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In Memoriam => In Memoriam => Topic started by: Insanity on July 31, 2023, 07:06:52 PM
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It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I bring forth this information. Our beloved Wayne52, Larry Wayne Nufer has passed away July 10 2023. He was laid to rest July 25 2023 at Fort Custer National Cemetery with full military honors. Rest in peace Brother.
Larry Wayne Nufer, 70 of Kalamazoo, passed away at Borgess Hospital on July 10, 2023. He was born on December 11, 1952, to the late Wesley and Jennie (Verbeek) Nufer.
After high school, Larry dutifully served in the United States Army earning the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Larry enjoyed metal detecting in recent years, and his pellet gun and hunting for squirrels with it. He recently became interested in making his own lead pellets and loved to learn all he could about his hobby.
Larry is survived by his siblings Tim Nufer, Jim Nufer, and Judi Schonacher; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Larry will be laid to rest will full military honors at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Please visit Larry’s tribute page to share memories and leave condolences for his family at https://www.langelands.com.
https://www.langelands.com/obituary/Larry-Nufer (https://www.langelands.com/obituary/Larry-Nufer)
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To a fellow Brother In Arms ... Peace be with you !!
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Until Valhalla.😭😭 I had a feeling that was what was happening. He will be missed.
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Man..
Wayne52,
Thankyou for your Contribution to the C362 thread, you added good info and added some Great Attic Shooting Videos.. I appreciate you Entirely. I type this with tears running down my face..
Thankyou,
Excellent Shooting
ExcellentWork
StayAlert.
Wayne52
NVak
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That is terrible news, being a not so active member here I did enjoy reading his posts, and will continue to as I re-read them as I stumble across them. Thoughts for his family and friends. Godspeed Wayne52.
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Wow...Sad...so very Sad.
I enjoyed his posts.
Rest In Peace Wayne.
Tom
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Wow...Sad...so very Sad.
I enjoyed his posts.
Rest In Peace Wayne.
Tom
Ditto
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I am in shock. I can't imagine it to be so. Rest in Peace Larry , you've earned it.
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My respects, he will certainly be missed.
Dave
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So sad , he will be greatly missed. RIP Wayne
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends, RIP Wayne.
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RIP Wayne. You will be missed.
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May his loved ones grieve well, and remember always.
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So sorry to hear of Wayne's passing.
So many great contributions here! I especially appreciated his casting posts.
I was going to ask last night if there was any update on the "Where's Wayne?" post started a few months ago.
Did not expect this.
RIP Wayne.
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Rest In Peace Wayne
Always enjoyed reading his posts.
Keeping him and his family in my thoughts and prayers
Dave
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You've earned your legacy here, and will be truly missed.
RIP Sir
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Heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends. It is truly sad news and a heavy loss for our group.
Wayne, rest in peace and know that every time I pick up a Ted Williams (or any 150 for that matter) I will remember you, your posts and you guiding our steps in the casting world.
Happy trails....
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My condolences to his friends and family.... Wayne had an extended family here online, and we will all miss him.... His love of casting, and skill in doing so.... and willingness to pass on that knowledge.... has and will continue to leave a legacy here.... Straight shooting, buddy!.... :(
Bob
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R.I.P. Wayne.
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I met him last year at the Kalamazoo Airgun Show.
My respects to this Nam vet... you served your time in *(&^ Wayne.
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So sorry to hear this. May he rest in peace.
Jeff
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R.I.P. Wayne.
I learned alot from Wayne.
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Prayers sent, RIP Wayne
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Like everybody else, I learned from him.
I'm sorry to see him head on to whatever else comes next, but in time, I bet we all join him.
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One heck of a guy :(
RIP Wayne, you will be missed...
Deepest condolences to all who knew him;
Jesse
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Oh man.....
Rest in peace Wayne. Hugs and prayers out to his family and friends
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends, RIP Wayne. I will miss your hunts on the state land.
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RIP Wayne. Thanks for being such a big part of this forum and all the help you've given.
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WOW R.I.P Wayne, I'll miss his posts and the help he was so willing to give.
May peace be with his family.
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Goodbye Wayne, you were missed before you were gone 😢.
Peace be with you.
Hunter
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RIP Wayne. I figured something was wrong. As a fellow Nam vet, I am not very far behind ya.
Bob
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Wow, everyone is passing away on me this past month!
MY thoughts and prayers go out to his family, and friends.
:'(
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Wow...Sad...so very Sad.
I enjoyed his posts.
Rest In Peace Wayne.
Tom
Ditto
Me too, I was thinking about where he’s been the past couple days.
Thanks for posting this, Matt.
:'(
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RIP Wayne. I figured something was wrong. As a fellow Nam vet, I am not very far behind ya.
Bob
That's what I figured seeings how he was in Nam and we know agent orange has killed a lot of vets long after they survived the war.
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RIP Wayne, Fellow Veterans and Air Gunners will miss you and your posts.
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Dang. Another good un' gone. :(
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He will be missed :'(, but I seem to have picked up this Fred Bear thing when I started thread in the hunting gate, In the Wind He is Still Alive.
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Oh geez. What a sad thing. I really liked Wayne, he was very kind. Sorry to hear you've left us brother !
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One of the few members I have had the privilege of meeting in person.
He was a good man and will be deeply missed.
RIP brother.
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RIP Wayne52, as squirrel season approaches I will think of you often with a smile!
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RIP Wayne, we will truly miss you.
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Rest in peace Wayne. Thank you for all the hunting trips you took me along with you. I enjoyed everyone of them!
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RIP Wayne.
Prayers sent.
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RIP Wayne, you will be missed by many!
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Wayne, thank you for your service and all you have done for GTA and the entire airgun community. You will be greatly missed my friend.
GOD Speed and we will meet again!!!!
Till then, rest easy.
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Words really can't express how saddened I am to hear this. He was a kind and patient man with a wealth of knowledge he shared freely. He will be missed.
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Fair winds and following seas, gone but will always be remembered🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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I will miss Wayne very much, RIP.
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Just saw this sad news yesterday. I really liked him and our 600s and his dead eye on those numbers. RIP Wayne you were and are a wealth of knowledge and those great pellets. :'(
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I too miss his regular posts and his woods walking videos...RIP. He and I communicated various times about mutual interests via PM and we shared the same '52 birth year. Sadly gone too soon! :(
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I might just take up "Metal Detecting" again in his honor.
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Godspeed my brother, see you on the other side..
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I just saw this. Didn't know him personally, but enjoyed reading his posts. Thank you for your service, Wayne, and rest in peace.
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:(
Fair winds and following seas
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Wow this is really sad news... I'm sure I will run into Wayne one day wanndering the vast Sate Lands of the beyond! Rest in peace Brother...
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Another good one, gone too soon.
Prayers for the family.
RIP Wayne
Gonna miss his hunting stories.
Ray
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+1. He loved those state grounds.
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+1. He loved those state grounds.
Some people go to the grocery store Wayne went to the state land.
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+1. He loved those state grounds.
Some people go to the grocery store Wayne went to the state land.
Hunter/gatherer to the end!
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+1. He loved those state grounds.
Some people go to the grocery store Wayne went to the state land.
Hunter/gatherer to the end!
And did it old school with his casting. He has definitely earned a place on our GTA memorial wall.
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+1. He loved those state grounds.
Some people go to the grocery store Wayne went to the state land.
Hunter/gatherer to the end!
And did it old school with his casting. He has definitely earned a place on our GTA memorial wall.
He belongs there for sure. I think you really need to be a caster to truly appreciate everything Wayne contributed to this great hobby.
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Lobbying to resurrect this pinned thread. I was successful in getting Wayne added. (Thanks Dez)
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=34982.msg156470801#new (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=34982.msg156470801#new)
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Lobbying to resurrect this pinned thread. I was successful in getting Wayne added. (Thanks Dez)
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=34982.msg156470801#new (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=34982.msg156470801#new)
Thank you for your efforts Bill.
I am really going to miss Wayne. A lot.
He and I shared quite a bit together, like our hunting adventures or our Army tours in Viet Nam.
I was so shocked to hear about his passing.
He was 4 years younger than I am.
It really hit home for me.
So many folks gone now.
Robbert "Ribbonstone" Dean
Will Piatt
Kenny Kormandy
And the list go on... and on... and ...on.
Best Wishes - Tom
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"Lobbying" may have been a misleading term to use. All I did was PM Dez like the bottom of the original post instructed and he was happy to add Wayne's name.
Best to include a link to that page in your request because it seems to have been a "lost" sticky.
I think many of us don't realize the convenience of these stickies. I am guilty of blowing right past them to get to the "juice" of the gate.
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"Lobbying" may have been a misleading term to use. All I did was PM Dez like the bottom of the original post instructed and he was happy to add Wayne's name.
Best to include a link to that page in your request because it seems to have been a "lost" sticky.
I think many of us don't realize the convenience of these stickies. I am guilty of blowing right past them to get to the "juice" of the gate.
OK....Done Deal here.
Got that link save.
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I am sub'd to Wayne's youtube channel from years ago and YT randomly suggested one of his videos (shooting his crosman 150) recently. I watched the video and it made me sad. What a rough year, Ribs and Wayne. Super bummer. RIP guys.
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Wayne told me several years ago he had lung cancer, he asked me not to tell, no idea why he shared this with me but we pmed several times a week he was always sending me some of his pellets and slugs and asking me what i thought well he did top quality work i had trouble believing he cast those pellets, Several days before he dropped out of site he pm me and said he felt bad, he also stated he turned down treatment over 2 years ago and said they gave him 6 months, well the man made it a couple of years and i know for a fact he hunted almost to the last day This man really injoyed his bb guns and his metal detecting.
RIP Wayne you will surely be missed my friend. David and the GTA
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Was he a smoker? I'm thinking his time in Nam had something to do with his cancer. He will be missed.
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I believe he was, seem to remember one of his avatars showing him with a cig.
I also remember when he had his Cub Scout photo up... That was awesome!
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WOW... I wasn't expecting this. It was a pleasure knowing you. May you rest in piece.
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R.I.P. Wayne.
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I believe he was, seem to remember one of his avatars showing him with a cig.
I also remember when he had his Cub Scout photo up... That was awesome!
Remember his big Yellow truck at the Kalamazoo show?
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Rest in Peace
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Here is a 10 shot group from 30 feet that Wayne52 shot with his C362 and 17gr Cast Wadcutters that he posted in my C362 thread. Also I'll see if I can add a link to one of the videos he posted in the thread. I'll try but copying, here is it's link below
https://vimeo.com/777218339
Excellent work Wayne52, ThankYou
NVak
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And here is Wayne52 with his C362, Bugbuster 3-9x32mm AO MD IR and 17 gr Cast Wadcutters from 30 feet. Numbers Game, looks to be a fun game that I have yet to try. Good to hear Wayne52's voice again, Excellent work Thankyou Wayne52
https://vimeo.com/778315723
NVak
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https://vimeo.com/773156032
Thankyou
NVak
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I miss that dude. If I ever had any questions and I asked some whoppers, he would always answer in kindness and treat me with dignity and respect.
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I miss that dude. If I ever had any questions and I asked some whoppers, he would always answer in kindness and treat me with dignity and respect.
+1!
I had the pleasure of meeting Wayne in person at the Findley shows.
Super guy with a mile wide smile.
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Yep... I've had the pleasure of several dealings with Wayne... and not just airgun. Class A guy.
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Very Sad to hear of a true GTA Legend being lost. God Speed Sir and strait shooting up there.