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 | BigJohn
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada 
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2003-02-26 50089
Let me begin by way of an introduction, my name is John and I am the GM of Operations for a group of companies, owned & operated by a member of this group, "Murf".
I have been receiving many e-mails from his "e-friends" the last few months because of his disappearance from this, as well as several other user-group boards.
Unfortunately, I am the bearer of bad news, late last fall while away hunting at the family hunt camp, Murf suffered a massive heart attack.
The situation was made even worse by the fact that it occured while he was out in the bush, alone on a deer stand. He was discovered some time later by another person in the group when he failed to respond to radio calls. He was several hours from medical assistance even after he was found. He has been in a convalescent center since just before Christmas, and is due to go home very soon, to recuperate there for several more months.
He has been asking for a laptop so he could get on-line for some time, however they are not allowed in the hospital, so he has had myself, and other members of the staff, dropping in here to make reports to him on the goings-on here. He asked me to explain his absence so as not to offend you, his friends, by his absence.
I'm sure he will be back with you all here in short order.
John.
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 | DRankin
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 5116 Northern Nevada 
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2003-02-26 50095
God bless him. Give him our best. Tell him to get his raggedy butt out of that sack and back on a tractor as soon as possible.
Life is waiting. Ain't much of that going on in a convalescent hospital.
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 | BillMullens
Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 649 Central West Virginia 
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2003-02-26 50114
I miss his expertise and opinions; good luck to him.
Bill ....
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| JerryGoucher
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 100 NW AR
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2003-02-26 50121
Wow, I had missed Murf but had thought that he was really busy again or out of the country. It never occured to me that he might be haveing a med problem. I think that I can say that everyone here misses him. I would like to wish him a speedy recovery and hope that he returns to JPlan quickly. ....
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 | Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma 
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2003-02-26 50123
That goes for me too. Wish him well from all of us.
Billy ....
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 | dsg
Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 528 Franklin, Maine
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2003-02-26 50132
Missing his wisdom and sense of humor.
David ....
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 | Peters
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3034 Northern AL
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2003-02-26 50138
I was wondering about Murf the other day as a new member was writing in to get peoples background. Up until last year we had a cottage near Aspley Ont., which Murf had mentioned last summer.
It is a little difficult to get to from here. Sorry to here of his heart attack, but glad to hear that he made it.
We had a number of close calls in our family in the woods.
Hunting alone is not something I would recommend. Last year someone down the road was hunting in a tree stand and fell. His safety caught him but he spent the day hanging by his feet. He survived, for a while, but only about a month after the accident. ....
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| TomG
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5406 Upper Ottawa Valley
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2003-02-27 50165
John: Thanks for the note. I'm sure everybody here is happy Murf can look forward to going home. His participation has been missed. ....
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| Randy Eckard
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2003-02-27 50171
Thanks for the info about Murf. He was definately a wealth of information on many subjects. Being a Mech Eng myself I very much liked his explanation of different questions.
I have also been wondering where Roger Loving has been. He was on the same level as Murf.
Randy ....
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 | StephenR
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 230 New Tripoli, Pa.
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2003-02-27 50176
God be with you Murf. Hurry back. ....
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| Walt20
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2003-03-07 50737
Murf, Get back ASAP. We need your advise. ....
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 | Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2003-03-14 51138
Well friends, first of all I would like to extend my deepest thanks for all who sent well-wishes during my recent bout with reality... They say you never realize how many friends you have until it's too late, well, it almost was, but my friends showed en masse, and I thank all you for your support, it was a great moral-lifter.
I'm back home now, a little weak & wobbly, but, home at last.
I will have a little more time for you, my friends here on the 'board', now that I'm a man of leisure. While it will be a little while before I'm allowed to do any heavy work, I intend to get out in the shop (or Toy Box as I call it) and tinker as soon as the Doctor says it's OK, and the wife isn't looking, hehehe.....
BTW, my mind has been busy even when the rest of me has been idle, I have come up with a few ideas for home-brewed implements which I hope to start on shortly, I will keep you up-to-date, and PLEASE if you have any problems feel free to ask for suggestions, etc., I really need to get doing SOMETHING.....
Best of Luck, Murf. ....
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| Peters
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3034 Northern AL
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2003-03-14 51146
Glad to see the fingers are moving again. Happy to see you are back. I'll be able to slack off on my posts.
Peters ....
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| TomG
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5406 Upper Ottawa Valley
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2003-03-15 51187
Real happy to see you back Murf. From what we heard here it sounds like having a radio was very fortunate. I know about deer stations and being hours from anywhere and I think few groups around here use radios. I'll probably talk up the idea next fall. The township got a bunch of inexpensive (family something or another radios) last summer for us volunteer fire fighters. ....
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 | cutter
Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 1307 The South Shore of Lake Ontario, New York 
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2003-04-02 52480
Welcome back, Murf. I did not realize this had happened to you until tonight upon a rare visit back here. Been very busy and have had little opportunity to chat around. Received a call at work Monday, my dad had stopped breathing at his home and the ambulance was transporting him to the hospital some 12 miles away. By the time I arrived from my city office, he was gone. It was his birthday, 76 years old. He had just eaten some of his cake and sat down in his chair, died just like that. Last time I had talked to him was about three weeks ago when I was there to unplug his sink drain. I had missed him Sunday when I dropped off his card and a birthday present. Times like these are when we realize our own mortality, and perhaps regret not telling people how much we care about them. Welcome back Murf, I am glad you are OK. ....
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