Oscar Westbrook - 1947 - June 27, 2024
https://www.kentforestlawn.com/tributes/Oscar-Westbrook
Ann Grimes - 2023
Jack Cason 1932 - 2022.
Tim Austin 1938 - 2022.
It is with sadness that I have to let you know that Tim Austin lost his battle with cancer today. Tim died peacefully at 1:30pm in the ICU at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. As you know he had been fighting Stage IV cancer for two years and had 66 doses of chemo. There will be a small graveside gathering next week. I will not be there. I am in Mirimar with Jake Pettitt running the National Senior Games which Tim would have wanted. He will be missed. Oliver.
EULOGY
FOR TIM AUSTIN
5/17/22 Written by his daughter
Kristin Henderson.
To people
in the archery world, Tim was Mr. Archery.
But to his family
and closest friends, he was also known as… Mr. Archery.
And also Husband, Dad,
Stad, Cousin, and loyal Friend.
Tim was a
lot of things.
TIM WAS: a congenital optimist.
He was a human Weeble.
No matter what
knocks life threw his way –
two alcoholic
parents,
Vietnam, toxic
bosses,
petty betrayals by
people he trusted,
a divorce…
cancer…
he’d wobble. But he
never fell down.
As he described it,
he’d “put it on disregard.”
It was a truly
remarkable gift and a handy survival skill.
After
Tim’s oncologist gave him the news
that he probably had
only about a year and a half to live,
he put a sign on his
desk that said “GOOD VIBES ONLY”…
and kept on going
for three more mostly happy years.
TIM WAS: tough.
For most of the last
three years,
he was on a powerful
chemotherapy chemical called Victabix.
It knocked his
cancer way back, but when it started to have side effects
his oncology team
wanted to take him off it.
He told them the
Victabix worked and they’d just have to figure out a
different mix of
chemicals that still included Victabix.
Which they did.
TIM WAS: stubborn like
his mother.
When he
gave himself a mission, he wouldn’t quit until it was: Mission
Accomplished.
Like in Vietnam –
when he got skunked at darts by a bunch of Australian
officers,
and as the loser, he
had to drop his drawers.
Did he slink away in
humiliated defeated? Oh heck, no.
He got his hands on
a dart set and practiced until he got so good
the Aussies wouldn’t
play with him anymore.
TIM WAS: brave.
In Vietnam, of
course… when he’d get dropped off at isolated crash sites to
recover parts with nothing but a small team of aircraft
mechanics and some M-16s.
And right here in
Gainesville, too.
His mail route
included some of this town’s most distressed neighborhoods.
One day he saw a
carful of older boys
pulling a young
teenage girl into the car with them.
She was trying to
fight them off, but she was losing.
So he marched right
over in his postal uniform and said:
“You let her go! She
doesn’t want to go with you!”
They knew when they
were beat.
The girl ran home
and the next day her grandmother was waiting for Tim to tell
him how grateful she was.
TIM WAS: well-organized
and attentive to details. Especially…!
…when it came to his
scissors.
His desk was always
well-stocked with all the office equipment that a kid working
on a school project might need.
You might not be
able to find your own scissors,
but you could always
find Tim’s.
And by the time you
were done with all your cutting,
you might forget
that you had appropriated those scissors.
Until you heard that
familiar bellow:
“Who did what with
my scissors!!!”
TIM WAS: nevertheless,
incredibly generous.
If you needed money,
a place to stay, information, his time, the shirt off his back
–
he’d give it to you.
(Just not his
scissors.)
TIM WAS: a lover of the
natural world, like his father.
One of his favorite
places to go was the Sante Fe Zoo,
where he always had
season passes.
His favorite thing
to post on Facebook was birds.
His phone didn’t
ring. It quacked.
And while we all
think of Barb as the feeder of their backyard menagerie…
…it was Tim’s idea.
TIM WAS: old, fat, short, and
slow.
All you had to do
was ask him. “How are you, Tim?”
And he’d say, “Old,
fat, short, and slow,” like that was a good thing!
TIM WAS: a powerful and
prolific hugger.
He was a faithful
husband.
AND… Tim.
Was. Archery.
He was the living,
breathing Archery Channel – all archery, all the time.
He was still doing
archery last week from his bed in the ICU.
He was the European
Field Archery champion in 1972.
In the 70s, he
rescued the local Gator Bowmen club
from bankruptcy and
oblivion.
He designed the
club’s competition-level archery range,
which is also a
beautiful walk in the woods.
He designed four
ranges at the National Field Archery Association headquarters
in South Dakota,
too.
He was a judge at
the Atlanta Olympics,
and ran just about
every state and national competition for decades.
In fact, he was
supposed to be running the National Senior Games
right now, down in
Ft. Lauderdale.
Oliver is there in
his place.
Oliver, we know
you’re thinking of us in this moment.
In another moment,
you’ll blow the
whistle for the next round.
And that’s exactly
what Tim would have wanted.
TIM WAS: a lot of
things.
We haven’t even
touched on his near-photographic memory,
or how good he was
with numbers,
or his love of
movies and books and butter pecan ice cream and all things
pork.
But most
of all, he was a human being who just wanted to feel loved.
Because he didn’t
feel that growing up. Don’t we all just want to feel loved?
And he was
loved. God shows his love for us through other people.
Based on how many
people rallied around Tim,
God must really love
him.
So many, many people
visited and called
and emailed and
texted and prayed for him.
They brought meals
and treats and smiles.
Over all the years
of his life, when Tim hugged us,
sent us birthday
checks,
shot archery with
us,
called us on the
phone,
held our hand…
he was sharing God’s love with us.
And we were sharing
it with him.
And that is a life
worth celebrating.
# # #
C. William Coulter: 7/18/1945 -
2/25/2022
Bill
Coulter (Age 76) was President and leader of Ft
Lauderdale Archers - with 305 NFAA members the largest and
most active club in Florida and possibly the Southeastern
USA. Bill practcally lived at the Ft Lauderdale range,
working the Field, 3-D, and target ranges and managing the
practice area and Club and State equipment. Bill personally
managed a state, Sectional, National, and International
events as well as Senior Games Championships. He held a
special position on the Florida Archery Associatin Board as
a Program Coordinator for or major events. His leadership
and management will be sorely missed. His friendship
will last forever.
Gary Lewis -
Robert A. “Bob” Jones: 6/18/1941 - 12/31/2021 - Age 80
Tim Austin
Services - Friday,
1/7/2022 from 1-3 PM … service at 3 PM at Brown’s Funeral
Home on 44 in Crystal River. Burial will be at a later
date in New York.
Betty Dollar long-time member and secretary of Daytona Archers and member for 28 years.
Bob Wartenberg –
outstanding longbow and traditional shooter and member
for 29 years.
John H. Wagenman, age 90, a longtime resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, passed away from prostate cancer on July 4, 2017. John was born on July 27, 1926. He was a member for 59 years.
https://obits.nwfdailynews.com/us/obituaries/nwfdailynews/name/john-wagenman-obituary?pid=186057117
David L. Black -- 46 year member of FAA/NFAA – Age 76 - In 1978 he set 600 round record with 543 shooting instinctive Bowhunter. Dave was a skilled, natural shooter who spent years developing the company now owned and run by his daughter, Heather Dawn Black.
Eddie J. Chattin – 02/13/1967 – 02/08/2021 – just short of his 54th birthday.
Eddie has been a member off and
on for 17 of the last 41 years… He and I
shot together in 1980 and several times
since. His father Edgar is in the FAA Hall
of Fame.
Charles Feder - 1/13/2021
Ft Lauderdale 10 year member
Charles Feder has died on 1/13/2021 age 75.
Charley was an active Traditional Shooter who
loved shooting the Field Range, just for the love
of shooting. His Club President indicates
that he would come in from the range and tell
about the different spiders and other wild life he
saw as he played on the Ft Lauderdale range.
Tom Boots 1/6/1944 to 11/27/2020
Thomas G. “Tom” Boots died on
27 Nov 2020 – Age 76
Life member NFAA Former
NFAA Director for Georgia
Larry E. Baxley died a couple of months ago. Oct/2020.
Larry Baxley is
a member of the Florida Archery Hall of Fame as
a Bowhunter
He was a member
of FAA/NFAA for 10 years from 1973 to 1982.
He was a member
of Gasparilla Bowmen
He shot
instinctive Bowhunter…
Loyal
E. “Chip” Ream
10/29/1942 - 9/2020. 22
year NFAA member. Died at
almost 78 years old. A member
of Flagler and last shot at the 2019
Florida Senior Games shooting 75 M
FSL.
Martha Millican. Long time member of NFAA and wife of Bill Millican. She had been fighting breast cancer.
Charles W.
“Chuck” Broadhurst 06/22/1936
-April/2020. Chuck has been a long
time, well appreciated and cared for member of
Brevard Archers. Chuck died recently at age
83. He had been an FAA/NFAA member from
1986 to 2013… 27 years. He is
survived by his wife Barbara.
George Denilen 10/08/1931-12/02/2019
George
L. Denilen, age 88, died
last Monday night.
He was a life member of
FAA and NFAA with 34
years membership.
A skilled Barebow
Compound shooter, he was
dedicated to our sport
and a friend to
many. His wife,
Joyce, called me this
morning to let me know
that he has left
us. Always a
skilled competitor, he
still holds some state
records: In 1991
he shot a 492 Field at
the Sunshine State
Games, in 1997 he shot a
276 14 target Animal
Round at the State
Field, and in 2005 he
set International
Records as a MSM BB with
214 for a single round,
419 for two rounds, and
618 for all three
rounds.
We
will all miss George…
Ubbo Bulman 5/18/1932-2/10/2019
Ubbo
Bulman died yesterday at
age 86. Ubbo was
the force behind the
formation and
development of The
Villages archery
club. He was a
member of NFAA for 11
years and was a
dedicated, active worker
for archery at The
Villages.
David
A. “Buck” Lewis Jr
09/10/1939 –
01/13/2019
Age 79
Active
member of FAA between
1980 and 2010 – 18 Years
FAA/NFAA
John
Horwath
July 26, 1922
-November 8,
2018 Link
from The Villages
Archery Club
2006---Florida
Senior Games-
80-84 age -
Compound, finger
release- Record
score
2008-- Florida
Senior Games
-85-89
age-Compound,
finger release
-Record score
2009--National
Senior Games-85-89
age Compound,
finger
release--Record
score
2010 --Sunshine
State Games-
F.I.T.A. match
Compound,finger
release-Record
score outscoring
competition a
decade or more
younger
2011 -Sunshine
State Games-900
match in 70+ age
Compound, finger
release- Record
2012-Florida
Senior Games 900
rd 90-94 age
Compound,finger
release Record
score
2013--National
Senior Games dble
900 rds Compound
mechanical release
Record.Note that
John has switched
from fingers to a
mechanical release
2016--Florida
Senior Games 90-94
age 900 rd
Compound,mechanical
release Record
2017--Florida
Senior Games 90-94
age 900 rd
Compound ,
mechanical release
Record
2017 National
Senior Games 95-99
age dble 900 rd
Compound,
mechanical release
Record
John
was the Florida
Senior Games
Athlete of the
year in 2017.
Bob Worrell 11/17/21 - 10/3/2018.
2007 National Senior Games - 85-89 age - Barebow Compound Champion.
Randal Holcomb 10/20/1943 - 10/27/2018 of The Villages has died. Randal was one of the original members of The Villages Archery Club .
Marilyn Cisek (12/31/42 - 4/24/17) - There will be a mass for Marilyn on Thur May 11th at 8:30 am. I'm sure I am missing people Marilyn knew that would like to attend. Please feel free to contact anyone you know that would like to attend.
The
mass will be celebrated at St Paul
catholic church located at 1330
Sunshine Ave., Leesburg, Florida 34748
Steve Steinbring. February
1947 to November 2016
Steve Steinbring has been a member of the
Florida Archery Association and the National
Field Archery Association for 22 years. He
will be greatly missed. He lost a
battle with a blood clot 2 weeks ago in November
2016 at the age of 69. Steve was an active
shooter and shared his love of shooting with his
son Eric. Steve last shot in a State
Championship in 2007 at Central Florida Archers
2007 FAA Marked 3-D Championship where he shot
Bowhunter Freestyle and Eric shot
Traditional. His most recent shooting was
a hunting trip out of State where he shot two
deer. A member of Everglades Archers in
Homestead, Florida – Steve actively supported
our sport.
Carol R.
“CR” Northcutt - Born in 1920 and died
6/18/2016 age 96
Life Member
Florida Archery Association and National Field
Archery Association – 21 years
Longtime
member of Citrus County Archers – following the
death of his wife, he moved back to his family’s
location in Lexington, Oklahoma. A
former military pilot and Alaskan Bush Pilot, CR
was fiercely independent, skilled, and became
dedicated to his love of Archery. In his
90’s, he got in his car and traveled to the
National Senior Games by himself... CR
shot in the National Senior Games from 1999
through 2013.
His awards
at the National Senior Games:
2001
3rd
80-84 Men Compound Release
2003
1st
80-84 Men Compound Release
2005
1st
85-89 Men Compound Release
2007
1st
85-89 Men Compound Release
2009
1st
85-89 Men Compound Release
2011
1st
90-94 Men Compound Release
2013
2nd
90-94 Men Compound Release
Current
Records held at National Senior Games
Age 85-89
795 for the 900 Round – High score shot
in that age group – he also has the 2nd
, 4th, and 6th high scores
shot.
Age 85-89
1581 for the double 900 Round – High
score shot.
Also has #3 and #4
Age 90-94
683 for the 900 Round – High score shot. Also
has #3 and #4
Age 90-94
1302 for the double 900 Round – High
score shot.
Also has #3
CR was a
good friend and a true gentleman. I will
miss shooting with him and spending time with
him. Tim.
Buzz Busseno 2/10/1939
- 5/10/2013. Henry W. "Buzz" Busseno,
19 year member of Gator Bowmen and Life
Member of Florida Archery Association and
National Field Archery Association passed
away early in the morning on 10 May
2013. For many years, Buzz was an
active shooter and only lately has his
activity been curtailed by worsening health
problems. Buzz joined FAA/NFAA in
1995, was a Freestyle Shooter and continued
as a club member. Retired Navy, Buzz
lived in Earleton and raised Chihuahuas and
Parrots. His wife Joan can be
contacted at 352-505-9422. Her address
is P O Box 457, Earleton FL 32631-0457.
OJ McGuill
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/floridatoday/obituary.aspx?n=owen-j-mcguill&pid=175042967&fhid=5912
Ed Dobson died today (5/5/15). Ed is a life member of NFAA and FAA with over 30 years as a member, and was a key force in building our Gator Bowmen Archery Range. He volunteered his equipment and his expertise and bush hogged where we needed clearing. He devised a method to pull the phone pole based target houses out of the ground at our old range and used his tractor and chains to lift the poles and place them in the ground on our current range. He was a good shooting buddy to many in the club and was always willing to help with just about any project. His ability at building and working with just about any tool made him invaluable to any project… Ed was just a month short of his 80th birthday. Ed leaves behind a grandson, Steven, and his partner of many years, Donna Lou Bracken.
There will be no services and
no viewing…
Nancy Myrick died 11/27/2014. Nancy Myrick was a life member of FAA and a member of the FAA Hall of Fame. She was a USA Archery Champion in three decades. She has lived in Arizona for many years, but she was in Florida for many years. Doc Brandfass called me tonight to pass the information that she has gone, but she will always remain in our memories.
Paul Watson 7/11/54-11/16/14. Paul D. Watson lost his battle with cancer last Sunday. Diane Watson, Paul’s wife, can be contacted at 11815 Lakewood Dr, Hudson FL 34669-2936.
Ed Taylor - 11/14/1942 - 10/12/2014. Lee Edward Taylor has died at age 71. He is survived by his wife, Patsy – Their address is 8444 Barcelona Ave, Orange Park FL 32073-2102. Phone number 904-278-4048. Ed had great physical difficulties in recent years and finally lost his fight when his lungs just wouldn’t give him support. Ed was an active FAA shooter and one of our best Barebow archers for 15 years between 1989 and 2003. He is still the current record holder for the Field Round shooting Adult Male Barebow with a score of 488 that he shot in 1993. He was FAA Champion Field, International, and Target in 1993. Target in 1995. Field in 1998. Southeastern Field in 1999. And Southeast 3-D in 2000.
Jackie Dell Claridge July 31, 1929-June 27, 2014. Jack Claridge won the Southwest Sectional Archery Championship in 1964. He turned non-amateur after nearly making the U.S. Olympic team which he competed for in the 1963 World Championship matches in Helsinki, Finland. He continued to compete in archery throughout his life and won many State and Southwest Sectional field and target titles along with winning awards and competing in various tournaments and senior games while living in upstate New York and until as recently as May 2014, as an active member of the Villages Archery Club.
Arthur
Lawrence
Boyd (Larry) February 17, 1951-September
25, 2014
Frederick A. Bremen, Sr 02/21/1925 - 09/15/2014. Frederick A. Bremen, Sr – Fred to all of us in archery – was a life member of the Florida Archery Association and the National Field Archery Association and a longtime active supporter of everything archery. We have some of the finest “diapers” all manufactured by Fred, who was a retired sailmaker, and our NFAA Director has a set of backdrops for Indoor that Fred made. Fred has been a member for 32 years and was a founding member of Brevard Archers... he shot Traditional style in his later years, but in 1984 he shot a 790 score on the 900 round shooting Senior Male Freestyle Limited. In 1992 and 1993 he shot perfect 270 scores at 40 yards on the American (810) Round. As a Traditional shooter at the State Senior Games in 2000, he shot a 467 900 Round at the Florida Senior Games shooting 75+ Barebow Recurve. His donation of time, skills, and his love of our sport will always be remembered. The quiver I wear and use whenever I shoot was personally made by Fred!
He has left us a
wonderful legacy of friendship through
archery. He will be greatly missed.
Services will be held on Saturday, Sept,
20. 1pm visitation. 2pm service.
Held at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home 7303
Babock st. SE (I think that's in Palm Bay)
Phone is 321 768-0776 for more information.
Louis Travis 07/24/1932 - 09/16/2014. He was 82 years old, an NFAA Life Member, and a dedicated and skilled barebow shooter. A regular participant at NFAA National events, the National Senior Games, and the North American Field Championship, he was loved and respected by all. His wife, Phyllis, can be contacted at 2919 Sellers Court, Jeffersonville IN 47130-9343.
William M. McMillin 12/20/1928 - 09/07/2011 Bill McMillin was a life member of FAA and NFAA and and at age 83 had been a member since April 1974. 38 years a member when he went out in the yard to trim a hedge and didn’t come back in. Diann found him already turned blue. Bill was a retired airline pilot and had been a superbly skilled shooter for several years. His wife, Diann, is a retired stewardess and they had been a dedicated loving couple, and Diann was always extremely helpful at State Championships. They were members of Everglades Archers.
Clinton A. Berry III (Tennessee NFAA Director and Sec/Treas) Clinton passed away this morning May 22, 2014 at about 9:40 A.M., CDT in Hospice care for cancer. He had a peaceful night and his passing was a blessing. As his family is from Owensboro, KY, he will probably be cremated this afternoon or tomorrow and transferred to Owensboro. The plan is to have a memorial here in Nashville and a funeral or memorial in Owensboro. I imagine that each will be several days hence and not in the immediate next few days. I will keep you advised. Clinton did not want a "funeral".
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Joseph McManus
Joseph Robert McManus,
79, died peacefully at home Friday, May 3, 2013. Joe
was born in Pine Hill, NJ, on Nov. 10, 1933. Joe was
preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Ella
May Hoban of N.J. He is survived by his wife of 37
years, Cay; brother, Bill McManus (Ruth); daughter,
Linda Dudli; sons, Doug, Jeff, and Scott McManus;
and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and
special neighbors and friends. Joe lived the last 37
years in Virginia, seven years in Evington, and 31
years in Lynch Station. Joe's interests included
fishing, hunting, and tournament archery of which he
has made many lasting friendships. A memorial
gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of
flowers, donations would be appreciated to the
Virginia Bowhunters Association, c/o Marie Bell,
1223 Jeanette Ave., Vinton, VA 24179. Published in
The News & Advance on May 5, 2013 Angel Rodriguez's wife passed away a few days before Christmas. She was 42. Apparently she had a major stroke while at work. He and the kids are all having a tough time.
Keep him in your prayers.
Ralph Peck's wife, Linda, was in Hospice care and left us on 6 May 2012.
Bernice Galatz 8/18/1943 - 01/29/2012. Bernice Galatz left us today. Bernice was the wife, best friend and partner to Ralph Galatz... one of the leaders of Lee County Archers. Bernice shot with us at the State Senior Games and was an FAA member in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Billy Adams (5/14/1930-11/18/2011). We have lost one of our most friendly, hard working, and generous members. Billy Adams was a life member of FAA and NFAA and he left us at age 81, but he will stay with us in all that we do. Billy was a member of Central Florida Archers and Ridge Archers and an honorary member of Gator Bowmen. A lifetime hunter and dedicated supporter of archers and their ranges, Billy was responsible for supplying backstopping for our target butts and building picnic tables and trailers that are still in use at various clubs. When Gator Bowmen moved across town and built a new range, Billy came on his own to bring us tables and a trailer to use on our range. He donated his time, his skill, and his assets to make our sport available and functional. He lived in Lakeland, and he was always a willing worker whenever something needed to be done.
Billy was a very hard working + selfless man he will be missed by all he touched.
William P. Birt - 03/25/1929 - 10/16/2011. It's my sad duty to inform everyone that we have lost our friend Bill Birt today. Bill was a life member of FAA and NFAA and has been State Champion many times as a Freestyle Archer... in more recent years he was Senior Male Champion 92TGT, 93IND, 93INT, 95INT, 95TGT, 96IND and 96SEI... and while we had an Executive Senior Division, 01FLD and 02FLD. Bill had a heart condition and had to have by-pass surgery years ago... he got up from bed, came out to shoot, and immediately shot some of the highest scores he had ever shot. Bill's last registration was the 2003 Senior Games where he was unable to compete and was a no-show.
William P.
Birt received the FAA Dillard Bucklen Award in
1993. He had the perfect pin for Field
Bars (1991), the perfect pin for International
Bars (1990), 40-50-60 yard 6 Gold pins, the
FAA Big Game Award, the Perfect Animal Pin,
and the NFAA Robin Hood Award. A skilled
hunter, he could read sign and was comfortable
in the woods. A professional Bee Keeper,
he traveled South to take his bees to the
farms and processed the honey at his
home. Several of my friends have worked
with him and when I had bees making a home in
my house, Bill came out with a hive and a
queen and drew the bees out of my house into
the hive. For two years I had an
active hive just outside one of the windows in
my dining room... and then there was the time
we went to work the hive and Bill laughed and
laughed when I came off the ladder with my
pants flying off because there was a bee in
there!
I
shall greatly miss my friend Bill. He left
us at age 82 after a struggle with health
problems. His wife Cathy Birt, also a life
member of FAA and NFAA, can be reached at 2611 N
W 48th Place, Gainesville FL 32605-1288.
Phone 352-373-4697. Email csew@aol.com
Funeral Service is
scheduled for 5:30 PM Friday at Spirit
Church @ 2251 N W 41st St, Gainesville
in Building E.
Allen L Turck - 12/14/1931 - 10/--/2011. I received notice today that Allen Turck, Secretary of Sarasota County Archers, passed away recently. He has been an FAA/NFAA member for the past 7 years and shot Bowhunter Freestyle.
Robert R. Harris 2/13/1930 - 7/4/2011. Robert R. "Bob" Harris passed away on the 4th of July this year. He was a 26 year NFAA member who was a life member of FAA and NFAA. He moved to Florida from New York in 1992 and has been an active member of FAA since 1986. He was a member of Aripeka Archers and was 81 years old when he passed away. Some of you may remember his sister and brother-in-law, Faith and Tony Centra who also were active shooters.
Richard L Lattimer 12/06/1935-09/06/2011. Dick Lattimer retired from Bear Archery and founder of the Fred Bear Sports Club.
Robert A. "Allen" Campbell 03/01/1936 - 2/08/2011. Tuesday afternoon, 8 Feb, Allen Campbell passed away. Allen was well known throughout the archery world as a wonderful ambassador to our sport and was well respected for his gentle manner. Allen was a State, Sectional, National, and International champion primarily shooting Barebow. His family can be reached at 5575 North Fork Dr SW, Liburn GA 30047-6248.
Bruce Lawrence Shelley, 63, of Allentown Road, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at Saint Mary's Hospital after a short battle with cancer while surrounded by his family and spiritual family. He was the beloved husband to Gloria (Cole) Shelley.
Mr. Shelley was born July 15, 1947, in Waterbury, son of the late William "Brewster" and Madeline (Murphy) Shelley. He was the senior pastor at the Church of Hope in Waterbury and has been a pastor for 18 years. He also worked as an iInsurance agent for Insurance and Investment Services in partner with Frank Melvin III in Wolcott.
Bruce held many champion titles among his hobbies and it started in 1968 as a pool champion. He was also a master archery coach, holding 18 national championships under his coaching, along with two world championships. In 1978 he was champion of all the world champions that was held in Germany, as well as many state and New England indoor/outdoor champions. Most of all he was an avid fisherman, enjoyed golf and was very dedicated to his church. Long time Barebow shooter.
Besides his wife, Gloria, he is survived by a two brothers, Robert and his wife, Mary Beth, of Southbury and Gary Shelley of Wallingford; a nephew, Bryan and his wife, Lisa Shelley, of Oxford; his spiritual children, Rick Mall and David Shadee of Waterbury and Barry Ash of Nashville, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Hope, 117 Sharon Road, Mall View Plaza, Waterbury. A calling hour will begin at 9 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in the New Pine Grove Cemetery. Woodtick Memorial, 420 Woodtick Road, Wolcott, has been entrusted with his arrangements.
The family requests memorial gifts be made to the Church Love Fund, 117 Sharon Road, Mall View Plaza, Waterbury 06705. To send a condolence to the family, please visit www.woodtickmemorial.com.
David Ray Hughes, 63, of Graford, Texas, died at his home Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, following a valiant battle with cancer.
Service is 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Adell Christian Fellowship, 101 Adell Road. Burial will follow at Graford Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Pallbearers are Eddie MCcrary, Lee Gregory, Denny Cline, Dick Hanlon, Monte Heishman, Rhonda Wall, Bill Bowen, Pat Coker and Charlie Hughes. Honorary pallbearers are each and every member of the Barebow fraternity.
David was born May 28, 1947, in Dallas to Elmer Boyd Hughes and Nelda Mae Harper Hughes. David grew up and attended school in Irving. David retired from Sheet Metal Workers Union 68. David was a member of Oran Baptist Church of Oran, Texas.
On July 11, 1993, David and Donna Jo Kimberly were married at the Longview Archery Range with many of his large family of archery in attendance.
David’s archery legacy began in 1963 and when 15 years old David joined the Texas Field Archery Association. That same year he helped organize the IBA, Irving Bowhunters Association. David had no way of knowing he was about to embark on a lifetime in archery where he would become one of the best in archery history.
Within two years of joining TFAA, David won his first state championship. Following that state tournament, David's archery became an inspiration for both the young and the more experienced. This love and dedication to the sport would continue throughout his life. His accomplishments included four world championships, 14 national championships, numerous state championships, 10 sectional championships, three Las Vegas championships and the San Diego World Open, where David smashed the existing record with an aggregate score of 2,744 out of a perfect 2800. Many of the records David set in archery still stand today. David was inducted into the Texas Field Archery Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Hall of Fame in 2008.
David will be remembered for his dedication to family, church friends, the sport of archery and in his love for all things in nature.
David is survived by his wife, Donna, of Graford; his mother, Nelda Mae Harper Hughes, of Graford; sister, Carolyn Mae Hughes Davis, of Mineral Wells; daughters, Laurie Dee Hughes, of Irving, Texas, and Tammy Diane Hughes, of Albuquerque, N.M.; sons, David Ray Hughes II and wife, Jessica, of San Marcos, Texas, and Richie Edward Wolfing and wife, Dee Dee, of Splendora, Texas; granddaughters, Courtney Rae Diann Hughes and Kloe Grace Hughes, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Wendy Michelle Wolfing and Jacque Nicole Leggett, of Splendora, Texas; grandsons, Devin Ray Hughes, David Ray Hughes III, Cameron Blaine Hughes, Murry Tyler Hughes, Christopher Riley Hughes and Ethan Reed Hughes, of San Marcos, Texas; and his family in archery, his family in Christ and numerous relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his father, Elmer Boyd Hughes, on Dec. 9, 2004.
Jerry Barr died Christmas Day at 7:30 p.m. at the hospital. Jerry was the former NFAA Directory for Kentucky and was President of the Barebow Faternity. Jerry has been battleing lung cancer for the last couple of years. He had been in the hospital for the last four weeks and had several operations. The funeral will be at Ruby Rowland funeral home, 604 Center Street, Henderson, Kentucky.
Jerry Leon Barr, 69, died December 25, 2010, at
Deaconess Gateway Hospital.
He was retired from Whirlpool Corporation.
Surviving are wife of 37 years, Barbara; daughters,
Vicki
Lynn Trimble, of Henderson, Deborah Westfall, of
Niagara, Tamara Willett, of Waverly and Jerri Leann
Logan, of Corydon; son, Gary Rzepka, of Corydon;
sister, Kathy Burdge, of Henderson; 13 grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Services are 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, with visitation 3 to 8
p.m. Monday, at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.
Victor Matthews: 1921-2010 Picture
Vic passed away on Oct. 5
of hip-fracture complications. He was an avid
archer during his retirement, shooting SrM-FSL. He
won many tournaments including, World Champion,
IFAA in New Zealand and 1st in NFAA Nationals. He
competed in many IFAA tournaments including,
Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, and South
Africa, He was also awarded the Golden Feather for
his active promotion of the sport; many Scouts got
their Archery Badges thanks to his patient
instructions.
Vic was a member of
the US Army Air Corps during WWII and will be
interred at Arlington National Cemetery on
Nov.9.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to:
The First
Presbyterian Church of Annandale;
attn: Vic Matthews
Memorial Fund;
7610 Newcastle Drive.
Annandale, VA 22003-5944
Fred DeMuth 7/29/1947 - 9/3/2010 Picture
Our good friend and fellow archer Fred DeMuth lost his battle with cancer today. When I spoke to him a few days ago he was in the hospital but still up beat and fighting to stay with us. Fred was an NFAA member for 20 years. Many of our North Florida archers got their start in his Pro Flight Archery Shop, and he was the force behind the start of the Pro Flight Archery Club. He was North Florida Vice President of FAA from 2004 to 2008 and was a leader for all the archers in the area. Loved and respected by everyone, Fred managed Target Team Trials and a National JOAD Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports. He received FAA's Dillard Bucklen Award in 2000. He has managed the Golden Age Games archery competition for years and has been a true leader for archers throughout the area.
His wife, Janice, can be reached at 105 Valley Court, Longwood, FL 32779-3436. phone 407-774-4122
Information on Fred DeMuth's Memorial Service
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Tyler B. Larson 12/10/1938-07/23/2010
Ty died suddenly on Friday morning. We were all together on Thursday afternoon at the club and Ty looked and acted normally. He and Carol were talking about their annual trip and cruise coming up in a couple of weeks.The funeral is tomorrow at two. Ty was a workhorse. It was his push that got our second 14 field lanes done so quickly. He just wouldn't let us be lazy! He was the push behind our new "super tower" also. He was a great club member and a wonderful friend. Ben Brown.
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Tyler B. Larson, 71 of Naples, died July 23, 2010. Since 1955 he has divided his time between Florida and North Dakota. He served in the U S Air Force and had worked as a surveyor and builder. Ty was a member of the Lee County Archers and enjoyed hunting. He is survived by his wife, Carol Monson of Naples, four children, David (Darla) Larson of Lakewood, CO., Douglas Larson of Idaho, Daren ( Donna) Larson of Naples, and Jennifer (Vartan) Minasian of Lexington, MA.. He is also survived by a brother John Larson of Everett, WA, a sister, Susan Crabtree of Edina, MN, and four grandchildren, Mackensea Larson, Morgan Larson, Nicolas Minasian, and Sebastian Minasian. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, July 28th at 2:00pm at Fuller Funeral Home, 4735 Tamiami Trail East. |
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Ty's wife, Carol Monson, can be reached at 4281 68th Ave NE, Naples FL 34120.... phone 239-793-0193
Joe
Price
6/17/50 - 6/3/2010
Fellow archery enthusiast and former GCA member, Joe
Price, passed away suddenly on Thursday June 3 from
a massive heart attack. He was the vice president of
our club when we were on Belvedere and Jog, and did
a lot of work for the club. Although he hasn’t been
a member for some time, he will be greatly
missed. He
was an FAA member for 4 years from 1999 to 2003 and
last shot in the 2002 Sunshine State Games 3-D
event.
There will be a memorial service for him on Saturday at 11 am. This is the link for the obituary that’s in the PB Post with the information about the memorial.
Corky
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-l-price&pid=143432122
Jack Whitt... Life
Member #15 from the 1960's is deceased.
His magazine was returned by the post office as
"Deceased".
Barry D. Dickinson 06/06/1946 - 05/15/2010
Barry Dickinson was a member of Citrus, FAA, and NFAA for 26 years between 1979 and 2004... A skilled Freestyle shooter, he shot a perfect 200 at 40 yards on the 600 Round at the 1987 State Target Championship. He was 63 years young when brain cancer took him from us this past Saturday (5/15/10).
Bill Tiddy, former Northwest Councilman from Montana died. 4/23/2010
Warran Buck 08/28/1940 - 12/30/2009
Paul H. Davison (10/16/1932 – 09/17/2009) passed away 9/17/09 due to a long battle with cancer. He would have been 77 years old in October.
Archery has lost one of its most
dedicated and motivated members one month before his 77th
birthday. Paul Davison served
our sport in many capacities as a shooter, a range
builder, an administrator, and a life long leader. In
Paul Davison was a recipient of the NFAA President’s Award, the second highest award bestowed by the NFAA and an award conferred sparingly in recognition of outstanding service to the archery community. He was currently serving as Parliamentarian and Recording Secretary for the NFAA Annual Directors’ Meeting and as NFAA Historian. He was a regular figure visible at our National and World Archery Festival events taking pictures and writing articles about the events for Archery magazine. Paul’s skill and abilities have been evident throughout our magazine with articles, editing, and compilation of the Sectional and State News section of the magazine. He was tireless in his efforts to improve every aspect of our organization and sport and was presented with the NFAA Medal of Merit. He served as a leader in the NFAA Barebow Fraternity, served the American Archery Council (AAC) as Secretary, and Chaired the AAC Public Shooting Range Committee where he organized and managed a “Places to Shoot” directory. He served as mail match coordinator for the International Field Archery Association. He designed the charts that appear as Appendices in the back of our NFAA Rule Book.
Paul was a contributing photographer
for both Archery and US and International
Archer magazines. He
wrote several booklets on archery range development and
was the archery venue design consultant and volunteer
coordinator for the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1996
Paralympic Games at
Paul H. Davison lived in
NFAA mourns the loss of a great friend and a tireless leader.
Claire Devlin Bulman Died: Friday, August 21, 2009. Wife of Ubbo Bulman from The Villages Archery Club.
Services: A mass of christian burial will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, August 27th at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church on Highway 42
Royce C. Brower Sr 09/18/1918 - 04/03/2009 picture picture2 obit
Fred Stahl 04/13/1936 - 01/21/2009. Fred Stahl passed away yesterday - age 72.
Robert D. Horden 3/3/1946 - 10/9/2008. Robert D. Horden lost his battle with cancer at age 62 this past October in Detroit, Michigan where he had moved to be with his Sister, Ann Rapin, in his retirement. Ann wrote that Bob went into the hospital on Aug 21st for cancer surgery and that the surgery was long and complicated. Bob came through it, but many complications set in after and his organs began to shut down one-by-one.
Bob Horden was a past officer of Daytona Archers and a past North Florida FAA Vice President. His 34 year NFAA membership started in 1975 when he was actively shooting Bowhunter Freestyle Limited... at a time when the style was extremely popular. He was inducted into the FAA Hall of Fame for his Administrative accomplishments.
William C. "Bill" Parr 4/25/25-10/2/08 age 83, lost his over five year battle with cancer four days ago. An active member of The Villages Archery Club, Bill competed outside his club primarily in Senior Games 900 Round events. He was a member of FAA for 6 years.
Robert L. "Bob" Evans (1943-2008) lost his fight with lung cancer on 18 September 2008 at age 65. Bob was a skilled archer who has been active in FAA/NFAA shooting for the past six and a half years. An "A" Class Freestyle archer, Bob was a member of Citrus County Archers was seen regularly at shoots in North Florida and at State shoots as well. Many will remember that Bob volunteered to bring the Mats and Stands to the Senior and the Sunshine State Games last year. Bob turned his hobby of stained glass work into a business, and many of our homes have his beautiful work displayed. - Picture
