This is a sad day. I've enjoyed reading his articles on flyfishing and his spots on OLN's Fly Fishing Magazine. My thoughts go out to his family for their loss.
http://www.flyshop.com/centers/rmwest/01-02gary/ January 4, 2002 Gary LaFontaine Loses Battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease Gary LaFontaine died today after a lengthy battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. He was 56 years old. He is survived by his daughter Heather LaFontaine-Ellison and her husband Patrick Ellison. Gary LaFontaine published more than 100 articles on fly fishing in more than a dozen different national and regional publications. He authored five books and coauthored many more including the just-released books Fly Fishing the Yellowstone (with Bob Jacklin) and Fly Fishing the Madison (with Craig Mathews). Before he died he was working on a book on Blue-winged Olives. LaFontaine was a founding partner of Greycliff Publishing company, which was recently sold to Lyons Press, and the founder and director of the Book Mailer--a direct mail catalog LaFontaine filled with his personal book recommendations along with what he called weird stories and bad jokes. Gary LaFontaine (bottom right) with friends Mike Lawson and Jack Dennis (front), and in the back row, Stan Bradshaw, Chuck Stranahan, Justin Baker, and Glenda Bradshaw. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Bowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: Gary LaFontaine died > I received this today from the bamboo rodmaker's list serv. > > Tom > > ----- > Subject: Gary LaFontaine died > > I heard that Gary LaFontaine died today. Unfortunately, I never had the > honor to meet the man, but I was able to appreciate his whimsey through > the Bookmailer. He must have been a man of tremendous courage for he > kept his sense of humor until the ALS ended his life. > ----- > > >
