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GTA Intro and Help => GTA Announcement Gate => Topic started by: 454 Big Block Chevy on March 13, 2013, 04:43:42 PM
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Has ed been ok as of late?
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Haven't heard a report in a while, would like to know how he is doing
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I asked this question in the back room.
It was said he was returned to the hospital, few weeks back, with a clot that formed, where the tumor was removed.
I have not heard any updates, but from the post Mustangmike made, he is no longer tuning.
I hope he will some day be back on the forum, but most likely he is under a watchful eye and not permitted to hunt as of right now.
I hope for the best for him and his family.
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He is not even allowed to hunt via doctors orders. Extreme migraine type headaches from the blood clot keep pretty much down and out. He is on a list of blood thinners that will not permeit him to even work on air guns. One cut and he could bleed to death. He cant drive either.
Gene
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Hope he gets well! Can he at least have his cup of joe? :o
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Poor guy! I'm hoping for a much improved speed of recovery.
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M
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Aw &^^&, now my day officially not worthy >:(
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Gene if you talk to Ed tell him he's in our thoughts and prayers
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Gene if you talk to Ed tell him he's in our thoughts and prayers
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That's awful... :-\
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Ed!
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That not worthy. Thanks for the update Gene. Ed if you can hear us we are rooting for you bro!
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That not worthy. Thanks for the update Gene. Ed if you can hear us we are rooting for you bro!
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Get well soon Ed!
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Ed is a stand up guy and great to deal with. He is a great part of the GTA. He will be in our thoughts and prayers. Speedy recovevery Brother...
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I sure will. When I talked to him last I did let him know we all have been very concned about him.
Gene
Gene if you talk to Ed tell him he's in our thoughts and prayers
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Getting old not worthy...no disrespect intended Ed, my boy!
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My prayers are with you Ed,get well soon.
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Man! Get well Ed! You gotta get better brother... We're all praying and rooting for you...
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Get well soon Ed. The night critters will recover and get comfortable.....
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Get well soon ED we are all pulling for you. Prayers have been sent
Norm
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Hope he pulls through! Good luck ed.
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I was just thinking about Ed the other night. I sure do miss reading his posts and I look forward to him coming back after a speedy recovery.
Ed, we all miss you, brother.
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Thoughts, and prayers Ed. Get well soon.
Tom
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Hi everyone. Mustangmike made a suggestion about those of us who can afford to, to pass on a few dollars to Ed and family. He is not able to work and I am sure his medical bills are tough. His wife works but she does not make much. Their main income came from Ed and his tuning business. He literally put meat on the table via his love for hunting small game. Times are tough on all of us but just a few dollars from members that cared would probably really help them right now.
I am suggestion a small PayPal donation and possibly a note with it for a quick recover and that we are thinking about him. I do not know his PayPal account email but if someone who has dealt wit him could make a post with his PayPal account I will add it here also.
Eds PayPal Addy: vicdav3@aim.com (vicdav3@aim.com)
Thanks
Gene
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bump, to bring this to the top and hopefully someone has his paypal address.
I would gladly make a donation to him and his wife. I know tough times too... and in my times of need, I've had some hands extended to help me out. I'd like to pay that forward, especially to a man that REALLY NEEDS it.
I have learned from solid sources, (who shall remain nameless), that this man and his wife REALLY DOES Need some help.
Please,.... Someone here must know how to send him some cash to help him out. It doesn't have to be a public, or "forum posted" donation. It's probably better if it isn't anyway. no one is Obligated, and no one will be judged as to whether they can or can't help him out.
It does not need to be something like "I just sent him $ bla,bla,bla". It does not need to be posted who may or may not have contributed. again,.. It's probably better to NOT make a post like that here in this thread, or anywhere else for that matter.
So if anyone here has his info.,.... Please post it up for those members who may want to help.
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It doesn't have to be a public, or "forum posted" donation. It's probably better if it isn't anyway. no one is Obligated, and no one will be judged as to whether they can or can't help him out.
It does not need to be something like "I just sent him $ bla,bla,bla". It does not need to be posted who may or may not have contributed. again,.. It's probably better to NOT make a post like that here in this thread, or anywhere else for that matter.
Well said !
If someone has his mailing address and e-mail address, please post them on the forum.
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It doesn't have to be a public, or "forum posted" donation. It's probably better if it isn't anyway. no one is Obligated, and no one will be judged as to whether they can or can't help him out.
It does not need to be something like "I just sent him $ bla,bla,bla". It does not need to be posted who may or may not have contributed. again,.. It's probably better to NOT make a post like that here in this thread, or anywhere else for that matter.
Well said !
If someone has his mailing address and e-mail address, please post them on the forum.
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Maybe a donotion link could be emailed to all members if it can't be posted on the forum, which I understand why.
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Good idea Gene. Hopefully someone will post the info soon.
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Gene if you talk to Ed tell him he's in our thoughts and prayers
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Ed's PayPal Address: vicdav3@aim.com (vicdav3@aim.com)
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Thanks Gene. Done. :)
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Thoughts and prayers going out his way. I sure have been missing his hunting posts!
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Ed's PayPal Address: vicdav3@aim.com (vicdav3@aim.com)
Thanks Gene
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Ed's PayPal Address: vicdav3@aim.com (vicdav3@aim.com)
Excellent - Thank you, Gene!
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Thanks Gene..
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Man.. It really saddens me to hear that. My thoughts and prayers go out to Ed and his wife.
I don't have much to give right now but every little bit helps.
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Thanks Gene for getting the PayPal info. We're one big family and it is nice to be able to help out.
Norm
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Thanks Gene
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Money sent with a note hoping he recovers soon and gets back to us and to what he loves to do!!!!
GOD Bless Ed, get well bro. We need ya!!!!
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Thanks for the update,and a great idea to help one of our own.
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Bumping for a good reason!!!
Get well soon brother ED!!!
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Rebump....VERY worthy cause. Get well my friend!!!
Also moved to Announcement Gate.
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Another bump can't hurt. Hoping everything works out for the best, off to find my paypal info!
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Quick Shadow story. Got lucky enough to get to know Ed in the last few months. Couple of repairs, couple of tunes. What started out as strictly business turned into a friendship. Every time a phone call was necessary, mostly cause I have no clue what I want or need, the conversations we had were priceless! Each call lasted at least 45 mins. Feel like I've known him all my life. Awesome dude.
To say I got what I paid for is a complete understatement!! He always made sure I got extra.....so I made sure he did also.
Will be hitting up pay pal.........gladly.
Get well Ed. Prayers with you and Vicky.
Joe
BUMP
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Just wanted to give Ed another bump. Prayers......and Pay Pal are with you bro!!!
Joe
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Man, I stay gone awhile and the world comes to and end here at GTA, Gene and Bob Retire and my dear Bro Ed is outta commission. Best wished ed, hope you get well soon.
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Any new news on how Ed ia doing?
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Called him two weeks ago and left a message. Never got a call back
Gene
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I asked about him in Chat a few hours ago and now I see this, someone gonna get some follow up on how Ed's doing?
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Anybody know anything??
Scotty
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Up until two years ago Ed and me talked frequently on the phone. Then he never answered another call. Not returned my calls either. It has been two years now and not a word from him.
Gene
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Thanks for the update Gene. I don't get on here nearly as much as I used too but I will never forget shadows stories. I wish him well and hope one day he gets back to us. I know he had been struggling and I wish the best for him.
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Up until two years ago Ed and me talked frequently on the phone. Then he never answered another call. Not returned my calls either. It has been two years now and not a word from him.
Gene
So sad
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Yes Ed, aka "Shadow" is very much missed here on the GTA. He was an inspiration and was one of the GTA's original 100 members here. Prayers go out to him and his family that he gets well and back to us again one day.
Gene
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Yeah, I sure miss him.
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Wow ,shadow is missing i pray he at least gets back to Gene or his wife could at least say that hes ok ,i use to speak to him every once in awhile bout 3 ,4 years ago ,very nice guy he is very honest guy when conducting buissness i know cause i have many times ,my b40.22 was tuned by him and cometa fenix 400 .22 and cameod a couple ,.....i registered in august of 2007 and his stories were always a delight to read everthing was camoed in his area lol,...let us pray that hes alright and that we will hear from him soon ... ;)God Bless us all ;)....jorge
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He was still posting when I joined and Shadow's hunting abilities ALWAYS put an end to the .177 vs .22 debates. Or kept them at 2 to 3 pages instead of 8 LOL!
BZ
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I sure miss those stories too, reading them was like I was right there with him. maybe he will come back soon.
Josh
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Wow, been gone a year or two myself and upon getting back into airguns one of the first people i go looking for is Ed.. saw he'd been gone awhile and now i see this thread.. your presence is surely missed my friend. Sure would love to see you post a night in your blind just one more time.
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i hope Ed is doing well, we all miss him here!
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Shadow was so liked here that it would sure be nice if somehow we could get a little info on how he is doing.
Norm
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Surely someone here has his mailing address.
How about sending a written note through the snail-mail, just to see if you can get a reply from him that way.
I sure do miss his stories too. I hope the best for him and his family.
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Since Ed was not returning phone calls and did not respond to my many emails, I looked up his address. I asked a big favor of Douglas (PakProtector). I asked if he would make a drive to get a status in person. This was a few months back. He found Ed and they had a chat. He is still recovering from the medical issues including a brain tumor. Maybe Douglas will fill in the gaps of the meeting.
I want to THANK Douglas again for this very outstanding gesture and filling my request. I hope and pray brother Ed continues to improve and get back with his GTA family!!!
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Since Ed was not returning phone calls and did not respond to my many emails, I looked up his address. I asked a big favor of Douglas (PakProtector). I asked if he would make a drive to get a status in person. This was a few months back. He found Ed and they had a chat. He is still recovering from the medical issues including a brain tumor. Maybe Douglas will fill in the gaps of the meeting.
I want to THANK Douglas again for this very outstanding gesture and filling my request. I hope and pray brother Ed continues to improve and get back with his GTA family!!!
DEz,
If I remember correctly, I think it was Gene who had said that Shadow and his wife live a very humble life, on a very limited budget, and Ed's hunting was his main source of putting meat on his table.
I also seem to remember the GTA membership taking up a collection for him and his wife during these hard times.
I'm thinking it might be the right thing to do, if we were to do that again for them.
What say you ?
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Well Ron, you know my answer to that already. When it comes to helping folks out when I can, and ESPECIALLY someone in our GTA family, I'm in. If anyone else wishes to add to the gift to brother Ed, just click on the Donation tab above or send a donation as a "gift" to PayPal account lecurtis32@charter.net. In the note section of the payment PLEASE add that it is a donation to Shadow (Ed). That way I will have some means of keeping the donations separate from GTA operating fund donations.
Thanks Ron.
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Dealing with the aftermath of brain surgery can be very difficult. It is like no other surgery anywhere else on your body. Sometimes you are just never exactly the same again. It can affect one or more of your abilities to speak, think, walk, move, your moods, your drive, etc. You may never fully recover. Some people do after much therapy, but it can take a very long time. My wife's best friend had a brain aneurysm that made her collapse and lose consciousness. She had emergency brain surgery to correct it and get her out of danger. It has been a few weeks and she still has memory loss and is just not the same overall. Even her eating habits have changed as an example (she used to be into health foods but doesn't care for them any more). Another friend of ours with MS had brain surgery to improve her condition. They told her it was a 50/50 chance. She has not been the same since, and has sunk deep into depression although she can get around a little better than before. She doesn't want to get out of the house, drive, or do much of anything, when she used to love getting out and being outdoors. Brain surgery can result in remarkable improvement for some, or on going struggle for others to get back to normal.
I pray for Ed's recovery and that he bounces back and joins us again in the near future. We all miss his night hunting stories with his .177 spring guns. There is only 1 person that knows how to stalk critters best, day or night, and that is Ed.
Harry
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I too loved reading his stories. It was like you were there with him on every hunt right down to dressing out that nights harvest.
Brother Ed we miss you! Thoughts and prayers.
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Ed is an awesome guy. He tuned a gamo big cat for me + a camo job, he did excellent work. As a airgun hunter with a springer he was un equaled. Hope he is doing well ;)
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Ed was a BIG part of the GTA community. While life has gotten extremely busy for me lately I really miss his hunting stories. I wish only the best for Ed and his wife.
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Ed's writings could put you right in the blind with him he reminds me a lot of Capstick we wish him and his wife the best with out a doubt he is sorely missed by all that know him !
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Yes we sure do miss brother Ed :(
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Is there an update to this matter?
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I haven't seen any current news on Ed in quite some time. I look everyday hoping there is some updated information but none so far. I continue to pray for him and his family every day and hope perhaps one of these days he will return to the forum.
Jeff
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There have been numerous attempts to contact them, and no answers.