to.
That's a nice thought, and if able to, maybe loose an arrow.
Good idea, I'm going to put the string he made me on my Hill and let one fly in his memory.
will do, i'll either be on a stream or in the woods, places i'm sure he loved.
Sounds good...Remember his family as well!!!
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I'm in!
I just opened my mail for today. In it was the string he made for me this week and mailed the day before yesterday. It is going on my brand new Great Plains recurve now.
Brian
I too just got strings from him on Tuesday. Spoke to him last Thursday. I will observe a moment of silence for his family. Peace! Shawn
I, too, am in -- after my moment of silence, I will launch an arrow from a string that he made for me out of respect for the "Golden Hawk"!
I will be honored to join you all to show my respect for a good friend...God's Peace
Didn't know the man or circumstances of his passing, but anyone well respected as this, I'm in!
Prayers for peace that passes all understanding for his family and friends who obviously loved the man.
Only dealt with LeRoy over the phone as he purchased quite a few items from me. A real gentlemen and a sad day for a decent man. All my sympathy to the Carlson family.
I'm in as well. Actually I just talked to Jason (whitebuffalo) and Drew (Drew) on the phone. We are going to hit the range on Monday and do a little memorial for Leroy. We all had the pleasure of sharing deer camp here in Michigan with Leroy last year and we are all in shock!!
I just read the whole other thread that somehow escaped me when I was on here earlier.
I never read of a suicide that it doesn't tighten my guts into a knot. Been too close to too many...and we've had one here recently that expressed hopelessness but pulled his post. I've been privately emailing him, but I have a heavy heart.
Killy said it best with the questions around "Why?" there are no rational reasons for someone in such distress to make such a final choice without recourse or 2nd chance.
Each of us can only vow to open more to others and keep our sensors about us when we see people seemingly in distress...and testify to our own challenges and how God keeps us centered.
Knowing now what I have read, I'm ready to do more prayers on His behalf and for his daughter and family. The next months will be the worst.
May God wrap them all in His loving arms and provide the Holy Spirit to keep them and protect them and fill them with Peace.
Just hearing about this now.I only had one phone conversation with him,back in March,and he seemed like a real good guy like you have known the guy for years.Today my son shot the bow with the string Leroy made for me.I'll make sure to observe a moment of silence for his family.
I'M IN WITH YOU ON THIS.I GOT A FEW STRINGS FROM LEROY HE TREATED ME LIKE AN OLD FRIEND VERY EASY TO GET ALONG WITH.VERY SAD THIS HAPPENED.THANKS JAMES
I'm in. I'll string up the old longbow with the string that he made....
We really lost someone special, I was remembering the truck rides with him at deer camp and our conversations,,We both were hunting a special spot down by the river and we rode a few miles or so to get to the area and I remember on night we came accross a huge poky in the two track,, Leroy jumps out of the truck before it stopped and tried to cahse him down before he got into the dark timber,,LOL,,, Man we had fun during those rides. He made the best strings I have ever put on my bows and I'm very sad my wisperstick doesn't have one.. I'm just now comming to accept it and it hurts bad,,,,,, I'm in as well,,JB
I am in... prayers continuing
I've been thinking about Leroy alot these past couple days. Don't understand, guess I don't need to. I'll join in the moment on Monday. Sad for the Daughter most of all. May the good Lord bless her with thoughts of the good times with her dad, and not the thoughts of "Is it my fault?" Hopefully she is surrounded with close family and friends at a time like this.
I'll be at the church in prayer for LeRoy's family. Especially Kayla, she needs all the love God can send - God bless that child's heart. Also for his dad, it is not the natural order of life to burry your child and no matter how many times it has happened, there is no comfort in the moment. I trust God will put that child and grandfather together in a bond that will sustain both their hearts.
I too will send an arrow free into the air like Golden Hawks soul is now. God bless his family and all his friends here. I never new Leroy but really wish I did. Peace.
Amen Jedimaster , may God give peace and love to the family and Leroy .
For the last few years rare did he and I go more than 3 or 4 days without talking. Sometimes 20 minutes sometimes 4 hours we shared hunting, shooting and alot about life. We have laughed and cried togather and now I cry for him.
I have lost one of my best friends and my heart aches for his family. But I know there in good hands with chester. He's a damn good man. It's a hard thing to look at life without him in it.
I know the at somepoint the tears will stop and the pain will ease and I'll be able to remember the good. My life has been that much richer from his friendship. I will never forget my bud. Be at peace now.
Jeff McCrum
Im in for leroy...