He must have been an amazing person.. Lived a LONG time for a male too, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle ???/buying books/Tom Nixon books I believe he was 87. He lived for a time in Lake Charles and worked for the local PPG plant as an engineer. He also was a pilot and flew his plane quite a bit. Then I believe he moved with his wife to Missouri for a a while. After his wife died he moved back to Lake Charles. His son still lives in town. Mark Delaney On 7/21/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark : I see.. how old was he when he passed???? Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle ???/buying books/Tom Nixon books > > > Tom died of stomach cancer May 29, 2003. So unfortunately Tom is no > longer with us. He was one of the pioneers in fly fishing for bass > and panfish. Tom was a member of our local fly club and always gave > tying presentations at our local conclaves. and he always had a story > to tell... > > Mark Delaney > > On 7/21/05, Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tom is gone to that bass pond in the sky. I have tied with him many > > times it was always a lot of laughing. I have told the story several > > times on how I met Tom and him fishing at my house before we moved in. > > Maybe some day when I am up to it, I will send you a message about that > > off list. Better yet, send me your phone # off list and I will talk to > > you personally. > > I still need to get back to you on your flies. Maybe the Thunder storms > > will be quiet for a while so I can leave the computer on longer than a > > couple of hours. > > That don't mean I will get much time on the computer. My daughters > > family from back east will be here later this evening , they will be > > with us for a couple of weeks. I would have to beat two of the grand > > kids off the computer in order to use it. LOL > > Tony > > > > Chuck Alexander wrote: > > > > >BTW.. I keep hearing the name of Tom Nixon.. Is he still alive???? I > think I > > >will have to get that particular book on the bass and gills, cause I have > > >heard and read great things about Tom Nixon... Thanks, Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "So much water, so little time!" > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
