Way to go Jimmy. You and Denny are some of my best friends.
As a former scout, I still remember many of my scouting mottos and live by …..BE PREPARED….. Thanks for the great story. phxflytyer Phoenix,AZ "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford > On Dec 18, 2014, at 5:17 PM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is the first I have heard of this. > Thanks Jimmy. > Tony > > > On Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:14 PM, Allan Fish <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Jimmy, > You brought a bit of a tear to my eye. > You're a good man, Jimmy! > al > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 18, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Jimmy D. Moore <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Hi Gang! > > I'm sure you're aware that Denny Conrad passed away last week. Denny was one > heck of a nice guy. I met him at Sow Bug and later invited him to spend a > week with me at Philmont Scout Ranch fishing for rainbow trout in the Rayado, > my favorite little river. Denny was my guest and all his expenses were > waived because I put him on the Philmont Fishing Committee. All Denny had to > do was pay his way to and from his home in Washington. He took the bus. I > picked him up at 4:00 a.m. at the Raton, NM at an all night restaurant. Ugh! > > Denny wasn't aware of my ultimate purpose in getting him to Philmont, but > Jeff Hines was. You see, Denny lost his Eagle Scoout badge back in 1941 but > never said too much about it. Anyway Jeff let me know and I suggested we > get another Eagle and re-present it during the week at Philmont. Jeff, who > lives in Carrollton, TX and I got with National BSA and they checked it out > and all was kosher, so they sent the Eagle Badge to me. I presented it to > Denny at the opening banquet of the Fishing Invitational. Blew Denny totally > away. It was a very moving experience for all of us, Denny was spechless. > > Yours in Scouting, > > JIMMY D > > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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