Thread: Sad Note to Pass Along

He gave me many memories of his experience with gardening, his kind heart in giving and his humor that left me with a belly ache over and over. I remember once him posting a picture of himself in front of a plate PLUMB full of corn on the cob. The next picture was the plate with just the cobs, him sitting back rubbing his gut and his dentures atop the pile of cobs. I laughed and laughed. Thank you Jeff for everything you gave us. RIP.

Sorry to hear this, I fished with Jeff a few times and had lots of laughs. RIP Jeff.

Oh my. I went up to Walter Mill pond, and came out empty. He called me to see how I did. Well he showed up at my camp site that evening with a watermelon and told my wife and me stories that I'll never forget. He was a special guy at that.

Sorry to hear that. He took me for a ride once on the Onion, we had a good day catching crappie. Hope he's at peace now.

He was quite the character. Danced to his own drum. Rest in peace.

Shoe was the man. I fished with him a couple of times, and had a blast! RIP.

Never met him, but I can tell by the comments here that he was an original! From one cowboy to another Happy Trails My Friend!

I'm sorry for bumping this back up to the top but I no longer live in Virginia and hence, I only check this forum once every few months.

This really depresses me. It's sadder to know he was up here in Minnesota, which is where I live now. If I'd known that and had a way to get in contact with him, I would have.

I met Shoer a few times back at Diascund and again at Chickahominy. What a nice man. I was really sorry to see how his stint on the forums ended, I still don't know that full story....but I do know that when I met him, he was one of the nicest dudes I'd ever met.

There was a big age difference between he & I when we met but he spoke to me as a peer fisherman rather than a kid in his 20's talking to a 50-something year old man.

I will always remember his AWESOME posts.....tapping the water to "call" crappie in....the little scare-crow cabbage patch kid he put in his garden and posted pics of all the time.....Also I don't know if you guys remember but he was also mentoring a young boy who lived on his street who didn't have a strong father figure. He was teaching the young man to work in the garden.


I am a fan of the Arizona Cardinals and he used to tell me how he & a friend used to watch Cardinals games from some nearby mountain lookout, on horseback.

Also, I never told him or anyone this but I kept thinking about his vocation - shoeing horses and he would always talk about how no one was taking up the trade anymore. At one point I told my wife "I should ride along with him some times and learn how to do it....I know he'd 100% be happy to share his talent". I wish I had.

Man....those were good times and I barely even knew the guy. But he was always willing to offer up his "spots" on the lake & river. I don't think he cared at all about how many fish he caught, he just enjoyed being out there and making friends.


So sad to hear this. Shoer, thanks for the memories buddy.