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Welcome to the Best of the Best! => In Memoriam => Topic started by: ezman604 on March 10, 2023, 03:49:41 PM
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It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce the passing of one of our great GTA brothers. Robert fought a short but valiant battle with cancer. He passed peacefully on 27 Feb. He contributed a LOT to this forum and was a stand-up guy for sure. He will be deeply missed. GOD Speed my friend!!!
https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/robert-dean-obituary?id=49772577
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Sad to find that today. Matt asked me about Robert and I searched it down.
RIP Mate.
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Oh wow.
RIP Mr. Ribbonstone we will miss you
Bob
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Prayers and condolences to the family and friends, gonna miss ya "Ribby".
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Rest in peace Robert you are missed. This is a sad day we have lost a legen.
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RIP Robert!!! The air gun community will miss you!! as well as others, GOD BLESS your Family,
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R.I.P. Ribby.
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I am very saddened to hear about this. Robert was a "must read" for me on any subject he posted.
Condolences to family and friends.
Hunter
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I am truly saddened by this.
I read every one of Ribbonstone's posts to the letter... He was a Co2 Guru.
Very accomplished man.
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RIP Robert ...
His contributions were many 8)
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Dave,
Thank you so much for keeping us informed.
Bob and I traded a few items over the years.
We will meet again.
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RIP Robert, prayers for his family
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RIP Robert. I learned a lot about CO2 from him.
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My condolences.
Respectfully,
David T
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RIP Robert. You will be remembered as a great person.
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Dang! A straight up decent guy and a wealth of information. A shrewd man. I'll miss him. :(
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RIP Robert...
You will be missed,
Jesse
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I miss him already. My heart goes out to his loved ones. Based on his kindness and generosity, I truly believe he is in a better place.
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Rest In Peace Robert.
Always enjoyed reading his posts.
Keeping him and his family in my thoughts and prayers
Dave
P.S Thank you Dez for letting us know, I was wondering how he was doing.
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R.I.P. Ribs
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We lost a good one.
R.I.P. Robert.
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So sad to hear. He was a great source of information for so many. His presence will be missed.
Rest in peace Bob.
pv
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This pretty much sums him up...
His last post on the GTA was offering to send another member an SPA breech for the cost of postage only.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=205608.msg156410942#msg156410942 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=205608.msg156410942#msg156410942)
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Seems he may have been on the old GTA also ??? So there may be a wealth of his information over there also, one can see his teaching nature through out his post, I have been inspired by in my builds, many words of sage advice, he will be missed by all, but he will be here forever for sure 8)
Link to his post from 2010 and up. https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?action=profile;u=408;area=showposts;start=12000 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?action=profile;u=408;area=showposts;start=12000)
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Yes, he will be missed. I also enjoyed his posts, he was quick to answer questions. A stand up guy.
R.I.P.
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I've really enjoyed his posts and demeanor.
R.I.P. Ribby
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Because he never posted his real name (unless you checked his photo album) I always called him "Ribsy"
Thinking one old dude to another he would understand.
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Prayers for the family and Fair winds and following seas to "Ribbonstone"...have learned a lot from "The Man" since 2010. Thank you!
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Rest in Peace Ribbonstone.
We miss you.
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Rest in Peace Robert... our prayers are with you and your family.
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R.I.P. Robert.
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Robert was for sure one of the All Time Best in this hobby. His valuable input was Greatly Appreciated by many who through the years read and posted on the GTA, the old Crosman Green, and the old Yellow forums.
I wish all the best to the Loved Ones he has left behind.
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R.I.P You are already missed. :(
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Just now seeing Robert's name in the Memoriam forum hit me like a gut punch. He was so generous sharing his knowledge and I came to really respect his pragmatism and matter-of-fact style of communicating. Ever since I joined GTA a decade ago, it quickly became clear his contributions were among the very best to read and absorb. And even to this day, I often spot little things in the parts drawer or in the shop that call my mind back to things I learned from him.
Robert, thank you for everything. You will be missed.
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May you rest in peace Ribbonstone. Condolences to his family, friends and airgun community. He will be missed. Thanks for sharing Dave.
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Robert, I have always enjoyed our interactions, and read your posts with interest.... You have made great contributions to the GTA with your knowledge and sharing threads....
You will be missed.... :(
Bob
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RIP Ribbonstone. Thanks for the Inspiration!
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It happens to us all, eventually. Way too soon for this man. I will surely miss him. Rest in peace “Ribbonstone”
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Always enjoyed your posts. Sad to hear. RIP
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Wow very sad to see this. Learned alot from him and his very in depth posts. Will be missed
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Very sad to read about this. Ribbonstone was always a good read. He contributed a lot to this forum.
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Just saw this; really sad news. RIP Robert. You contributed so much to this forum, and your builds were some of my favorites.
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Wow, very sad going to miss reading his posts.
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Wow...sorry to hear. This guy loved the Co2 guns.
RIP Ribbonstone
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Wow, I never think to read this gate. I open it and see this. Robert was a valuable contributor to this forum and his threads were always enjoyable to read. Rest in peace.
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Dang it! :(
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Rest in Peace, Robert.
I remain gratefule for all that you taught me about the co2 guns we shared so much interest in.
Jeff
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Boy Ribbi ............... I can't believe I didn't see this earlier - Sorry :-[ ....
You were always one of my favorite people on the GTA and I always read your posts.
I really hurts when we loose a good one :(
Rest in peace Ribbonstone ;).
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I haven't been on the forum in awhile and stumbled upon and old post on some QB guns that Robert had commented in. He had told me in one of his PMs that he had cancer, and I clicked to see his last activity was back in March. I knew then he was gone, he was a very active member. So I checked here... "dang", that's so sad.
He was a wealth of knowledge on some niche guns and a very nice gentleman. He sent me some QB parts free of charge not long before he left this world. He will definitely be missed.
Everyone that knew him, especially more than me, you have my deepest condolences.
God Speed Robert!
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Rest in peace Ribbonstone! You will be dearly missed for your case contributions and unmatched technical abilities.