It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that we have lost a great friend Chad Holm. He had an unexpected heart attack last night. If you have ever met Chad you know what kind of a guy he was. Great Bower, person and friend. My thoughts and prays go out to Amy and the family.
Very sad news.
Met Chad at Kalamazoo a few years ago.he will be missed.
So sad. Always seemed like a great guy. Sorry for y'all's loss!
Oh my Lord! Chad was a good friend of mine ...
Praying for friends and family...
Oh my! Chad was a great guy,and made great bows. I've talked with him on the phone a number of times.
I will pray for his family.
Oh, man. So awful and sad.
This one is REALLY tearing me up. Went to Chad's Bow Building Weekend Several times and consider him a great friend!! No words can express the shock and sorrow!!!!!
Arne
My condolences to his family and friends. Only recently started talking to him about hog hunting in Oklahoma with him. This is definitely a shock and a loss for all that knew him.
Prayers, this is so sad. He was a great guy!
Dang it, sorry to hear this. Never met Chad but from everything I've heard he was an outstanding man and bowyer.
Praying for peace for all his family and friends!!
Very shocking. My father in law passed away last year from a totally unexpected heart attack. We never know how long we have. I never had the pleasure to meet chad, but from following his social media it seemed he was a man who had his priorities straight. My condolences and prayers for family and friends.
I'm very sorry to hear about this. Prayers are offered for his family and friends.
Chad was a great friend and always willing to help anyone. He will be missed by many.
Terrible news. Archery just lost one of its most talented bowyers and a friendly, humble dude. He will be missed.
Such sad news, prayers and condolences to his family. :pray: Always wanted to try one of his bows.
Jason
WOW--sad indeed.....Chad will be missed.....always had time to talk at the Coon Rapids Shoot.......enjoyed trying out his bows.....
Prayers and peace for his loved ones and family.....
My condolences to Chads family ..
Yes, Very sad News.. Praying God can give the Peace that only comes from above to go thru these days..
I'm heartbroken, a friend and bowyer of the greatest talent. One of the few people in this world that actually valued my opinion !! I have a whole bunch of his bows a knowing I can never get another or talk to him again makes me so sad. The tears a streaming down my face. May he Rest In Peace, way to young to pass.
Our Community has lost a great ambassador, prayers for family and friends.
I just found out and I'm in total shock. I just talked to him the other day about his Hog hunt. He was pumped and looked to be having a good time from the pictures he was texting.. He made two bows for me and I thought the world of Chad as a man, father and bowyer. He was a friend for life. Praying for his family during this difficult time.
Got a call about 5 hours ago, just now being able to post....
I just talked to him recently... what a sad day. He was a great Guy, Bowyer, Father, Tradgangers, and Sponsor. I always enjoyed his posts. A great Ambassador to our sport.
God Speed Chad. :campfire:
Quote from: ron w on August 23, 2020, 04:49:58 PM
I'm heartbroken, a friend and bowyer of the greatest talent. One of the few people in this world that actually valued my opinion !! I have a whole bunch of his bows a knowing I can never get another or talk to him again makes me so sad. The tears a streaming down my face. May he Rest In Peace, way to young to pass.
I think you and I have shot many of the same bows, and knowing I will probably never get to shoot or own one of his River Runners is so disheartening. Not even close to the sadness of his loss as a friend and good man, but still such a loss.
Sad news. He had the table across from me for several years at Cloverdale. Nice man, who will be missed. Good hunting Chad.
I enjoyed Chads company several times around the campfires at ETAR and Comptons.
What a great human being to get to know.
A tremendous loss to the Community.
Rest in peace Brother.
Prayers for comfort for the family.
How horrible.....
Very sorry to hear that....May the Lord comfort family & friends.
Just went out and shot the first River Runner I bought used. It was a bow Chad made for himself and missed weight. It Will go hunting this fall in his honor, special Sitka spruce arrows with Ribteks !! He will be sitting with me this fall, he will guide me .....
I'll be hunting with one of his Ospreys this fall in his honor!
Prayers for family and friends! :pray:
Terrible, sad news. Prayers up for family and friends. :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:
I echo what's already been said. Shocking news. Prayers to family and loved ones.
Met him one time, nice guy. Way too young! Prayers for the family.
This is heartbreaking,Great friend Prayers for his Family
Prayers go out to Chad, his family and friends for God to give them the strength to get them through these difficult times.
Never met Chad, or shot his bows, but praying. May the perpetual light of Christ shine on him and give his family peace.
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I met Chad at the first Kalamazoo that I attended and struck up a friendship with him as a fellow bowyer. I talked to him at every event that we attended mutually. So sad to hear the news....
Met Chad at several shoots - one of the good guys for sure!! Very sorry to hear...
Thoughts & prayers to Chad's family & friends.
Rando
Prayers for Chad's family..Godspeed, Chad, on your next journey.
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May Chad rest in peace and our Lord Jesus Christ with his family.
Hard to believe. Chad always had a booth next to me At Coon Rapids, we visited a lot, when he first started bow making he asked me numerous question about building bows , Chad progressed into a excellent bowyer . Chad was still a young man to me and he has children still in school , This is very sad .
My thoughts and prayers for Chad :pray:
Very sad news, Chad was a fine gentleman, bowyer, and father. I met him years ago at MoJAM and enjoyed a very fine visit. Prayers sent for his family. Sad news indeed.
I am so sad to hear this news. Chad was an outstanding person and bowyer and has had such a great and positive impact on the bowhunting community. Chad helped me significantly when I started making bows and we stayed in contact ever since. Prayers for his family and friends. We will miss you my friend.
Skunk Man texted me this news yesterday and I'm still in shock. What a great man Chad was.
I can't believe he's gone.
I just chatted with him last week.
I was one of the lucky ones, I met chad in 07 and since then was fortunate enough to have gotten to design and build several bows with him, go to NALS with him and Jacob and host him for a couple hunting trips. I have harvested my last 7 or 8 deer with a River Runner prototype. He was a good guy and a great friend, I'll never forget him.
My condolences.
It's hard to muster up the words.
I've had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Chad and Amy going back 10 years.
They stayed at my house when they traveled to archery events.
I got to go to their private fishing lake where their old cabin still remains.
Chad and Shane - his twin brother - and I got our MN carry permits together.
Chad and I traded a custom knife for one of his Osprey bows.
And, of course, I was a repeat attendee at his infamous bow weekend - which is also where I met you, Tod.
Madison and Jacob have obviously grown into some high quality young adults - the product of two loving parents - Chad and Amy.
His shoes will not be filled.
I offer my heart-felt condolences to his family and all of his close friends.
Rest in peace, brother of the bow.
Prayers for his family. He was a great guy.
https://www.brainerddispatch.com/obituaries/obits/6632801-Chad-Holm
I never met Chad but I knew of him as a great bowyer and friend to many. My condolences to his family for their loss. Prayers are sent
I've been very busy at work, so I didn't see this until today.
Chad was very helpful in answering questions about a used Osprey that he had made, and even remembered me years later when I ordered a new Holm-Made t-shirt a few months ago. I was even wearing that shirt today when I read the news. {8^(
Godspeed Chad, and prayers to your family.
So sorry to hear this. Only met Chad a few times but know him to be a good man, father and bowhunter. Seems like the good Lord must have needed a good bow made, that seems the only explanation.
To his family, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Good huntin Chad, you'll be missed MUCH.
Condolences to Amy and their family. Chad was a very talented bowyer, and will be missed.
Wow, I can't believe I am reading this. I spoke to him many times on the phone and have exchanged tons of emails. He built a custom stunning River Runner for me years ago as well. His bows are absolutely top notch and he was always a very kind person. We got super close to hunting together in S. Texas one season. So sorry to hear this.
Today was the opener in Georgia. I choose to carry my River Runner that Chad made for himself but missed weight so he sold it. I bought it used, when I left I shot an arrow with his name on it into the heavens. I know he was smiling down on me!! I know he is in good hunting grounds and sitting at a campfire with some of the greats that passed before him.
Ron W, That was a nice tribute to a fine man...
I'm sure Chad is enjoying the company he is with.
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Ron, and all,
Chad had a great following here in the Sioux City, Iowa area. In all, I think at least 15 of his bows were bought by our trad group of around 6 archers. I own 3 of them. We are all greatly saddened by his passing and have sent Amy and the Holm family our condolences.
Ron, I too will be carrying Chad's bows this fall in his honor and remembrance. I think it would be great to start a thread with pictures and stories of Chad's bows in action.
Wow! What terrible news. His bows always looked sweet. Real master of the craft! Rip, Chad holm
This one is for you Chad.
soon after hearing about Chad's passing I had decided to myself to dedicate this year to him.
Chad and I had hunted some together but not nearly enough.
The other day I was blessed to have this guy come by right at the end of legal shooting time and got lucky.
:thumbsup: :archer:
Our Brother comes to you, as swift and straight as an arrow shot into the Sun...
Welcome him to his place at the Eternal Campfire. :archer: :archer: :campfire: :archer: :archer:
Prayers for his family and friends
Heart breaking, seemed like such a special man!
I too decided to hunt this fall with Chad's bows as a memorial to him. It was 10 years ago Chad made me the River Runner recurve I used to take this buck on November 23. It is the only custom bow I have ever had made for me and has served me well.
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Outstanding :notworthy: Chad is looking down with a big smile !!!
Nice deer and nice tribute.
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Well done Rod.
Thanks... still think of him often.... great guy.
We lost a great bowyer and an even better man. Makes me really appreciate the dual shelf bow he made for me. Always enjoyed talking with him at the GLLI.
I also have a dual shelf that Chad and I got together with ideas to make it. My Northern Mist was the basic design and Chad went from there. Mine also has dual nocks, 64" and 66", 45 and 41 pounds. Chad was one of the few that ever valued my opinion........I miss him!!
I was wearing one of the shirts he gave me yesterday. Still hard to believe he's gone. I imagine it's going to be tough for his family over the holidays. What a great guy.
Great guy! Rest in peace , Chad.